Kejriwal, Trump, and the Nobel farce

The Nobel Peace Prize committee may soon have to open a new category: ‘Most Oppressed Elected Leader Who Achieved Absolutely Nothing But Claimed Everything.’ Arvind Kejriwal would walk away with it – perhaps ahead of even Donald Trump, who has already been proposed for the Peace Prize by both Pakistan’s army chief Asif Munir and…

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Maharashtra assembly passes Public Security Bill; CM says it aims to curb passive militancy

Mumbai: The Maharashtra legislative assembly on Thursday passed the `Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill’, which seeks to prevent unlawful activities of Left Wing Extremist organisations with a focus on urban Naxalism and “passive militancy”. While tabling the bill, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis — who holds the Home portfolio — said the government was not against…

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Do not behove state authority: MEA on Punjab CM Mann’s comments criticising PM Modi’s visits

New Delhi:  The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday disapproved of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visits, terming his comments “irresponsible”. Without naming Mann, it said the government of India “dissociates” itself from the “unwarranted” comments made by a “high state authority” that undermined India’s ties with…

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Generals Overrule Democracy

Something is visibly unravelling in Pakistan—and not for the first time. A familiar script is being rehearsed in Islamabad, where generals set the stage, while civilians read their lines nervously. This time, though, the façade is crumbling faster than expected, and the world is watching, not least from the breakfast tables of the White House….

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NIPER’s Regularisation Scam: Part I

The Case of Dr. U.C. Banerjee, Abuse of Process and Power in NIPER Mohali In an alarming case of institutional betrayal, Dr. Uttam Chand Banerjee—former Dean at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, and a scientist facing serious plagiarism allegations—was shockingly regularised as a permanent employee through what appears to be…

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Bhavani Temple- Benakanalli (Bidar)

Bhavani Temple is located in Benakanalli, a small village near Bidar in the state of Karnataka. The presiding deity of this temple is Goddess Bhavani, a fierce and powerful form of Shakti (Divine Mother). Bhavani Devi is worshipped as the Grama Devata (village guardian goddess). She is revered as a protector, granter of boons, and…

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