Politics
Delimitation exercise may fracture Indian federal ...
July 25, 2025
As the country gears up for a politically turbulent year ahead, major changes lie on the horizon, one of the most significant being the planned delimitation exercise in 2026. The Government of India, led by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is set to review and redraw th...
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India’s ban on news agency social media handles ...
July 23, 2025
In July, users across India found that the official X (formerly Twitter) accounts of global news agency Reuters, “@Reuters” and “@ReutersWorld”, had been suddenly withheld within India. More than 2,350 other accounts, many belonging to international news outlets or critic...
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BRICS by BRICS : Time to save the climate with bo...
July 18, 2025
In the last fortnight, two meetings were held in two different parts of the world on dealing with climate change and though there was sub-group of participants that was common to both the meetings, the outcomes strikingly varying. The first meeting, a larger gathering, failed to ...
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India’s political arena: A playground for the ri...
July 2, 2025
India is often described as the world’s largest democracy, where people from all backgrounds have the right to vote and run for office. With a population of over 1.5 billion, the Indian democratic system is vast and highly diverse. However, there is growing concern about the in...
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Unsafe sewer cleaning persists despite legal prohi...
June 30, 2025
Officially, on paper, manual scavenging, or the practice of cleaning deep sewers and septic tanks, is banned in India, but in reality, it is still widely practiced. Despite the legal prohibition and repeated judicial directives, manual scavenging continues in Delhi and other citi...
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Amidst high expectations BJP government in Delhi f...
June 27, 2025
The 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections marked a watershed moment, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reclaiming power after 27 years, securing 48 of 70 seats, while the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffered a dramatic reversal, with several prominent leaders includin...
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FATF urges stronger action against illicit finance...
June 26, 2025
In its latest assessment, published as part of the sixth targetted update, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has stated that existing efforts remain insufficient, calling for stronger global action to tackle illicit finance risks associated with virtual assets (VAs) and virt...
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Kashmiris call out Modi for his disconnect from pe...
June 23, 2025
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi curtailed his visit to Saudi Arabia and returned to India hours after the terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, that killed 26 tourists, there were widespread expectations that he would immediately rush to Pahalgam in show of solidarity not only...
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EU must immediately terminate Pakistan’s GSP tra...
June 20, 2025
The massacre of 26 unarmed civilians on April 22 at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir and the subsequent conflict between India and Pakistan has once again put the spotlight on Pakistan’s continued involvement in cross boarder terrorism. And in this context, EU’s reluctance to te...
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UNESCO GEM report flags gender gap in education le...
June 4, 2025
A report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisaton (UNESCO) has found a persistent gender gap in education leadership, despite women forming the majority of the teaching workforce. In a press statement, UNESCO says that the report, Gender Report, Wome...
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