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Congress Announces To Give 40% Tickets To Women In UP Elections

Gunjan ChaudharyOctober 21, 20210

General Secretary of Indian National Congress, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday made a major announcement regarding the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Elections. She announced that the party will give 40% tickets to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections to women. In a press conference held on Tuesday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that "Today, hatred is dominant in power, I want to change it. Women can change this. If the country is to be taken out of the politics of casteism and religion and towards the politics of equality, then women will have to come forward." Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that if the participation of women in the politics of Uttar Pradesh increases, then it will also increase nationally. She further added, "I am currently in charge of UP. The women who ar...

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Small Crash For Facebook: Big Fall For The World!

Aayushi KumariOctober 21, 20210

Hangover weekend and Monday blues, the evil twins, are made better by connecting with loved ones at the end of the day. If not that, then scrolling through social media provides a brief reprieve. However, this stress outlet was nowhere to be found on October 5, 2021. On Monday the world had to suffer through the temporary shutdown of the social media giant, Facebook, and its subsidiaries, WhatsApp, Messenger, Oculus, and Instagram. Unable to access the websites and apps, people first blamed their internet and WIFI connection. It was later realized that the applications mentioned were facing a global outage. It turned out that a configuration change in the routers caused the services to crash. Competitor’s Heyday Users worldwide and many Facebook employees were inconvenienced. But...

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Navjot Singh Sidhu Speaks About 13-Points Agenda For Punjab

Aayushi KumariOctober 21, 20210

Navjot Singh Sidhu is known for many things, and one among those is his outspoken personality. Later in September, he stepped down from his position as party chief. The reasons behind it are said to be the discomfort caused by the cabinet reshuffle. However, he joined the party back the very next day. While the media continues to talk about it, Sidhu offered them a new reason with a Twitter post.  Navjot has written a letter to Sonia Gandhi, Congress party chief, asking for a scheduled meeting where he could discuss 13-point agendas with the party members. The 13 reasons that could collide to become the party’s new manifesto might be strong enough to allure the general public of Punjab.  13-Points Agenda The points that Navjot Sindhu wishes to include in the party g...

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PM Modi To Seek Blessings From Baba Kedarnath On November 5

Aayushi KumariOctober 21, 20210

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is known for his trips, national and international, other than his achievements in politics. His trips are majorly professional or pilgrimage. However, his trip to Kedarnath on November 5th is an amalgamation of both. It is reported that PM will conduct a visit to Kedarnath for offering prayers and also for inaugurating Kedarpuri reconstruction projects worth Rs 250 crore. Within a time span of 30 days, it will be his second visit to the state. He visited Rishikesh on October 7th for the purpose of Inaugurating an oxygen plant in AIIMS. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Dhami, has confirmed the reports of PM’s arrival and also informed that it will be much more than for offering prayers. PM Modi’s visits to the Kedarnath temple have been frequ...

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Power Crisis Around The World; Are We Going To Face Blackouts Soon?

Divya SinghOctober 21, 20210

Recently we all came across the power crisis going throughout the world. Not only the developing nations like India and China but also the developed ones US and UK were not spared by this rising crunch in the power supply. People suffered from numerous power cuts and blackouts in recent days. Power generation and distribution companies are on the verge of shutting down, globally. Supply is limited and the demands have increased many folds. China is planning to increase the number of coal mines. BBC reported that more than 15 lakhs of households in the UK might lose their power connections, because of failing to pay the increased bills in the upcoming year.        High power supply towers Why this crisis? Experts believe the reason for such a crisis i...

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Afghanistan Updates: Taliban On A Rehab Spree For Homeless Drug Addicts

Divya SinghOctober 21, 20210

Ever since Taliban have claimed the rule over Afghanistan, the country is facing a myriad of changes. Now they are on a mission to free the country from drug addicts, even forcibly. Hundreds of homeless men from various area, like under the bridges, amidst the garbage area were addicted to Heroin and methamphetamines. They have been raided by the Taliban and sent to rehabilitation centres. Pictures captured by Associated Press show defaulters waiting for their detoxification test at Avicenna Medical Hospital for Drug Treatment in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanis consume Heroin in Kabul Afghanistan has been a hub of meth producers and exporters leading to a large proportion of drug abuse in the country itself. Taliban recognise drug addicts as a stain on the Islamic community according ...

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Djokovic Doubts Playing In Australian Open, Refuses To Give Information About Corona Vaccination

Gunjan ChaudharyOctober 20, 20210

World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia has once again refused to reveal that if he has got the Covid-19 vaccine or not. The world's top player is unsure whether he will defend his title at next year's Australian Open 2022 or not. The state of Victoria, where the Australian Open Grand Slam is held in Melbourne, has introduced a vaccine mandate for professional athletes. Although the officials have not yet clarified what will be required for the players coming from abroad? However, officials from Victoria state said there will not be any special deals with unvaccinated athletes to allow them to compete at major events. I Don't Know I Will Go To Melbourne! Talking to Serbian Daily Blick, the world's number one player said, "Things are as they are, I still do not know w...

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Afghanistan: Will The Dreams Of Afghani Girls Under Taliban’s Rule Shatter?

SinshaOctober 20, 20210

On 15th August 2021, The Taliban, an Islamist fundamentalist movement took over the control of Afghanistan by conquering its capital, Kabul. This has turned the functioning of the Afghan government upside down. Taliban’s encounter and their extreme interpretation of Islamic sharia law have severely impacted the lives of young girls and women in Afghanistan. Taliban has not only restricted women to work across the country, but also excluded girls from school during the year 1996-2001 when they held power over roughly three-quarters of Afghanistan. After the U.S led invasion toppled Taliban rule in 2001, girls began attending schools and universities and the female literacy rate has reached 30 percent by 2018. But now everyone fears if the history repeats again. Because the girls of s...

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Supreme Court To Hear On Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Tomorrow

Gunjan ChaudharyOctober 20, 20210

The hearing on Lakhimpur Kheri violence will be heard by Supreme Court on Wednesday, October 20. Eight persons, including four farmers, lost their lives in the incidents of violence during a farmers’ protest on October 3.   The issue will be heard by a Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana, and Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli after a letter was written by two lawyers seeking a high-level judicial inquiry in the incident. The inquiry of incident is done by the CBI and all important shreds of evidence are furnished by them. Supreme Court had expressed dissatisfaction over the steps taken by the Uttar Pradesh government in the violence killing eight persons. Ten people, including Ashish Mishra, the son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Bharatiy...

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Why Do PANDORA PAPERS Matter? What Do They Reveal?

SinshaOctober 19, 20210

A few days ago, the ICIJ (International Consortium of Investigative Journalists) revealed the Pandora Papers. These documents contain the names and financial activities of numerous influential and ultra-rich people. There are over 300 Indian citizens too, varying from billionaires to top government officials, celebrities, public figures, and sportsmen. The word "Pandora" is derived from the expression- ‘Pandora's box’ of Greek mythology which essentially denotes a source of unseen trouble. What are the Pandora papers? What do they reveal? They are 11.9 million leaked files from global corporate services firms. These documents reveal the ultimate ownership of assets settled in private off-shore trusts and investments including cash, shareholding, and real estate properties held by...

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Fight For Press Freedom Deserves Nobel Peace Prize

SinshaOctober 19, 20210

“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press and that cannot be limited without being lost.” This quote by Thomas Jefferson aptly describes the effect of regulation on the press. Today, the role of media in our daily life has become inimitable. Depriving our society of the right to voice their opinion, or to publish their views and sentiments is incredulous and disastrous. Both the Indian Constitution and the Supreme Court have time and again provided significant value to press freedom. On 8th October, Journalists Dmitri Muratov of Russia and Maria Ressa of the Philippines won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Peace for their courageous fight for freedom of expression. Both of them are deserving personalities who stood for this idea in a "world where democracy and freedom of the press co...

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Here Is Yogi Government’s New Scheme To Generate Votes From ‘Soil’ In Elections

Gunjan ChaudharyOctober 19, 20210

In Uttar Pradesh, the ruling party BJP does not want to leave any stone unturned in the exercise of regaining power. Keeping the OBC vote bank in mind, now the focus of the Yogi government is on generating votes from the soil, launches new scheme. Before Diwali, the government has announced special assistance to clay artisans. Read more on Caravanalive.com. The new scheme of "Mati Kala Board" was formed in 2018 after the Yogi government came to power in UP. Its purpose was related to the assistance and training of clay artisans. In this work, people belonging to the backward classes, especially the Prajapati community, are involved in the preparation of lamps along with the idols of Lakshmi-Ganesh. Check out entertainment news here.   In the OBC meeting of BJP in Lucknow, ...

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