Politics
Nahel killing puts spotlight on France that got le...
July 2, 2023
Large parts of France, including immediate suburbs of the capital Paris and many large towns, have been gripped by intense rioting for the past five days. The rioting, that began after French police shot dead at point blank a young man, has been unprecedented in scale, as buses, ...
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Modi visit to US: Time to institutionalise bilater...
June 17, 2023
On June 22, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin his first State visit to the United States at the invitation of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. The White House says that the State visit, the highest level of diplomatic reception, will boost the US and In...
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India’s tryst with G20: Can India seize its mome...
June 5, 2023
India assumed the presidency of the Group of 20 nations on December 1, 2022, taking over from Indonesia. India’s presidency comes at a time of escalating global tensions coinciding with a period of geopolitical tumult and uncertainty over post-pandemic economic recovery. Ho...
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India falls 11 places to 161 in World Press Freedo...
May 3, 2023
Saying that press freedom in India had suffered further under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Paris-based journalists’ organisation, Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF) says that India has fallen from 150 to 161 in the World Press Freedom Index 2023 that was released earlier today, to...
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French trade unions reinforce stance despite Macro...
March 27, 2023
Enthused by the massive turnout for Thursday’s and Saturday’s nationwide strikes in France against the pension reforms proposed by President Emmanuel Macron, trade unions have warned that their actions will only be intensified in the days ahead and have already called for...
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Ladakh residents seek statehood & Constitutio...
February 19, 2023
Accusing the government of turning a deaf ear to their long-standing demands, following the division of Jammu and Kashmir state into two union territories, hundreds of people along with environmental activist and educationist, Sonam Wangchuk, staged a daylong protest at Jantar Ma...
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Demolitions paused in Mehrauli Archaeological Park...
February 17, 2023
On February 14, despite the protests by residents from different colonies of Mehrauli and their moving to the Delhi High Court seeking a stay on demolition of their homes and shops, the demolitions continued in Mehrauli Archaeological Park area in South Delhi for the fifth consec...
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Operation Dost: India’s humanitarian aid to Turk...
February 15, 2023
On February 12, yet another special flight of Indian Air Force transport plane C17 Hercules landed at Turkiye’s Adana airport. The plane carried tonnes of relief material for the earthquake-stricken people of southern Turkiye. According to a tweet by the Indian Ministry of Exte...
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What is new in New Income Tax regime?
February 10, 2023
On February 1, during the presentation of the Union Budget for 2023-24, when Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the tax slabs had been revised upwards and that persons earning up to INR 700,000 had no taxes to pay, it led to a spike in the Bombay Stock Excha...
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Bhartiya Kisan Union to hold Maha Panchayat on Feb...
February 8, 2023
Almost a year after the farmers called off their indefinite strike in Delhi against three farming laws of the union government, following assurances by the government, a group of farmers, affiliated to the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) have been on a protest since January 28, sayin...
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