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By Krishna Jha In 1938, there were public bonfires of forbidden books in Italy. Militia was always present in such events to help keeping alive the flames and restrain any interruption. In fact, Mussolini had contended that “fascism requires military journalism”. In fascist Italy, the role of Mussolini as...
Innovative Policy Is Needed To Extract Demographic Dividend As India Pips China In Population
By Anjan Roy Few will now remember there was a time when family planning and population control were highly visible policy platforms. Of all people, highly respected industrialist, JRD Tata, then heading the Tata group, was one of the leading figures to talk about the need for population control....
Will The Twitter Spat Between Jaishankar And Siddaramaiah Impact Karnataka Polls?
By Sushil Kutty The Hakki-Pikki!, who are they? The 2011 census put the Hakki-Pikki population at 11,892. The last decade must have seen the number rise. Suffice to say that the Hakki-Pikki are in the news because 31 Hakki-Pikki are stranded in strife-torn Sudan amid allegations that India’s External...
Despite A Deep Reverence For Cows In India, 5 Million Are Now Strays
By Girish Linganna There are around 5 million stray cattle roaming the streets of India. The cow is a sacred—and revered—animal in Hinduism. But stray cattle, primarily abandoned males, cause havoc in the country. Cattle have been reported to attack people, cause traffic accidents and spread diseases. During the...
Oil Supply By Russia At Concessional Rate Is A Big Shield For India Against Inflation
By Subrata Majumder Recently, OPEC and some non-OPEC countries, including Russia, announced oil output cut of around 1.16 million barrels per day. This move will bring the total volume of oil cut by OPEC + to 3.66 million bpd, according to Reuter’s estimation. Eventually, the output reduction could lift...
French President Ignores All Round Protests By Passing Pension Bill
By Marlon Ettinger With its validation on April 14 by the Constitutional Council, Emmanuel Macron’s government has finally passed its legislation to raise the pension age to sixty-four. Its controversial passage into law has prompted vast opposition: refinery workers have held petrol shipments hostage, dockers have blocked deliveries, and...
Opposition Must Demand A Supreme Court Monitored Probe On Pulwama Massacre
By Nitya Chakraborty The explosive facts mentioned by the former Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik in his interview with the news portal The Wire last week, have not elicited any response till now from the PM’s office though the veteran politician blamed the Prime Minister and the...
Anxieties Galore As India Becomes Largest Populated Country
By Dr. Gyan Pathak As India becomes the largest populated country in the world with 142.86 crore population as per the State of the world population (SOWP) 2023 report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), population anxieties have seeped into large portions of the general public. High...
Amit Shah’s Claim Of 35 Lok Sabha Seats In Bengal In 2024 Poll, Is Meant To Soar Up Sagging Morale Of State BJP
By Tirthankar Mitra Trinamool Congress leaders were irate on hearing Union home minister Amit Shah’s call to his party activists to ensure victory from 35 constituencies in Lok Sabha elections next year and usher in a BJP government in 2025. But had these Trinamool leaders taken a little pause...
Supreme Court Agreeing To Hear The Petition On Prayagraj Killings Is Welcome
By Sushil Kutty That moment when Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead stays frozen in time. Now, less than a week later, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition seeking an independent inquiry. The petitioner also wants the 183 encounter-killings in Chief Minister...
