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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
Until the community of onlookers imposes the same standards upon the colonizer as they do the colonized; upon Jews and Christians as they do Muslims; on skin tones of white as they do of color, the history of yesterday and that unfolding before us today remains locked in a dismissal falsified story-line.
“US Faces Defeat in Geopolitical War in Gaza”; “Iran Warns Israel Against its Apocalyptic War”; and “The Geopolitics of Al-Aqsa Flood”: Global focus just shifted from Ukraine to Palestine. This new arena of confrontation will ignite further competition between the Atlanticist and Eurasian blocs.
Is there a relation between caste, religion, poverty and discrimination? What do the social, economic indicators show? Also: “Caste Census: Why the Liberal Intelligentsia’s Opposition Is Misplaced”.
Counting Dalits among Hindus in the census has been contentious in the past. While dominant caste Hindus did not want the caste column in the questionnaire, Muslims opposed counting Dalits as Hindus.
Many say the Modi government’s amendment to the RTI Act downgrades the role of information authorities, which could undermine the very essence of the law.
GST has been in operation since July 1, 2017. It was billed as the second freedom since it was supposed to unify the `fragmented’ Indian market. In the six years that have elapsed, has it fulfilled the promises that its proponents had vociferously claimed for it.
Part 1: Advantage Adani: Power Industry Lobbies, Coal Ministry Unlocks Dense Forests for Mining; Part 2: Coal Reform Overturned: After Failed Auctions, Centre Hands Out Coal Blocks At Discretion.
In 2014, the Indian government launched the latest in a long line of projects to clean the Ganga’s waters. Water expert Himanshu Thakkar says little has changed since previous projects to clean the Ganga in the 1980s, which also failed to meet their goals.
When the Supreme Court considers the challenge to the Act, it would do well to remember that it represents the legacy of the freedom movement, the secular principles of a former socialist leader from Ayodhya, Acharya Narendra Dev, and the majority view of an earlier house.
“MP: Ahead of Polls, Congress Promises Monthly Stipend for 92 Lakh Govt School Students to Curb Dropouts”; “Gruha Lakshmi: Despite Flak, Karnataka Cash Transfer Scheme is a Powerful Tool to Empower Women”.
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