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26 Nov 2022 08:25

A Jewish refugee displaced from Nazi Germany, first to France and then the US, Hannah Arendt was among the 20th century's greatest political philosophers. | Peter Christoff https://t.co/fslfvsAEBM

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26 Nov 2022 07:25

In 1914, Hiraman Mochi, an 'untouchable', drew water from a sacred lake affiliated to a temple near Bombay and the temple authority sued him for 'defiling' the water. The case settled in Mochi's favor. | @RoyHistory1 https://t.co/5gkUtRXqKL

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26 Nov 2022 07:25

Amazon workers are closely monitored, with unreasonable targets that result in a dock of pay when unfulfilled. Injury rates at Amazon are twice as high as the industry standard. | @RajendraUNI and @ParminderJS https://t.co/ugFH2KZ7Oz

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26 Nov 2022 06:25

No institution in a constitutional democracy, including the collegium, is perfect and the solution is to work out within the existing system, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud said on Friday. https://t.co/6wxGn0AJlE

The Wire

26 Nov 2022 05:25

It is still intriguing (and fascinating for development studies scholars) to analyse how China experienced a 'quicker' path to economic prosperity while maintaining a higher level of economic growth rate than India. https://t.co/DHXBTqH7Vf

The Wire

25 Nov 2022 15:25

Casablanca’s legacy is long-lasting. Today, it is one of the most referenced films of all time. https://t.co/mxmdKVr5iv

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25 Nov 2022 14:25

Although the Delhi deputy chief minister has been named in the CBI FIR, it does not figure in this charge sheet. The central probe agency said the investigation is still on to probe into those named accused in the FIR. https://t.co/tao0faoHsv

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25 Nov 2022 13:25

Conrad K Sangma called on National Human Rights Commission chairperson Justice Arun Kumar Mishra in Delhi. He stressed the need for sensitisation of forces in sensitive areas so that such incidents do not happen. https://t.co/uqxE3yVVDP

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25 Nov 2022 13:25

Addressing a press conference in Delhi, deputy CM Manish Sisodia alleged that the kind of language used by BJP leader Manoj Tiwari against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is an "open threat". https://t.co/V4RoKA72Pt

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25 Nov 2022 12:25

Maharashtra governor B.S. Koshyari had found himself amidst a controversy last week over his remarks that Shivaji Maharaj was an icon of "olden days". Uddhav Thackeray alleged that Koshyari has been consistently insulting icons from the state. https://t.co/UJeCpurSuC

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25 Nov 2022 12:25

A bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli said on Friday that it would not interfere with the Bombay high court order granting bail to Anand Teltumbde in the Elgar Parishad case. https://t.co/J0ls4wPmkz

The Wire

25 Nov 2022 11:25

The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 retains the focus on protecting the government's interests ― as opposed to protection of the rights of the data subjects (or data principals, as the Bill likes to call them). | Prasanna S https://t.co/SekEQCvq38

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25 Nov 2022 11:25

"We have seen the biased and inaccurate observations about India by the USCIRF. Their tendency to consistently misrepresent facets shows a lack of understanding of India," reportedly said MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. https://t.co/TDHBE1JHmp

The Wire

25 Nov 2022 10:25

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Union government on two plea filed by gay couples seeking recognition of same-sex marriage under the Special Marriage Act. https://t.co/4XdppHLM2v

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25 Nov 2022 09:25

The decades long dispute, wherein Maharashtra is seeking for Marathi speaking villages in Karnataka to join the former and vice-versa, was recently reignited, triggering infighting within the BJP. https://t.co/OFsCWjBqLD

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26 Nov 2022 07:25

Since Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, India has refused to recognise it as a separate state. Earlier this month, reportedly an India Kosovo Commerce Economic Office opened in Delhi. https://t.co/WS6isrniMP

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26 Nov 2022 07:25

Three Maoists, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday, a police official said. https://t.co/3UCEFaYk6U

The Wire

26 Nov 2022 06:25

At magnitude 5.6, the Cianjur earthquake was much smaller than many other earthquakes in Indonesia have been. It was so devastating because of its shallow depth of 10 km. #Earthquake https://t.co/0edTaGWdeW

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26 Nov 2022 05:25

Since the 1960s, Maharashtra has claimed that over 800 villages in Karnataka's side of the border belong in the western state. Similarly, Karnataka has always wanted around 260 villages in Maharashtra, where Kannada is spoken, to be made part of Karnataka. https://t.co/OFsCWjTzZL

The Wire

25 Nov 2022 15:25

A sessions court had dropped culpable homicide charge against IAS officer Sreeram Venkitaraman, an accused in the road accident case that resulted in the death of journalist K.M. Basheer in 2019. https://t.co/lZcfsEwYSI

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25 Nov 2022 14:25

Data on per capita GDP suggests that countries such as Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia have clearly outperformed India in terms of per capita growth comparisons. https://t.co/DHXBTqH7Vf

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25 Nov 2022 14:25

The 2022 Bill no longer requires personal data processing to be limited strictly to the purpose for which it was collected ― the 'purpose limitation' principle ― a key pillar of all data protection legislations around the world. | Prasanna S https://t.co/SekEQCdgP0

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25 Nov 2022 13:25

In Gujarat, campaigning for BJP ahead of the assembly polls, Union home minister Amit Shah said perpetrators of violence were "taught a lesson" in 2002 – the year riots in the state saw over a thousand deaths, mostly of Muslims. https://t.co/7ddpcPFP0M

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25 Nov 2022 13:25

The 25 votes in favour of the resolution included those cast by the US, the UK, and 12 developing nations, while China, Pakistan, Armenia, Eritrea, Cuba and Venezuela voted against the resolution. https://t.co/vRk1W1vwsz

The Wire

25 Nov 2022 12:25

The UP police on Friday arrested a man who pretended to be a Muslim and expressed his support to Aftab Amin Poonawalla, the accused in the Shraddha Walkar murder case. https://t.co/DDLbCMOnE4

The Wire

25 Nov 2022 11:25

A detailed analysis of India’s growth trajectory, comparing its growth trends with other industrially developed economies across sectors and with other like-minded group of nations. https://t.co/DHXBTqHFKN

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25 Nov 2022 11:25

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the killing of a Muslim man in Bhilwara city of Rajasthan, police said on Friday, adding that the situation was under control. https://t.co/I8ODe0jGGX

The Wire

25 Nov 2022 10:25

Limb disability is a serious malady and is caused by age-related ailments, physical deformations, accidents, strokes and polio. According to Census 2011, there are five million people with locomotor disabilities in India alone. | @ndpsr https://t.co/228rDn8nwZ

The Wire

25 Nov 2022 10:25

At COP27, developing countries maintained solidarity and ensured they set up a 'loss and damage' fund, after introducing the item in the agenda in a historic first. | @LandConflicts #COP27 #cop27egypt https://t.co/R56AXI1ngi

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25 Nov 2022 09:25

The protesters have been demanding the construction of the Vizhinjam port be stopped as it has affected the coastal ecosystem. They have urged the government to conduct a proper environmental impact study. https://t.co/Myv56EpM1b