In early January, as the conflict in Gaza completed its 15th month, it had acquired the characteristics of a pogrom–sustained violence by Israeli armed forces on defenceless Palestinian civilians that has killed nearly 47,000 persons, most of them women and children. Almost all the physical infrastructure in Gaza had been demolished, while medical personnel and
Five months after the gruesome rape and murder of an on-duty doctor within the State-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the prime accused, Sanjay Roy, was sentenced by a sessions court in the city to life imprisonment on January 20. However, the sentencing did little to quell the public anger over not
In an unexpected turn of events, Donald Trump has once again defied the odds, securing a victory in the United States presidential election. His triumph signals a seismic shift in the political landscape, reflecting the power of his appeal to a significant portion of the American electorate. This article explores the key factors behind Trump’s
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This year’s Sankranti was particularly sweet for the turmeric farmers in Telangana as their nearly two decade-long demand for a National Turmeric Board (NTB), headquartered in Nizamabad, became a reality when Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated it on the day of the festival. Turmeric is widely cultivated in Nizamabad and parts
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People of all ages, including children, have to go to the nearby forest to relieve themselves despite the presence of packs of wild dogs, said an area resident. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma A tentative sense of calm prevails over a slum cluster in Yamuna Khadar on the floodplains in north-east Delhi’s Shastri Park.
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Forest cover monitoring in India seems to be stuck in a time loop. Every two years, the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) produced by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) is released with much fanfare by the government, each time showing an infinitesimal increase in the country’s so-called forest cover. And each time, conservationists
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday (January 21, 2025) asked Delhi Police to respond to a plea filed by former Councillor and Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain, who has sought interim bail to campaign for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. A bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Ahsanuddin Amanullah asked the Delhi police counsel to come
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For nearly 45 years, Ram’s Musique has operated out of MG Road as a music retail store; more recently, it transformed into a vinyl experience centre for budding and seasoned LP collectors in the city. The founder, Ramachandran, is now running it with his son Sangeeth Ram. Over the years, he has had a front
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(Bloomberg) — India’s government is prepared to work with Donald Trump’s administration to identify and take back all its citizens residing illegally in the US, an early signal from New Delhi that it’s willing to comply with the incoming American president and avoid a trade war. The two countries have together identified some 18,000 illegal
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AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday responded to the BJP’s criticism of his comment on the Ramayana and Ravaan, saying, “They love Ravana so much.” Commenting on his remark about the Ramayana, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal said, “Yesterday I said that Ravana came as a golden deer, and Mother Sita wanted that deer.
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