In May 2023, the state of Manipur was up in flames after communal clashes broke out between the Meitis and the Kukis. As of December 2023, over 175 people had died in the rioting and 70,000 people were displaced according to official reports. Collectively, the state’s ethno-cultural diversity, the politics of welfarism and the state’s […]
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No one will believe that Indian telecom sector was regulated by Indian Telegraph act of 1885 till November of 2023, as government had made drastic changes, in the operation of this vital sector from 1991, but could not change its basic legal frame work, leading to many upheavals in the sector. Celebrated as showcase sector […]
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India, with the largest user base of 487 million (Statista) and a user growth rate of 16.6% every year, WhatsApp has emerged as the biggest carrier of what is now called “fear speech,” adding fuel to the increasing communal violence in the country. An interesting study of WhatsApp usage by a group of scholars of […]
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Two recent incidents of the last week give one ominous signs that there is a censorship on in this country. The news that intelligence bureau people are enquiring into a research paper of Asoka University near Delhi clearly points to the hurdles in academic freedom. The fact that police blocked a closed door seminar, We […]
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There is an interesting case in Mumbai High Court, which will decide whether India will have a censor—fact check unit for social media in India. The case is filed by satirist Kunal Kamra, the Editors Guild of India and the Association of Indian Magazine and regional channels challenging the constitutional validity of the IT (Intermediary […]
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The trend of cryptocurrency in India has become more popular than in America these days. It seems very surprising at first glance, but the figures confirm this fact. According to the latest report of the Global Adoption Index 2022, the behaviour related to investment in crypto currency is increasing continuously, and on this side, India is currently […]
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The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) of 2022 saw the world waking up to new genre of Indian films officially being promoted by India through the film “Kashmir File”. The IFFI jury chairman, an Israeli filmmaker based in Paris, Naved Lapid, described “Kashmir file”, promoted by the ruling party at the Centre, with series […]
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In the year 2020, non-resident Keralites sent Rs. 2.3 lakh crore back to India, which accounted for a staggering 34% of all NRI remittances. Kerala’s per capita income is 60% higher than the rest of India. Less than 1% (0.71%) Keralites live below the poverty line as against the national average of 22%. In UP […]
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This is not the first case, when the issues of distant states have become political issues in the elections of other states. Earlier, during the UP elections last year, the hijab controversy erupted in schools in Karnataka.Assembly elections are due in the southern state of Karnataka on May 10. The political temperature is at its […]
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As the nation and the world celebrate the 553rd birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev this year, the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus, it is essential to address the issue that plagues India’s once-called ‘the land of plenty’, Punjab. A few years ago in Amritsar, after paying a […]
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