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News Dabba for 6 June 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates over 100 bodies from the Odisha Train Crash unidentified, the attack on a critical dam in southern Ukraine, to the development of a cyclone in the Arabian Sea.
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News Dabba for 1 June 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the US debt ceiling Bill passing the House, a panel to probe Manipur violence, to 16 parties confirming participation in the Opposition meeting.
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News Dabba for 31 May 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from mahapanchayat in Muzaffarnagar on June 1, the beginning of the salvage operation to stop a catastrophic oil spill off Yemen, to Filipinos demanding the right to divorce.
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News Dabba for 25 May 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the Supreme Court plea President not inaugurating the new Parliament, Stalin writing to Amit Shah on a new milk row, to over 8,500 suspected heat-related illness reported in India this summer.
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News Dabba for 24 May 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Opposition parties boycotting the inauguration of the new Parliament building, Kejriwal meeting leaders seeking support, to the Belgorod incursion stretching Russia's defences.
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News Dabba for 22 May 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Jayant Patil appearing before ED in Mumbai, three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in raid, to RBI Governor tackling questions on Rs 2,000 notes.
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हैदराबाद संस्थानच्या विलीनीकरणानंतरची हिंसा: न सांगितलेले दु:ख
India
सुंदरलाल समितीच्या अंदाजानुसार हैदराबाद राज्यात पोलीस ॲक्शननंतर २७,००० ते ४०,००० हजार मुस्लिम मारले गेले असावेत. सुंदरलाल समितीने हा आकडा सांगण्याअगोदर 'conservative estimate' या शब्दांचा वापर केला आहे. म्हणजेच कमीत कमी झालेली हानी/नुकसान लक्षात घेऊन ते या निष्कर्षापर्यंत पोहोचले आहेत आणि हा हिंसाचार मुख्यतः मराठवाडा आणि हैदराबाद-कर्नाटकात झाला आहे.
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News Dabba for 18 May 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Siddaramaiah announced as the next Karnataka CM, Move Forward Party forming a coalition government in Thailand, to South Africa's power crisis.
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News Dabba for 16 May 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from new Parliament opening likely this month, Cyclone Mocha's aftermath in Myanmar, to an ED search in offices of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ makers in Chennai.
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News Dabba for 4 May 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from UP Gangster Anil Dujana killed in an encounter, China urging ‘high vigilance’ over Nato expansion in Asia, to Go First cancelling all flights till May 9.
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News Dabba for 3 May 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the wrestlers' protest in Delhi, Serbia school shooting, to the Centre agreeing to set up a panel to look into LGBTQIA+ community issues.
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बारसू रिफायनरी प्रकरणी राजू शेट्टी यांना रत्नागिरी जिल्हा बंदीची नोटीस
India
स्वाभिमानी शेतकरी संघटनेचे अध्यक्ष राजू शेट्टी यांना मंगळवार (२ मे) पासून रत्नागिरी जिल्हा बंदीची नोटीस बजावण्यात आली असून यासोबतच बारसू प्रकल्पाबाबत कोणतेही वक्तव्य किंवा सामाजिक माध्यमांवर लेख, छायाचित्र अथवा व्हीडीओ प्रदर्शित करण्यासही मज्जाव करण्यात आला आहे.
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News Dabba for 27 April 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from high alert in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar division, court ordering NIA probe into Bengal violence, to Mann Ki Baat listenership analysis ahead of the 100th episode.
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News Dabba for 26 April 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from blast by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, the Taliban killing the head of Islamic State cell, to Singapore hanging man for trafficking 1kg of cannabis.
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लोकशाहीच्या आशेनं गृहयुद्धात अडकलेला सुदान
Africa
सुदानच्या राजकीय अस्थिरतेचा मोठा इतिहास लक्षात घेता ही शक्यता खूपच कमी वाटते. सुदानी लष्कर व निमलष्करी दलात उडालेल्या चकचमकीत गेल्या काहीच दिवसात शेकडोंची जीवीतहानी झाली आहे, ज्यात भारतीय व अमेरिकन नागरिकांचाही समावेश आहे.
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News Dabba for 20 April 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from dozens killed in crush at Ramzan charity event in Yemen, Surat court dismissing Rahul Gandhi's plea, to Khartoum residents facing food and water shortages in Khartoum.
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News Dabba for 17 April 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the Supreme Court allowing Mumbai Metro to remove 177 trees from Aarey, RSF and army clashing in Khartoum for the third day, to the Indian government's views on same-sex marriage.
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सत्यशोधकी लिखाणातून दिसणारे छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज
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महात्मा जोतीराव फुले आणि त्यांच्या सहकाऱ्यांनी ‘सदुपदेश व विद्या यांच्या द्वारे आपले वास्तविक अधिकार माणसांना समजावून सांगावेत’ या हेतूने सत्यशोधक समाजाची स्थापना दीडशे वर्षांपूर्वी केली. हे खरे अधिकार कसे मिळवता येतात याचं भूतकाळातलं उदाहरण म्हणून छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराजांबाबत सत्यशोधकांनी विविध प्रकारचं लेखन केलं.
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News Dabba for 10 April 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the Tamil Nadu Assembly passing a resolution against the Governor again, London-bound Air India returning due to an unruly passenger, to IMA's concern over increasing COVID cases.
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News Dabba for 6 April 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from extra security across the country on Hanuman Jayanti, Gyanvapi mosque case on April 14, to Iran, Saudi Arabia agreeing to open foreign embassies.
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News Dabba for 4 April 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from India rejecting China's renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh, New York City bracing for Trump court appearance, to the withdrawal of Rajasthan private doctors' strike.
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News Dabba for 3 April 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Finland’s right-wing National Coalition Party victorious in elections, 3,641 new daily COVID-19 cases in India, to Malaysia scrapping mandatory death penalty.
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Individual action alone cannot help curb the plastic waste crisis
Opinion
As is custom with everything to do with the climate crisis, plastic waste too is being viewed from the lens of individual action. No one seems to be thinking that individual action cannot possibly stop the production of plastics which is where the problem lies in the first place.
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News Dabba for 29 March 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the EC declaring the Karnataka Assembly polls schedule, 2,151 new Covid cases logged in the last 24 hours, to ILO initiating probe over the exploitation of Palestinian workers in Israel.
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News Dabba for 27 March 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
India
Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the Opposition's Black protest in Delhi, more storms feared after the Mississippi tornado, to the Israeli government in crisis on Netanyahu's judicial plan.
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Provide quality mental health to ST students, Commission directs IIT-B
India
The NCST has written to the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay directing the institute to act on the lack of mental health support for the ST students on campus. It has also asked the institute to file a First Information Report (FIR) against Hima Anaredy, head counsellor at the Student Welfare Centre, for her alleged casteist social media post and remarks.
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फ्रान्स आणि भारताच्या पेन्शन संघर्षांची तुलना
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भारतात पेन्शन प्रश्नावर आंदोलनं सुरु असतानाच त्याचवेळी जगाच्या दुसऱ्या कोपऱ्यात फ्रान्सच्या इमॅन्युएल मॅक्रॉन सरकारला पेन्शन योजनेत झालेल्या बदलांमुळं विरोधी पक्ष आणि नागरिकांकडून मोठ्या प्रमाणात विरोध झाला. सोमवारी फ्रेंच संसदेत विरोधी पक्षांकडून मांडलेल्या अविश्वास प्रस्तावापासून मॅक्रॉन सरकार थोडक्यात बचावलं आणि नवा पेन्शन कायदा एक प्रकारे संमत झाला.
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News Dabba for 21 March 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Punjab and Haryana High Court slamming the state over Amritpal Singh, Mehul Choksi removed from Interpol's 'Red Notice' list, to the importance of Thai elections for Myanmar.
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News Dabba for 20 March 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from SC directing the Centre to clear all OROP dues, the Indian Tricolour adorning the Indian High Commission building in London, to the French government defiant on pensions.
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इराण-सौदी द्विपक्षीय करार: पश्चिम आशियातील नवीन परराष्ट्र धोरणांची मुहूर्तमेढ
Asia
चीनच्या मध्यस्थीने इस्लामिक रिपब्लिक ऑफ इराण आणि सौदी अरेबिया यांच्यात द्विपक्षीय संबंधांची सुरुवात सात वर्षांनंतर पुन्हा एकदा करण्यासाठीच्या ऐतिहासिक करारावर बीजींगमधे हस्ताक्षर करण्यात आले. या अनुषंगाने पश्चिम आशियातील नवीन परराष्ट्र धोरणांची मुहूर्तमेढ बीजींगमधे झाली.
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Kobad Ghandy: A Fractured Life
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Recently, Kobad Ghandy was in the news for his book ‘Fractured Freedom’. The book is a prison memoir. It is a story of passion, love, commitment and a search for justice and freedom. Although, freedom was denied to him and justice was delayed for a decade.
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H3N2 साथीवर सरकारचं लक्ष; निश्चित लस किंवा उपचार नसल्यानं चिंता
India
कर्नाटक आणि हरियाणामध्ये H3N2 या विषाणुमुळं आलेल्या साथीच्या आजारानं मृत्यू झाल्यानंतर भारत सरकारनं शुक्रवारी या विषाणूचं रियल-टाइम निरीक्षण करत असल्याचं जाहीर केलं.
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भारतीय नौसेनेसमोरचा पाणबुड्यांचा प्रश्न गंभीर
India
नौसेनेनं हिंद महासागरात ट्रोपेक्स २०२३ युद्ध सराव केला. ७० जहाजं या सरावात उतरली. मात्र फक्त ६ पाणबुड्या या सरावात सहभागी झाल्यानं नौसेनेची पाणबुड्यांची संख्या सावकाश 'बुडत' आहे, असं दिसतं.
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News Dabba for 7 March 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from undernutrition in mothers rising, unseasonal rains affecting crops in Maharashtra, to successful test-fires of the indigenous surface-to-air missile in India.
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दर कोसळल्यानं कांदा उत्पादक शेतकरी संकटात
India
महाराष्ट्रात गेल्या काही दिवसात कांद्याचे दर मोठ्या प्रमाणात घसरल्यामुळं कांदा उत्पादक शेतकरी हवालदिल झाला आहे. कांद्याचे दर गेल्या वर्षीच्या २५ टक्क्यांपर्यंत कमी झाले आहेत. त्यामुळे शेतकऱ्यांना फायदा तर लांबचं पण झालेला खर्च सुद्धा भरून काढणं अशक्य झालं आहे.
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राज्याच्या महिला धोरणाबाबत मागण्या ठामपणे मांडण्याची गरज
Opinion
आगामी महिला धोरणाकडून राज्यातील महिलांना व पर्यायाने जनतेला फार अपेक्षा आहेत. कारण पहिल्या महिला धोरणाची अंमलबजावणी ज्या वेगाने झाली त्या वेगाने दुसऱ्या व तिसऱ्या महिला धोरणाची अंमलबजावणी झालेली नाही असे खेदाने नमूद करावे लागेल.
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News Dabba for 28 February 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Manish Sisodia challenging arrest in SC, a grievance appellate committee for social media complaints, to Australia blocking Chinese investment in rare earths producer.
नितीन वाघमारे

रेल्वे_नये_रोजगार_दो: रेल्वे भरतीसाठी उमेदवारांची मागणी
India
गेले काही दिवस ट्विटरवर सुरु असलेल्या 'रेल्वे_नये_रोजगार_दो' या ट्रेंडद्वारे तरुणांनी केंद्र सरकारला मार्च २०१९ मध्ये काढण्यात आलेली जागांची भरती प्रक्रिया वेगानं पूर्ण करण्याची आणि नवी भरती काढण्याची मागणी केली आहे.
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भटक्या कुत्र्यांच्या नियोजनाचा तिढा कसा सुटेल?
Quick Reads
हैदराबाद इथं झालेल्या कुत्र्यांच्या कळपाच्या हल्ल्यात पाच वर्षीय प्रदीपचा मृत्यू झाल्यानंतर भटक्या कुत्र्यांचा प्रश्न पुन्हा चर्चेत आला आहे. भारतातील अनेक शहरांमध्ये प्रचंड प्रमाणात भटक्या कुत्रे असून त्यांच्या नियंत्रणासाठी सरकार काय करत आहे, हा प्रश्न नागरिक विचारत आहेत.
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शरद पवारांच्या मध्यस्तीनंतर राज्यसेवा परीक्षार्थींचं आंदोलन मागे
India
गेले दोन दिवस सुरू असलेल्या राज्यसेवा परीक्षार्थींच्या आंदोलनात आज राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेसचे अध्यक्ष शरद पवार यांनी रात्री ११ वाजता अचानक उपस्थित राहून आंदोलनाला पाठिंबा दिला.
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News Dabba for 21 February 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from a new 6.3 magnitude quake in Turkiye and Syria, urgent hearing in SC on Thackeray’s plea to stay EC order on Shiv Sena, to Japan aiming to raise age of consent from 13 to 16.
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एमपीएससी विद्यार्थ्यांचं पुण्यात दोन महिन्यात तिसरं आंदोलन
India
महाराष्ट्र सरकारनं घेतलेल्या राज्यसेवा भरतीतील नवी परीक्षा पद्धती २०२३ ऐवजी २०२५ पासून लागू करण्याच्या निर्णयाची अंमलबजावणी व्हावी, यासाठी एमपीएससीच्या विद्यार्थ्यांनी आज पुन्हा एकदा पुण्यात आंदोलन केलं. गेल्या दोन महिन्यांतील हे तिसरं आंदोलन आहे.
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News Dabba for 20 February 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from deadly storms on the Brazilian coast, Uddhav Thackeray saying the Election Commission should be dissolved, to Gautam Adani's net worth dropping below $50 billion.
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शिवसेना वाद: निवडणूक आयोगाचा निर्णय समजून घेताना
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उद्धव ठाकरे विरुद्ध एकनाथ शिंदे गटात सुरु असलेल्या 'खरी शिवसेना कोणाची' वादावर भारतीय निवडणूक आयोगानं शुक्रवारी त्यांचा निर्णय सुनावला आणि मुख्यमंत्री एकनाथ शिंदे यांच्या गटाला शिवसेना पक्षाचं नाव आणि धनुष्यबाणाचं चिन्ह देण्यात आलं आहे. उद्धव ठाकरेंनी २०१८ साली शिवसेनेच्या मूळ घटनेत केलेले बदल आणि शिंदे गटाकडचं प्रातिनिधिक बहुमत या मुद्द्यांच्या आधारावर हा निर्णय घेतल्याचं आयोगानं याविषयी जारी केलेल्या आदेशातून समजतं. काय सांगतो हा आदेश?
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शिंदे गट विरुद्ध ठाकरे गटाच्या याचिकेवर सुप्रीम कोर्टात सुनावणी पूर्ण; न्यायालयानं निर्णय राखला,
India
शिंदे गट विरुद्ध उद्धव ठाकरे गटांनी विधानसभेचे अध्यक्ष आणि राज्यपाल यांचे अधिकार, आमदारांची अपात्रता आणि न्यायालयीन पुनर्विलोकन यासंबंधी सर्वोच्च न्यायालयात दाखल केलेल्या याचिकांवर सुनावणी पूर्ण झाली आहे.
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घटनाक्रम आत्तापर्यंत: आयआयटी मुंबईच्या विद्यार्थ्यांची जातीय छळातून आत्महत्या
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आयआयटी मुंबईमध्ये गेल्या आठवड्यात दर्शन सोलंकी या विद्यार्थ्याच्या आत्महत्येनंतर देशातील अग्रगण्य शैक्षणिक संस्थांमधील जातीयवादी भेदभावाचा विषय पुन्हा एकदा समोर आला आहे. दर्शननं आत्महत्या त्याच्याबरोबर जातीय भेदभाव झाल्यामुळं केल्याचा आरोप त्याच्या घरच्यांनी केला आहे. मात्र दर्शनच्या आत्महत्येचं कारण जातीयभेदभाव असण्याशी शक्यता संस्थेनं नाकारली आहे.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 15 February 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from a flood alert in Bangkok, I-T dept survey on BBC India continuing for the second day, to the family of Dalit IIT Student alleging he Was humiliated by friends.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 14 February 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from I-T 'surveys' at BBC's Delhi, Mumbai offices, earthquake-hit Syria to open two more border crossings for aid delivery, to India eyeing Teja's export to Argentina, Egypt.
Indie Journal

अमेरिकेतील राजकारण्यांना प्रभावित करण्यासाठी भारत सरकारनं लॉबींग केलं?
Americas
भारतात २०१४ मध्ये मोदी सरकार आल्यापासून अमेरिकन राजकारण्यांना प्रभावित करण्यासाठी लॉबींगचं प्रमाण कित्येक पटींनी वाढल्याचं 'द कॅरवॅन' या मासिकानं नुकत्याच प्रकाशित केलेल्या वृत्तात उघडकीस आणलं आहे.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 13 February 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Hindenburg spotlights an offshore Adani-related entity, Thousands left without power as Cyclone Gabrielle lashes New Zealand, to why Nagaland has never elected a woman MLA.
इंडी जर्नल

आपदेत एकटा पडलेला सिरीया
Mid West
तुर्कीये आणि सिरीया सीमाप्रदेशात सोमवारी सकाळी झालेल्या भीषण भूकंपानंतर तब्बल ४ दिवसांनी पहिल्यांदा, म्हणजे गुरुवारी, सिरीयामधील भूकंपबाधित भागात संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघाकडून मदत घेऊन जाणारे ट्र्क पोहचू शकले. सिरीयामध्ये आपत्तीग्रस्तांना मदत करणारी संस्था ‘व्हाईट हेल्मेट्स’च्या सदस्यांच्या सांगण्यानुसार मोठ्या प्रमाणात हानी आणि मृत्यू झालेल्या सिरीयाच्या वायव्य भागात, भूकंप झाल्यानंतरच्या पहिल्या १०० तासांत कोणतीही मदत पोहोचली नव्हती.
Indie Journal

चिलेच्या वणव्यांमध्ये २६ जणांचा मृत्यू; ३००० चौरस किमी जंगल नष्ट
Americas
मध्य आणि दक्षिण चिले इथं गेल्या चार दिवसांपासून सुरु असलेल्या वणव्यानं आतापर्यंत २६ जणांचा बळी घेतला आहे, तर किमान एक हजार नागरिक या वणव्यामुळं जखमी झाले आहेत.
Indie Journal

COEP Tech prepares for 'ZEST'23, 21st annual sports event
Quick Reads
COEP Tech is preparing for its 21st annual sports event -'ZEST'23 - Unleash The Infinity' - which is scheduled to be held from February 11 to 13, 2023. The registration deadline for the fest has now been extended.
इंडी जर्नल

गोवंडीमध्ये क्रांतिकारी पक्ष व समाजवादी कार्यकर्त्यांमध्ये संघर्ष
India
गोवंडीमधील नगरसेविका शायरा खान यांची भेट घेण्यासाठी त्यांच्या कार्यालयाजवळ गेले असता क्रांतिकारी कामगार पक्षाच्या कार्यकर्त्यांना मारहाणीचा सामना करावा लागला. स्थानिक आमदार आणि नगरसेवकांच्या समाजवादी पक्षाकडून ही मारहाण झाली असल्याचा आरोप क्रांतिकारी कामगार पक्षाच्या कार्यकर्त्यांनी केला आहे.
राकेश नेवसे/इंडी जर्नल

युरिया तुटवड्यानं हैराण शेतकऱ्यांना अर्थसंकल्पातही दिलासा नाही
India
भारत सरकारनं नुकताच नवीन आर्थिक वर्षाचा अर्थसंकल्प सादर केला असून या अर्थसंकल्पातून शेतकऱ्यांच्या हाती काहीशी निराशा पडली आहे. त्यामागील एक कारण म्हणजे युरिया सबसिडीची तरतूद. गेली काही वर्षं शेतकऱ्यांना बाजारात युरिया मिळत नसताना ही तरतुदीतील घट बाजारात युरियाची उपलब्धता अजून कमी करू शकते, अशी शक्यता तज्ञांनी वर्तवली आहे.
इंडी जर्नल

भारतीय वायूसैन्यासमोर संख्येचं आव्हान
India
जगातील कोणतीही वायु सेना अपघातमुक्त नाही. मात्र भारतीय वायु सेनेत अपघातांचं प्रमाण बरंच जास्त आहे. या अपघातांमुळं अनेक शूर वैमानिकांना त्यांचा जीव तर गमवावा लागतो, पण बऱ्याचदा त्यात विमानांची हानीही होते आणि अनेक विमानं पुन्हा वापरण्याजोगी राहत नाहीत.
Indie Radio

News Dabba for 3 February 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Supreme Court notice to the Centre over appeals against blocking BBC series, Israel’s finance minister confiscating Palestinian money, to Amul milk price hike.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 2 February 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from uproar in the Parliament Budget session over the Hindernberg report, the US black history syllabus changed, to Siddique Kappan walking out of UP jail after 28 months.
इंडी जर्नल

एमपीएससी नवी परीक्षा पद्धती २०२५ पासून लागू करण्याचा राज्य सरकारचा निर्णय
India
महाराष्ट्राच्या लोकसेवा आयोगानं राज्यसेवेची परीक्षा पद्धती बदलण्याच्या निर्णयाविरोधात पुण्यात मंगळवारी विद्यार्थ्यांनी पुन्हा आंदोलन केल्यानंतर अखेर हा बदल २०२५ पासून लागू करण्याचा निर्णय राज्य सरकारनं घेतला. पहिल्या काँग्रेस-आयोजित आंदोलनांनंतर प्रश्न न सुटल्यानं विद्यार्थ्यांनी केलेल्या या दुसऱ्या 'अराजकीय' आंदोलनाच्या वेळी सरकारची बाजू मांडण्यासाठी भाजपचे विधानपरिषदेतील आमदार गोपीचंद पडळकर आणि भाजपचे औसा मतदारसंघाचे आमदार अभिमन्यू पवार उपस्थित होते.
इंडी जर्नल

हिंडेनबर्ग नावामागचा स्फोटक इतिहास
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काही दिवसांपूर्वीच हिंडेनबर्ग रिसर्च नावाच्या गुंतवणूक क्षेत्रात संशोधन कंपनींनं प्रसिद्ध केलेल्या अहवालात अदानी समूह अनेक दशकांपासून शेअर्स मार्केट आणि अकाउंटिंग रीपोर्टसची फेरफार करत असल्याचा दावा केल्यापासून भारतात या संस्थेचं नाव चर्चेत आहे. मात्र ज्या घटनेवरून हे नाव या संस्थेनं घेतलं आहे, ती घटनादेखील यानिमित्तानं चर्चेत आली आहे. काय आहे या नावामागचा इतिहास?
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 28 January 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates from Sukhoi, Mirage Fighter Jets Crash Near Gwalior, Israel arresting 42 after the deadly synagogue shooting, to US police releasing video that shows Memphis cops kicking, beating Tyre Nichols.
Indie Journal

मुस्लिम ज्ञानविश्वावरील 'ब्राह्मणी दहशत' आणि पुरोगामीत्वाचे भवितव्य
Opinion
साप्ताहीक विवेकच्या १६-२२ जानेवारीच्या अंकात डॉ. प्रमोद पाठक यांचा ‘सांस्कृतिक दहशतवाद आणि त्याची पाळेमुळे’ हा नाशिकात होणाऱ्या मुस्लिम मराठी साहित्य संमेलनावर चर्चा करणारा लेख प्रकाशित झाला आहे.
इंडी जर्नल

महाराष्ट्रात जुनी पेन्शन योजना परत लागू होणार?
India
महाराष्ट्रात विधानपरिषदेच्या निवडणुकांमध्ये सुरू असलेल्या प्रचारामुळं महाराष्ट्रात जुन्या पेन्शन म्हणजेच निवृत्तीवेतन योजनेबद्दल चर्चा पुन्हा जोम धरू लागली आहे. विधानपरिषदेतील पदवीधर आणि शिक्षक मतदार संघातील विरोधी पक्षातील बहुतेक उमेदवारांनी निवडून आल्यावर शिक्षक आणि सरकारी कर्मचाऱ्यांची जुनी निवृत्तीवेतन योजना सुरू करण्याचं आश्वासन दिलं आहे. २००३ मध्ये तत्कालीन वाजपेयी सरकारनं सरकारच्या तिजोरीवर वाढत्या बोजाचा हवाला देत जुनी निवृत्तीवेतन योजना बंद केली.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 24 January 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from another mass shooting in the US state of California, Rahul Gandhi disagreeing with Digvijaya Singh's surgical strikes remark, to record freezing weather in Northeast Asia.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 23 January 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Thackeray, Ambedkar announcing alliance ahead of Mumbai civic polls, Pakistan cities suffering power cuts, to Poland asking Germany for go-ahead to send tanks to Ukraine.
Indie Journal

Story So Far: #MeToo moment of India's wrestling world
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India's wrestlers, who were protesting in Delhi since Wednesday against the alleged sexual harassment of wrestlers by the Wrestling federation India’s (WFI's) chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh and several coaches, called off their protest late on Friday night. The decision came following assurances from the Sports Ministry that their grievances would be addressed.
शुभम सकट/इंडी जर्नल

महाराष्ट्र लोकसेवा आयोगाला घाई कशाची? विद्यार्थ्यांचा प्रश्न
India
महाराष्ट्र लोकसेवा आयोगानं राज्यसेवेच्या येत्या परीक्षेपासून परीक्षा पद्धती बदलून वस्तुनिष्ठ परीक्षा पद्धतीऐवजी वर्णनात्मक परीक्षा पद्धती अवलंबण्याच्या निर्णयानंतर १३ जानेवारी रोजी पुण्यातील लोकमान्य टिळक चौकात स्पर्धा परीक्षेच्या उमेदवारांकडून निर्णयाची अंमलबजावणी २०२५ मध्ये व्हावी, या मागणीसाठी निदर्शनं करण्यात आलं. पण महाराष्ट्र लोकसेवा आयोग विद्यार्थ्यांची बाजू ऐकून न घेता हा निर्णय लागू करण्याची घाई करत आहे का?
Indie Journal

The dangerous assault on democracy in Brazil
Opinion
The incident was reminiscent of the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol on Capitol Hill two years ago. After America, we can take this incident in Brazil as a way to weaken democracy. How political powers are now challenging the world's anti-authoritarian mandate by embracing pluralist principles.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 13 January 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from SC examining if girls aged 15 can be married based on Personal Law, the death of the Black Lives Matter founder's cousin after police arrest, to Uttarakhand probing NTPC's in Joshimath sinking.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 12 January 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from over 18,000 toys seized over BIS quality mark, Twitter's work-from-home order to Singapore HQ staff, to Kejriwal asked to pay Rs 163 crore ‘mis-spent’ on ads within 10 days.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 11 January 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Bombay HC permitting Johnson & Johnson to sell baby powder, Peru President Boluarte faces genocide inquiry, to ambulance workers striking again in the UK.
Indie Journal

COEP Zest Cyclothon: Pedalling for a sustainable tomorrow
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Leaving behind luxury cars and opting for cycling seems to be a popular fitness mantra in the post-Covid world. The rising sun of the 31st December, 2022 witnessed the COEP Technological University’s Zest’23 CYCLOTHON.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 5 January 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
Quick Reads
Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Amazon planning to cut over 18,000 jobs, SC staying HC directions on removal of encroachments in Haldwani, to 11 Covid variants found in 124 international passengers in 11 days.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 4 January 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Karnataka HC quashing gender discriminatory defence welfare norm, US House in chaos after no speaker elected, to Russia blaming its soldiers' mobile phone use for the deadly missile strike.
Indie Journal

प्रिय बाबा... । एका वीज कर्मचाऱ्याच्या मुलाचं आपल्या वडिलांना पत्र
Opinion
खाजगीकरणाविरुद्ध सध्या संपूर्ण राज्यात सुरू असलेल्या वीजकर्मचाऱ्यांचा संपाचं निमित्त मानून एका वीज कर्मचाऱ्याच्या मुलाचं आपल्या वडिलांना पत्र...
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 3 January 2023: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the Supreme Court ruling on State responsibility in hurtful statements of Ministers, Beijing critisising on Covid entry restrictions on Chinese travellers, to Ukrainian rocket strike killing 63 Russians.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 30 December 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Marion Biotech being investigated after the deaths of Uzbek children, the death of Brazilian football legend Pele, to the US winter storm death toll rising to 61.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 16 December 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Minister Smriti Irani calling global hunger index indicators flawed, the Wire's report on cancellation of pre-Matric scholarship, to 18 Months in prison for Peru's former president.
Indie Journal

Reservation is a weapon of social justice, not poverty alleviation
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When the discussion of casteism, communal violence and caste discrimination starts in our country, it reaches reservation and finally, the historical oppression of such a large deprived section of the people disappears from the discussion. An attempt is made to prove that all are equal by giving examples of some Dalits occupying high positions. A big discussion is being deliberately spread in society that the basis of the reservation should be financial so that all the needy can get its benefit.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 13 December 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from government statement on the India-China clash in Arunachal, Justice Bela M Trivedi recusing from hearing Bilkis Bano’s plea, to the European Commission dispatching generators to Ukraine.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 6 December 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
Quick Reads
Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Indonesia banning sex outside of marriage, Kerala govt. agreeing to debate Vizhinjam port agitation, to Maharashtra ministers' Karnataka visit getting postponed.
Indie Journal

प्रतिवाद: ‘भारत जोडो, सावरकर आणि पुरोगामीत्वाची कोंडी’ हा लेख वस्तुस्थितीस धरून नाही
Opinion
इनायत परदेशी यांचा ‘भारत जोडो, सावरकर आणि पुरोगामीत्वाची कोंडी’ या इंडी जर्नलवर दिनांक २ डिसेंबर २०२२ रोजी प्रसिद्ध झालेल्या लेखाच्या सुरुवातीलाच त्यांनी केलेले विश्लेषण वस्तुस्थितीस धरुन नाही, हे लक्षात आले. यास्तव या लेखाचा प्रतिवाद करत आहे.
Indie Journal

भारत जोडो, सावरकर आणि पुरोगामीत्वाची कोंडी
Opinion
भारत जोडो यात्रेची चर्चा जनसंघटन आणि त्याचे मतपेढीत परिवर्तन यापेक्षा अधिक राहुल गांधींचे व्यक्तिमत्व आणि स्त्रियांचा त्यांच्यासोबतचा मित्रवत व्यवहार यासंदर्भातच होतांना दिसते आहे. काही मुलभूत प्रश्न अजूनही अनुत्तरीत आहेत. भारत जोडो यात्रेची फलश्रुती मतदानात दिसेल काय? राहुल गांधींचे सावरकरांविषयक वक्तव्य राजकीयदृष्ट्या नुकसानकारक आहे की त्यातून नव्या राजकीय समीकरणांची नांदी शक्य आहे?
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 1 December 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
Quick Reads
Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from China signaling ease in Covid policy, Gujarat going to polls for assembly elections in the first phase, to the launch of facial recognition-based entry at three Indian airports.
Indie Journal

उत्पादन क्षेत्राच्या पडझडीमुळं जीडीपीची वाढ ६.३ टक्क्यांवर
India
राष्ट्रीय सांख्यिकी कार्यालयानं जाहीर केलेल्या आकडेवारीनुसार भारतातील उत्पादन क्षेत्र आकुंचन पावल्यामुळं देशाचं सकल घरेलू उत्पन्नाची अर्थात ग्रॉस डोमेस्टिक प्रॉडक्टकॅची (जीडीपी) वाढ जुलै ते सप्टेंबरच्या तिमाहीत ६.३ टक्क्यांवर घसरली आहे.
Biju Boro/AFP/Indie Journal

The extreme personality cult in Indian democracy
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Recently, during the election campaign in Himachal Pradesh, PM Narendra Modi said voters should think about 'him' instead of the 'local candidate'. The Prime Minister has played the role of the party's star campaigner for the past few decades and without him, it is becoming difficult to hold elections for the ruling party.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 24 November 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from SC questioning the appointment of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner, Iran Football Team's silent protest at WC, to a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Afghanistan.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 11 November 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Beijing easing some COVID curbs despite rising cases, SC ordering the release of all six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, to Aaditya Thackeray joining Rahul Gandhi in Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Rohit Pradhan

दीर्घकालीन आजाराने ग्रस्त रुग्णांचा उपचारासाठीचा न संपणारा प्रवास
India
चिकित्सक सामाजिक शास्त्रे असे प्रतिपादन करतात की, उपचार घेणे ही एक सामाजिक प्रक्रिया आहे. आजाराचे समाजशास्त्र असे सांगते की कोणता आजार उपचार घेण्याला पात्र आहे, कोणता आजार दुर्लक्षित केला जाऊ शकतो हे अनेक आर्थिक, सामाजिक घटकांवर अवलंबून असते.
Indie Journal

TISS Elections: Fathima Sulthana of PSF on post-pandemic challenges
India
Fathima Sulthana of Progressive Students’ Forum, who is contesting TISS students' elections, speaks to Indie Journal about the various changes witnessed on campuses and the challenges faced by the students during and after the Covid pandemic.
Rohit Pradhan

India's ranking in global hunger index needs 'serious' attention
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Our country, which aspires to be a global leader, is currently suffering from hunger in such a way that even in the 2022 Global Hunger Index, it ranks worse than neighboring countries Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. The 2022 index ranked India at 107.
शुभम पाटील

अ‍ॅनी अर्नो: शिक्षिका, स्त्रीवादी लेखिका ते साहित्यातील नोबेल पारितोषिक विजेती
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२०२२ या वर्षाचे साहित्यातील नोबेल पारितोषिक अर्नो यांना प्रदान करण्यात आले आहे. त्यांचा हा सन्मान म्हणजे जीवनातील अनुभव शब्दात मांडून आणि त्यांच्या हृदयाचा आवाज बनून पिढ्यांना प्रेरणा देणाऱ्या महिलांचा सन्मान आहे.
Indie Journal

The unwalkable footpaths
India
The traffic congestion in Pune is not just a trouble for drivers, but pedestrians too are enraged due to it. Vehicles, especially two-wheelers, being driven over the footpaths in the city during peak traffic hours as the roads are jammed, are proving to be a headache for pedestrians. Moreover, parked vehicles, broken pavements and hawkers, are leaving almost little to no space to walk over footpaths, compelling people to walk on the roads amid traffic.
Shubham Patil

SPPU students pause protest, wait for university to rectify
India
Students of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) who had started protesting indefinitely against the fee hike and allotment of hostel rooms to the students of Postgraduate and PhD courses have currently paused their protest. As a meeting was conducted on Thursday regarding their demands, the students are waiting for the University to take action within the officially assured time.
Shubham Patil

कोव्हीडनं शिकवलं हात धुण्याचं महत्त्व
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दोन वर्षांपूर्वी कोरोनानं जगभर हाहाकार माजविला होता. कोरोनाच्या काळात प्रामुख्यानं गरम पाण्यानं हात धुणं असा उपाय तज्ञ डॉक्टरांच्या मार्फत सुचवण्यात आला कारण सॅनिटायझर, हँडवॉश याच्या वापराला एक सहजसोपा पर्याय म्हणून कोरोना काळात याची अंमलबजावणीही काटेकोरप्रमाणे होताना दिसली. अलिकडच्या काही महिन्यांत कोरोना व्हायरसचा संसर्ग कमी झाल्याने लोकांमधील 'हात धुणं' या गोष्टीची सवय कमी झाल्याचं दिसुन येत आहे. मात्र हात धुण्याचं महत्त्व हे कोव्हीडच्याही पलीकडे आहे, असं वैद्यकीय क्षेत्रातील तज्ञ सांगतात.
Ketki Shukla

SPPU students protest while the administration rests
India
Students of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) have been protesting against the fees hike of various courses offered at the University within three months from the last one on Tuesday at 11 am in front of the Main Building. The students demand an explanation from the administration although Sanjeev Sonawane, Pro-Vice Chancellor of SPPU calls these demands unjustifiable.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 11 October 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from DY Chandrachud being recommended as the next CJI, Russia vowing to respond to Western involvement in Ukraine, to Roger Binny likely to replace Sourav Ganguly.
Shubham Patil

How is TV news impacting your mental health?
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Journalism has and shall always mean providing authentic information to society but lately, electronic media that is TV news channels have redefined the way it is provided. TRPs, commercialisation and controversial remarks that catch the eye of viewers and listeners have started creating a psychological impact on society, especially in the post-Covid world.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 10 October 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's demise, Iranian security forces arresting children in school, to Russia bombing Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.
Shubham Patil

Story So Far: Elon Musk's Twitter takeover bid
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has declared that he has decided to move forward with the acquisition of buying the microblogging platform Twitter for $44 billion as of October 4, just prior to the Twitter lawsuit trial set to begin on October 17 in the Delaware Court of Chancery. What has happened since the richest man in the world declared his intention to take over Twitter, find out the story so far.
Indie Journal

पुण्यात 'उत्तररामचरित' आणि 'मार्क्स इन सोहो' पाहण्याची संधी
India
शनिवार दि‌.८ व रविवार दि.९ ऑक्टोबर २०२२ रोजी कोल्हापूरच्या प्रत्यय नाट्यसंस्थेकडून निर्मित दोन वेगळ्या धाटणीची नाटकं पाहण्याची संधी पुण्यातील नागरिकांना लाभणार आहे. नाटकघर आणि महाराष्ट्र कल्चरल सेंटर, पुणे यांनी या प्रयोगांचं आयोजन केलं आहे.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 7 October 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Indie Journal brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize to Mohammad Akhalaq's family's fight for justice.
Indie Journal

News Dabba for 6 October 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Indie Journal brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the service sector's six-month low growth, acute food insecurity in Yemen, to Sydney bracing for the wettest year in 164 years.
Indie Journal

Shinde emphasises on 'traitor' label in defensive speech
India
Maharashtra Chief Minister and leader of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs Eknath Shinde counter-attacked Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray against his remark of treachery, as he delivered an address at Dasara Melava held at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) ground. Thackeray betrayed people and Balasaheb’s ideals when he broke Shiv Sena’s alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2019, Shinde said.
Indie Journal

Uddhav Thackeray delivers aggressive attack at Shinde, BJP
India
Shiv Sena Chief and former chief minister of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on its treatment of women and women’s issues at the annual Dasara Melava at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Wednesday, referring to the cases of Bilkis Bano and Ankita Bhandari. Thackeray’s Dasara Melava at Shivaji Park and Maharashtra CM Eknath Sinde’s at BKC ground in Mumbai were held simultaneously, as both sides took jabs at each other’s stances.
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News Dabba 4 October 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Indie Journal brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. From updates on the Uttarakhan Avalanche, to the Ex Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh being granted bail.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 3 October 2022: Five stories for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the bomb threat onboard a China-bound Iranian passenger jet, Britain's PM dropping tax cut for the highest earners, to increasing dengue cases post monsoon.
Indie Journal

Fish markets call bandh as coastal villages protest Vadhavan port
India
Fisherfolk across villages along Maharashtra’s coastline observed a black flag protest on Sunday, October 2 against the upcoming mega port in Vadhavan in the Palghar district. Villagers from Zai in Palghar (near Gujarat border) to Tarapore in Mumbai responded to the call of protest by keeping fish markets in their villages closed and forming human chains, chanting slogans against the port. Rallies were also organised in several villages along the coastline.
Indie Journal

A boycott that a filmmaker practices!
Opinion
In recent times, India is experiencing a wave of boycotts against a section of the Indian film industry, the section that pre-dominantly makes films in the Hindi language. It is a well-known fact that films do get boycotted by the people, but does it have a flip side? Have these filmmakers also practiced their own boycotts?
Shubham Patil

Story So Far: Recognition of marital rape in India
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The Supreme Court on Thursday, for the first time, recognised marital rape for the purpose of unwanted pregnancy for abortion and held that rape under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act includes a husband's act of sexual assault or rape committed on his wife. The first petition to criminalise marital rape in India was filed at the Delhi High Court in 2015.
Shubham Patil

Excess September rainfall in Maharashtra this year as well
India
As per IMD, Maharashtra and other southern states of India have experienced large excess rainfall from the start of September. The excess rainfall, especially in cities like Bengaluru, Delhi and Pune, have been leading to incidents of water logging.
Prathmesh Patil

PMC starts crackdown on 'I love ...' signboards across city
India
In a citywide crackdown against the 'I love...' LED signboards that had come up in different parts of Pune a few months ago, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) took down nine such signboards on Thursday. The city officials carried out the action after repeated complaints by the citizens that these signs which were initially installed as selfie points and to enhance the appearance of the areas, look rather unattractive. Many also pointed out that it was a misuse of public funds.
Shubham Patil

Are vaccines affecting your heart? No, say experts
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While a widely spread discussion regarding COVID booster vaccine, even amid the medical fraternity, pointed towards cardiovascular side effects, cardiologists have debunked these as rumours, calling such possibilities very rare.
Indie Journal

Story So Far: Iran's anti-hijab protests
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Protests against the Hijab in Iran, which started over the death of a young woman arrested by the infamous morality police, have continued across the country for nine straight days. As of Friday night, at least 50 are known to have been killed in the protests. Read the story so far.
Shubham Patil/Bhumika Oak

Buses 'fly over' Nal Stop, Passengers wait below
India
It has been four months since two important bus stops on Karve Road - Nal Stop and SNDT - were decommissioned, and yet no alternate plan has been set in place for the commuters taking buses regularly from these stops. While people find the decommissioning "unreasonable", PMPML officials say that even they did not support the decision.
Shubham Patil

Story so far: Karnataka Hijab Row
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The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the pleas that were challenging the Karnataka High Court’s judgment which is banning the hijab as a part of the uniform in Educational Institutions. The hearing that lasted for two long weeks concluded on Thursday.
Shubham Patil

Indian Sign Language in search of inclusive gestures
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While the Indian Government said that it would begin standardisation of the Indian Sign Language (ISL) under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, activists say that the ISL needs to be made official for more inclusivity and accessibility in public spaces.
Indie Journal

And the Purushottam Karandak goes to...
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The decision of the jury members of Pune's prestigious Purushottam Karandak not to award any of the participants with the title has been met with discussions and disappointment on part of students and fraternity members. It was after two years of a break due to the pandemic that the students were taking the stage this year. However, the judges declared that no play in the final round was worth-enough to win the title trophy - Purushottam Karandak.
शुभम पाटील

ऐका: लव्ह जिहाद: ज्यांना प्रेम समजत नाही त्यांच्या डोक्यातली भाकडकथा
India
गेल्या अनेक दिवसांपासून महाराष्ट्रात ‘लव्ह जिहाद’ आणि अंतरधर्मिय विवाहांबद्दलच्या चर्चांना उधाण आलं आहे. हिंदू धर्मातील स्त्रियांना (आणि फक्त स्त्रियांनाच) इतर धर्मातले पुरुष एका सुनियोजित षडयंत्रातून ‘पळवून’ नेत आहेत, असं लव्ह जिहाद या संकल्पनेचं कथन आहे. प्रेमाला अशा द्वेषातून आणि संकुचित नजरेतून पाहायच्या परिस्थितीत याचा आढावा इंडी जर्नलनं एका ऑडिओ रिपोर्टमधून घेतला आहे.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 16 September: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from India at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, disease spreading in Pakistan in aftermath of floods, African Cheetah's reintroduction to India, to Amarinder Singh set to join the BJP.
पीटीआय

राज्यात लंपी स्किन रोगाविरुद्ध लसीकरण सुरु, पशुपालकांना सावधतेचा इशारा
India
राज्यात गायींचं लंपी स्किन रोगाविरुद्ध लसीकरण सुरु झालं असलं, तरी अचानक वाढलेल्या संक्रमणामुळं प्रशासनाकडे लसींची संख्या पुरेशी नाहीये. त्यामुळं सध्या पशुपालकांनी घाबरून न जाता योग्य वेळी गायींचे उपचार सुरु करावेत, असं आवाहन पशुसंवर्धन अधिकाऱ्यांनी केलं आहे.
Shubham Patil

Neither love nor jihad in Maha MP's controversial claim
India
Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana’s attempts to stoke fire with the so-called ‘Love Jihad’ allegations, when a 19-year-old woman from Amravati went missing on Tuesday, were proved to be unfounded after the woman was found at Satara railway station on Wednesday night.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 8 September: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from White House Strategist Steve Bannon being accused of new criminal charges under a federal fraud case, the launching of the digital currency in India, to 26 killed in Al-Qaeda’s attack in Yemen.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 7 September: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from White House Strategist Steve Bannon being accused of new criminal charges under a federal fraud case, the launching of the digital currency in India, to 26 killed in Al-Qaeda’s attack in Yemen.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 1 September: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
India
Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from IMF agreeing to extend funds to Sri Lanka, the former First Lady of Malaysia getting convicted, an increase in August GST revenue, impact of La Ninã conditions on India's monsoons, to Arvind Kejriwal winning trust vote.
Indie Journal

India vs Pakistan or Cricket vs Nationalism
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Indian cricket team won against arch-rivals Pakistan in the 2022 Asia cup. Cricket unites people in both countries, but it is also the patronage of hate that fuels the emotions of cricket fans across borders.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 31 August: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Tributes pouring in for the last Soviet leader, the arrest of suspended BJP leader Seema Patra, 33 Days of heatwaves in France this summer, Ganesha festival celebration at Hubballi Idgah ground, to Strongest Global Storm Of 2022 approaching Japan's southern islands.
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ईडा पीडा घेऊन जा गे मारबत!
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मारबत व बडग्या हा जगातला एकमेव असा मिरवणुक प्रकार फक्त नागपूरातच आहे. दरवर्षी पोळ्याच्या पाडव्याला नागपुरात मारबत आणि बडग्याचा उत्सव साजरा केला जातो. या निमित्ताने समाजातील वाईट चालीरीती आणि रोगराई दूर करण्याचे साकडे मारबतीला घालण्यात येते.
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News Dabba 26 August: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Indie Journal brings you daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here’s a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Ghulam Nabi Azad quitting Congress, Russia burning off gas, to Tamil Nadu's Dravidian Model.
Prathmesh Patil

Equality is not established by just making symbols
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Even after 75 years of independence, Dalits are subjected to atrocities in the country. Nine-year-old Indra, a fifth-grader from Rajasthan, was born into a caste family in a marginalised Dalit community and was punished for this 'crime'. He succumbed to his injuries just two days before independence day, however, found no mention in the Prime Minister's speech. Over 1.3 lakh cases of atrocities against Dalits were reported in the country during the year 2018-2020.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 16 August: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the Chinese vessel suspected to be a spy vessel by India arriving at the Sri Lankan port, an ITBP bus meeting with an accident at the Pahalgam riverbed, to legal battles bracing out in Kenya after the presidential elect.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 12 August: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Nitish Kumar denying PM ambitions, Trump not opposing unsealing of warrant, Delhi Police recovering live cartridges, Palestine declaring “Day of Anger”, to New Zealand rescuing stranded dolphins.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 10 August: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Anushka Vani brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from talks about US inflation to Nagaland facing the issue of proxy teachers.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 9 August: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from live updates from the ongoing presidential elections in Kenya, the declining economic state of the European markets, assessing economic impact essential before distribution of freebies, 356 prisoners being released by Madhya Pradesh on Independence Day, to Home Ministry urging HCs to hold seminars on human trafficking.
इंडी जर्नल

मंडल आयोगाची ३० वर्षं आणि ओबीसींची दशा आणि दिशा
India
‘टाटा सामाजिक विज्ञान संस्थान, मुंबई’ येथे “ओबीसी आणि राजकीय आरक्षण” या विषयावर आयोजित चर्चासत्रात ओबीसी कार्यकर्ते, विविध संघटेनेचे पदाधिकारी व अभ्यासक यांनी उपस्थित केलेल्या समस्या, प्रश्न, मुद्दे व उपाय यावर आधारित हा लेखा जोखा
Indie Journal

News Dabba 8 August: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, the Maharashtra government set to expand its cabinet, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut being sent to Judicial custody, US Senate passing a bill on Climate, healthcare and tax, to China announcing fresh military attacks on Taiwan.
Indie Journal

Gustavo Petro: Rebel fighter to Colombia's first leftist president
Americas
Former Bogota Mayor and ex-rebel fighter Gustavo Petro was sworn in as Colombia’s President on Sunday, August 8, 2022. He was elected as the country's first leftist president in the Presidential election held on June 19 this year, beating conservative parties. Petro's victory marks an ongoing shift of South American Politics to the left, underlining leftist leaders securing victories in Peru last July and in Chile and Honduras this year.
Shubham Patil

Domestic violence law perfect on paper, falters in action
India
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDV), 2005 is picture-perfect on paper but has discrepancies in implementation. The National Family Health Survey states that 86 percent of the women victims of domestic violence never seek help, which means only 14 percent do. Among them, only 7 percent reach out to the relevant authorities under the DV Act.
Indie Journal

Empowering yet exhausting: Organic dilemma of women farmers
India
Women farmers confront myriad challenges while undertaking organic farming. While natural farming is proved beneficial, behind the curtain, it is yet unaddressed. The government agencies have projected women as the face of organic farming, but policies do not underline the hurdles that come in their way while claiming space in the male dominant markets.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 5 August: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi detained amid protests, China restarting drills as Pelosi vows Taiwan won't be isolated, sachetisation of economy in Nigeria, Kerala rain live updates, to crucial Niti Aayog meeting about who should levy professional tax.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 4 August: Five stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Anushka Vani brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from China attacking Taiwan with missile strikes, CJI Ramana naming Justice Lalit as his successor to Assam CM's statements about Assam becoming hotbed for Jihadi activities.

News Dabba 3 August: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Anushka Vani brings you daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the state of Kansas protecting abortion rights, Rishi Sunak sliding down to the second position, China preparing for an attack as Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, to Maharashtra's political debate on Sena vs Sena and Russian soft drink makers capturing 50 percent of the country's market.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 2 August: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Anushka Vani brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from US killing Top Al-Qaeda leader Al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Afghanistan to the Smriti Irani’s husband sharing GST with Goa Restaurant.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 1 August: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the first grain ship leaving the Ukrainian port, Bengal getting five new ministers while the state also gets seven new districts, Dollar shops helping US families cope with high prices, a UK court passing a worldwide freezing order against Indian merchant, to California witnessing the largest wildfire.
All photos: Snehal Mutha

Meet women farmers: The missing link in our climate action plans
India
Climate change is inevitable. Its impact on women farmers and farm labourers is more drastic than ever. The government policies on mitigation and adaptation efforts should systematically address gender-specific consequences of climate change in the areas. Women farmers deserve space in the government mitigation policies.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 29 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Karnataka aspiring to adopt UP's encounter model, first grain ship waiting to leave Ukraine port, Philippine earthquake update, word wars in the Parliament, to India topping list of countries blocking tweets by journalists.
indie journal

News Dabba 28 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Anushka Vani brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from prepaid health cards for the middle segment Russia's capture of Ukraine’s second biggest power plant.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 27 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Singapore extending Rajapaksa’s visit pass, SC order that money laundering arrests are not arbitrary, live updates from Parliament’s monsoon session, the need for India and Pakistan to revisit the Karachi Ceasefire Agreement, to the custodial deaths in India since 2020.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 26 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the gas deal crashing between Russia-Europe, a plea on the conjugal rights of convicts, religious intolerance in Lucknow, Uddhav Thackery calling the rebel party ‘rotten leaves’, to highway projects to be exempted from environmental clearances.
इंडी जर्नल

क्युबामध्ये कोव्हीड लसीकरणानंतर एकही लहानग्याच्या मृत्यू नाही
Americas
क्युबन सरकारनं केलेल्या दाव्यानुसार कोव्हीड महामारीला आटोक्यात आणण्यासाठी सरकारनं लसीकरण सुरु केल्यानंतर आजपर्यंत एकही लहानग्याच्या कोव्हीडमुळं मृत्यू झालेला नाही. क्युबानं स्वतः निर्माण केलेल्या सोबेराना लसीचं हे यश असल्याचं सरकारनं म्हटलं आहे.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 25 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Droupadi Murmu’s swearing-in ceremony, the execution of four democracy activities in Myanmar, Scroll's analysis of India’s rising population, the Chinese space station nearing completion, to Delhi government's alleged termination of Anganwadi workers who went on strike.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 22 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from forces raiding anti-government protest camp in Sri Lanka, Cross-Voting in Droupadi Murmu's victory, the Remain-In-Mexico policy, India's third Monkeypox case, to Nasa Mars rover's discovery of mystery object.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 21 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Droupadi Murmu leading the first round of Presidential elections, SC waiting on Varanasi court's decision on the Gyanvapi case, Russia resuming natural gas supply to Europe, Italian PM's resignation, to Rishi Sunak and Liz leading the battle to become UK’s next PM.
शुभम पाटील

व्हिडिओ: हिमांशु कुमार आणि रुपेश कुमार सिंग यांचा गुन्हा काय? मेड सिंपल । इंडी जर्नल
India
गेल्या आठवड्याभरात देशात आदिवासींसोबत काम करणाऱ्या दोन व्यक्तींविरोधात सरकारी यंत्रणा आणि न्यायव्यवस्थेकडून कारवाई झाली. १७ जुलै रोजी मुक्त पत्रकार रुपेश कुमार सिंग यांना झारखंड पोलिसांनी अटक केली तर दुसरीकडं दंतेवाडामधील आदिवासींबरोबर काम करणाऱ्या हिमांशू कुमार यांची आदिवासींच्या हत्येची चौकशीची याचिका फेटाळली आणि उलट ५ लाख रुपयांचा दंडदेखील ठोठावला! जाणून घेऊया या दोन्ही घटनांबाबत, इंडी जर्नल 'मेड सिंपल'मध्ये.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 20 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Syria breaking diplomatic ties with Ukraine, the US House passing the same-sex marriage protection in response to Roe ruling, Ranil Wickremesinghe elected as the new president in Sri Lanka, another Go First flight malfunction, to granting of to Alt news co-founder in all six FIRs.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 19 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from extreme heatwave searing parts of Europe, Rishi Sunak to top the new UK PM vote, rupee hitting an all-time low of 80, Pune recording the coolest July since 2012, to the letter of 12 Sena MPs to Lok Sabha speaker.
Prathmesh Patil

PMPML buses break traffic signals, others follow
India
Commuters breaking traffic rules is a common sight in Pune. However, what's even a bigger problem is the public transport buses paying no heed to the red signal across the city.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 18 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Presidential poll live updates, a shooting in a mall in Indiana, US, a State of Emergency declared in Sri Lanka, revisions in GST for food and commodities, to UK witnessing the hottest day amid heatwave.
सर्व फोटो: अमित कुबडे

कोकणातील भातशेतीला गरज नव्या तंत्रज्ञानाची
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कोकणात पारंपरिक भात शेती म्हणजे कौल तोडणी, दाढ तनवणी, माती लावणे, भाजवळ मग पेरणी-भात लावणी, अशी किचकट पद्धती शेतीची. 'कोकणात भाजवळी शिवाय काही उगवत नाही' ही अंधश्रद्धा जोपासून शेती अजून होते. पारंपरिक किचकट शेती पद्धतीतून कोकणातील शेतकऱ्यांना बाहेर काढलं तरचं, इथे पुन्हा नवीन वर्ग शेतीकडे वळेल. भात शेतीसाठी सहज-सोप्प्या, शाश्वत मार्गाची गरज आहे.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 15 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from US House waiving sanctions on India over Russsia deal, Delhi Court giving bail to Mohammad Zubair, UN insisting it is tackling sexism 'head on', demostrations in Palestine over Biden's visit, to NEP position paper in Karnataka batting for gender sensitivity.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 14 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Sri Lankan President on plane to Singapore, Petrol, Diesel prices reduced in Maharashtra, protests in Haiti due to fuel shortages, ashes of 8,000 victims found in Poland near former Nazi concentration camp, to outrage over the arrest of a college student in Assam.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 13 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Anushka Vani brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Twitter suing Elon Musk to South Korea's unprecedented half-point interest rate hike.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 12 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from foot and mouth disease outbreak in Indonesia, Gujrat ATS seizing consignment of drugs at Mundra port, SAS reports revealing suspicious deaths in Afghanistan, a continuation of Indian Express Uber Files investigative report, to Pernod Ricard putting new Indian investments on hold.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 11 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, Uber HQ panic after rape in Delhi by an Uber driver, Japan's Unification Church on the mother of Abe's assassin being a member, SC sentencing Mallya to four years imprisonment for contempt, the fall of the Bharti Airtel stock as Adani enters 5G spectrum auction, to Goa Congress seeking disqualification of senior MLAs over defection talks.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 08 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, former Japanese PM's assassination, Uddhav Thackeray's first public address after the takeover by Eknath Shinde, 21-year death sentence to George Floyd's killer, CBI raids on Sanjay Pandey, Chitra Ramkrishna, to WHO numbers on the typical profile of Monkeypox cases.
इंडी जर्नल

रस्त्याविना बस नाही, बसविना शिक्षण नाही; गोदाकाठच्या सामान्यांची व्यथा
India
स्वातंत्र्याच्या ७५ वर्षांनंतरही परभणी जिल्ह्यातील गोदाकाठच्या लासिना, उक्कडगाव, वाडी पिंपळगाव, थडी पिंपळगाव, गंगापिंप्री, गोळेगाव, लोहिग्राम या गावांमधील नागरिकांचा फक्त रस्त्यासाठीचा संघर्ष सुरु आहे. तालुक्याच्या ठिकाणी प्रवास करण्यासाठी रस्ता आणि त्यामुळं सार्वजनिक वाहतूक नसल्यानं इथल्या सामान्य तरुण-तरुणींसाठी उच्च शिक्षण घेणं कठीण झालं आहे.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 07 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Boris Johnson being speculated to stand down as British PM, Mohammed Zubair's bail plea to the Supreme Court, Sri Lankan President seeking help from Russia's Putin to buy fuel, tax department's raid at Dolo-650 manufacturing premises, to the heavy rains in Mumbai disrupting normal life.
Shubham Patil/Anushka Vani

Amid ban on plastic, demand remains elastic
India
The ban on single use plastic (SUP) imposed by the Central Government has started affecting the livelihoods of small vendors such as fruits and vegetable sellers. The shopkeepers and vendors at Mahatma Phule Mandai say that they were not given prior notice in advance or enough time to transition to the ban. Officials at the PMC however say that such notices were not issued because this is a continuation of the already existing ban on SUP in the state.
इंडी जर्नल/आयएमडी

जुलैच्या पहिल्या आठवड्यात महाराष्ट्रात पावसाची जोरदार वर्णी
India
जून महिन्यात दडी मारलेल्या पावसानं जुलै महिन्याच्या सुरवातीपासूनच राज्यात जोरदार वर्णी लावल्यामुळं जवळपास सर्वच जिल्ह्यांमध्ये जुलैच्या पहिल्या आठवड्यात सरासरीएवढा किंवा जास्त पाऊस पडला. भारतीय हवामान विभागानुसार (आयएमडी) अहमदनगर, औरंगाबाद, हिंगोली आणि नंदुरबार, या चार जिल्ह्यांमध्ये मात्र अजूनही पावसाची तूट दिसतेय.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 06 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here is a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from three SpiceJet plane malfunctions on Tuesday, UK PM's fate hanging by thread after cabinet meltdown, Australia floods forcing evacuations, arrest of the Highland mass shooting accused, to an analysis of allegations against the reshuffle of the national executive of the Indian Youth Congress.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 05 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Twitter's conflict with the Indian Government, mass shooting at Highland park in US, Elgar Parishad accused activists protesting in remembrance of Father Stand Swamy, Gapjil workplace harassment returning in South Korea, to 20 percent of the first batch Agniveers to be women.
इंडी जर्नल

३ महिन्यांत पोषण ट्रॅकर मराठीत उपलब्ध करा - कोर्टाचा केंद्राला आदेश
India
मुंबई उच्च न्यायालयानं मंगळवारी अंगणवाडी सेविकांना दिल्या गेलेल्या पोषण ट्रॅकर ॲपच्या भाषेसंदर्भात झालेल्या सुनावणीत पुन्हा एकदा अंगणवाडी कर्मचाऱ्यांची बाजू घेतली आहे. केंद्र सरकारला आतापर्यंत फक्त इंग्रजी भाषेत माहिती भरण्याची सोय असलेल्या या ॲपमध्ये आता पुढच्या तीन महिन्यांत मराठी व इतर प्रांतीय भाषा उपलब्ध करून द्याव्या लागणार आहेत.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 04 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Sri Lanka coming to a halt as it faces scarcity of fuel and cash, global markets panicking over India possibly restricting rice export, Copenhagen mall shooting suspect's appearance before a judge for questioning, Eknath Shinde’s government winning the floor test by 164 in a house of 288, to California becoming the first state to provide free health care to low-income immigrants.
इंडी जर्नल

नाटक परिचय: आईन्स्टाईन वर काही टिपणे
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शास्त्रज्ञ म्हणून आईन्स्टाईनने एवढी उंची गाठली होती, की मागे वळून पाहता तीनशे वर्षांपूर्वीचा आयझॅक न्यूटन कुणीही मध्ये न येता सरळ त्याला दिसला असता. अशा मनुष्याचे जीवन खरे तर जर त्याने प्रूस्टप्रमाणे आपल्या या अभ्यासिकेच्या सर्जनात्मक एकांतात काढले असते.
Shubham Patil

India's ban on single use plastic - A step ahead or a gimmick?
India
Central Government has announced the implementation of phase two of the Plastic Waste Management Amendment (PWMA), 2021 as part of its Azadi ka Mahotsava (celebration of 75 years of independence). This amendment implies the ban of the Single Use Plastic (SUP) products, in other words, the use-and-throw plastic items. The implementation began on Friday, July 1
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 01 July: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from a telephonic conversation between Modi and Putin, Maharashtra political turmoil, Monkeypox outbreak in African countries, Bombay HC's order in Hany Babu's bail plea case, to Japan's east scorched and people asked to save power.
Shubham Patil

ऐका: देशाच्या एकमेव शहरी जंगलाला वाचवण्याचा लढा, आरे!
India
मुंबईच्या आरे जंगलाचं वैशिष्ट्य हे, की ते भारतातील एकमेव शहरी जंगल आहे. शेकडो हेकटरवरती पसरलेल्या या जंगलात अनेक वन्य जीव आणि जैवव्यवस्था अस्तित्वात आहेत. २०१९ मध्ये या जंगलावर मोठं संकट ओढवलं होतं, ते म्हणजे इथं होऊ घातलेल्या मेट्रो कारशेडचं. तेच संकट आरेवर पुन्हा एकदा येऊ घातलंय. ऐका हे जंगल वाचवण्याची लढाई कशी लढली गेली, त्यातील सहभागी कार्यकर्त्यांसोबत.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 30 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Sanjay Raut saying that the Rebel party might go with BJP, Israel’s parliament dissoling to witness 4th election in 5 years, a kidnapped Congo woman's plight, a list of what gets costlier and cheaper after the revised GST rates, to a landslide striking the Territorial Army Camp in Manipur.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 29 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the demand for the NREGS scheme on an ascent, updates on the Udaipur killing, France's homeless population tripling this year, a truth about Trump painted by an ex-aide of the White House, to the Twitter account which led to Zubair’s arrest that does not exist anymore.
Shubham Patil

Being the Other in the Others
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Casteism, religious discrimination, gender discrimination and overall bigotry are present in the queer community as well. People living under the notion that an oppressed community like the queer community will accept every digression, every difference, with open arms are in for a rude shock. Multileveled discrimination, a reflection of the larger Indian society, is rampant in the Indian queer community as well.
Indie Journal

News Dabba 28 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Anushka Vani brings you the daily updates that the internet is talking about through various news websites. Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from India and four other countries pledging to protect free speech at G7, 46 migrants found dead in a truck in San Antonio to the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohmmad Zubair.
Shubham Patil

Lack of data & representation worsens transgender employment woes
India
Be it a job or business, nothing is a cakewalk for transgender community. Lack of government data and representation worsens their employment woes even further. Whether it is availing bank loans or government schemes or applying for government jobs, everything is difficult.
Shubham Patil

विधीमंडळाच्या कार्याबाबत न्यायालयाला चौकशी करता येत नाही - कायदेतज्ञ नितीश नवसागरे
India
सर्वोच्च न्यायालयानं आज एकनाथ शिंदे यांच्या फुटीर आमदारांच्या गटानं दाखल केलेल्या याचिकेच्या सुनावणीदरम्यान ११ जुलै पर्यंत विधानसभा उपसभापती नरहरी झिरवळ यांना कोणताही निर्णय घेण्यापासून मनाई केली असली तरी पुण्यातील विधीतज्ञ नितीश नवसागरे, यांच्या मते विधानसभेच्या कामकाजामध्ये कोर्ट अशाप्रकारे हस्तक्षेप करू शकत नाही.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 27 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Uddhav Thackeray government losing majority in the assembly, sugar mill in Satara facing action from ED, Japanese citizens warned to save power or face power cuts to Assam flood toll rising to 127.
Shubham Patil

Employed but not accepted - Being trans in a workplace
India
Transgender persons continue to face stigma and discrimination at workplaces after undergoing Sex Reassignment Surgery. SRS refers to procedures that help people transit to their self-identified gender, involving physical and hormonal changes in the body, becoming female if male and vice versa. First-hand accounts of transgender (TG) suggest these visible changes are unacceptable in workplaces.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 24 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the US Senate's gun control measures in three decades, the Maharashtra political crisis, Afghanistan authorities ending search for earthquake survivors, Dhoupadi Murmu filing nomination for presidential elections, to Dickon Mitchell set to become the new Prime Minister of Grenada.
All photographs by Anushka Vani and Oliviya Kunjumon

Photos: Warkaris on the move to meet their beloved Vitthal after 2 years
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It has been two years since Pune last welcomed Warkaris, the stoic devotees of Vitthal, who walk to Pandharpur from different parts of Maharashtra every year, before Ashadi Ekadashi. Lakhs of Warkaris reached Pune last evening after a long gap of two years, that they had to take due to the Covid pandemic. Here are a few glimpses of the day, as Warkaris, on their way to meet their deity, rest for a day in Pune, near Palkhi Vithoba Mandir in Bhavani Peth.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 23 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the Maharashtra political crisis, Germany getting closer to gas rationing, developed countries not providing new funds towards climate change crisis, Afghanistan earthquake follow-up, to Australian Minister's statement after interaction with PM Narendra Modi.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 22 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Uddhav Thackeray saying he is ready to quit, Trump supporters threatening election workers, Afghanistan earthquake taking 1,000 lives, UK inflation hitting 9.1 percent, to the US calling for a 3-month suspension on gas and diesel taxes.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 21 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from troubling emails revealing that US is alarmed over the China-Solomon pact, the MVA government on shaky grounds in Maharashtra, Indian pregnant women denied employment, study on farmers' death from 2000-2018, to Francia Marquez becoming Colombia’s first Black Vice President.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 20 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Gustavo Petro winning the Presidential elections in Colombia, nearly 530 trains cancelled amid the Agnipath protest, Emmanuel Macron losing in France, India’s power struggle with coal production, to Turkey being a new launchpad for Pakistan over the Kashmir propaganda.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 17 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from day 3 of Agnipath agitations, EU backing Ukraine's membership, Pune Police linked to a hacking campaign that fabricates evidence, heatwave in Europe to Assange's extradition.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 16 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from North Korea facing an outbreak of an unidentified infectious epidemic, Bihar protests against the Agnipath scheme, suspects admitting to shooting a British Journalist and an indigenous expert in the Amazon, extreme heat conditions killing Kansas cattle, to the cosmetic company Revlon filing for Bankruptcy protection.
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The Politics of Pride
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The month of June is celebrated and observed as the Pride month by the LGBTQ+ community in many countries. To commemorate this celebration of assertion, Indie Journal presents a series of articles on Pride and its implication in the Indian context. This year, Pune saw two prides, the 'traditional' and the 'alternate'. What brought forth this divide was the clashing ideologies of the organisers and a large number of participants.
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News Dabba 15 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from UAE suspending exports of the Indian wheat, the India-China clash in Galwan valley still unsolved, Tom Rice losing the republican seat, The effects of the Prophet controversy with the diaspora in the US grows, to UN chief to warn over dangers of climate change.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 14 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the unveiling of Agnipath, Hondurans fighting drought and poverty with cashew, Pune Metro to reduce train frequency on two lines as ridership falls, UK unemployment edging higher, to US Jesuit priests raising $100 million for the descendants of slaves.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 13 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the demolition of Afreen Fatima's house, the Yen falling lowest against the US dollar, Amazon plea rejected against Future Group company to pay penalty, Rahul Gandhi to appear before ED, to Chicago’s weekend shootings.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 10 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from protests in several Indian cities over Prophet remarks, Trump being accused of instigating Capitol Riot by investigating committee, Rajya Sabha elections, to Thailand after legalising cannabis.
Shubham Patil

Pune water reserved enough to last till July: Officials
India
While parts of the city have been facing water cuts for the past few days, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) authorities have stated that it was because of maintenance work at pumping stations, not a shortage. In fact, reservoirs supplying water to the city have enough water to last till July 15 or even August.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 9 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Delhi police booking leaders for spreading hate and hurting religious sentiments, to Maharashtra Court deciding on one day bail for jailed MLAs, US Houses discussing gun reforms, to US president Joe Biden's pledge of economic help to its poorer southern neighbours.
Indie Journal

देश अमृत महोत्सवात व्यस्त, मेळघाट पाणीटंचाईने त्रस्त
India
अमरावती जिल्ह्यातील मेळघाट हा मध्य भारताच्या दक्षिण सातपुडा पर्वत रागांमध्ये वसलेला प्रदेश आहे. सगळीकडे डोंगराळ हिरवेगार, जैवविविधतेने नटून थटून, आदिवासी बहुल समाज जीवन व आदिवासी संस्कृती असलेला, तो एक भाग आहे. विविधतेने नटलेल्या या प्रदेशातील तब्बल दोनशेहून अधिक गावे ही तीव्र पाणीटंचाईने ग्रस्त आहेत.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 8 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Mithila Raj announcing retirement from all forms of International Cricket, Left-leaning candidates Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez winning the first round of presidential elections in Colombia, the RBI warning there is no stopping inflations, to Kristi Noem winning the Republican elections in South Dakota.
Shubham Patil

Is having women toppers in UPSC enough?
India
For the past few years, 'women outshine men' has been the go-to headline in newspapers after the results of several major examinations are declared. While the increasing number of women gaining top accolades in the competitive examinations deserves all the appreciation that they get, what should not hide behind this are the challenges that women face while doing so.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 6 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from South Korea and the US responding to North Korea’s missile attack, acute food shortage in Northeast India, the spread of Monkeypox outside Africa, Gulf countries condemning remarks over Prophet by BJP spokesperson, to Kazakhs moving past the Nazarbayev era.
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चार वर्षांनंतर - भीमा कोरेगाव खटल्यात कैद कार्यकर्त्यांचं मनोगत
India
चार वर्षांपूर्वी, ६ जून २०१८ रोजी भीमा कोरेगाव-एल्गार परिषद खटल्यात पहिल्या अटका झाल्या. यात ज्या १६ जणांना अटका झाल्या, त्यापैकी कुणावरचेही खटले गेल्या चार वर्षांत उभे राहिलेले नाही. पहिल्या अटक सत्राला चार वर्षं झाल्यानिमित्त प्रा. शोमा सेन, ऍड. सुरेंद्र गडलिंग, रोना विल्सन, महेश राऊत आणि सुधीर ढवळे यांनी त्यांचं मनोगत व्यक्त केलंय.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 3 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates from the UK warning of Russia's tactical success in Donbas, gang-rape of a teen in Hyderabad, Kerala CM's stand on CAA implementation to Biden urging republicans for stricter gun control measures.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 1 June: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi being summoned by ED, making schools a safe space for LGBTQ students, UIDAI failing to communicate instructions to the public, the US backing Ukraine with advanced rockets, to the struggles of sex workers in India.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 31 May: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from Petrol pumps on a protest of ‘No Purchase Day’, Taiwan Air Force scrambling after 30 Chinese Jets enter its ADIZ, SC to plan an exclusive live-stream platform for courts, Israel-UAE signing Free Trade Agreement, to Japan to approving abortion pills.
Shubham Patil

History in the Age of Delusion
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People love the idea of ​​a Golden Age that existed Once upon a Time because it has a therapeutic value. This therapy is fine as long as it gives temporary relief from the current angst. However, the quest seems to be accompanied by a competition of victimhood suffered by 'Us' at the hands of 'the Big Bad Them'.

News Dabba 30 May: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the murder of Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Sidhu Moose Wala, the Nepal Plane Crash, China's talks with Pacific Island nations in Fiji, Mundka fire, to the Hepatitis A outbreak in the US.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 27 May: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from NCB dropping charges against Aryan Khan, SC Collegium recommending transfer of six HC judges, to further findings in Texas elementary school shooting.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 26 May: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the National and International news updates, from the hike in vegetable prices with tomatoes crossing Rs 100 per kg, Oklahoma Governor signing the abortion ban law, Delhi stadium to be emptied for IAS officer, to 93 pending charges against Azam Khan.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 25 May: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
India
Here's a glance through some of the national and international news updates, from the Texas Mass shooting that killed 19 children, the Shanghai Covid-19 death toll going down to zero, communal tension among school students, to the government being more careful about the crop inflation rate.
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Exclusive: भीमा कोरेगाव खटल्यात कैद सागर गोरखे यांचं आमरण उपोषण
India
कवी आणि सांस्कृतिक कार्यकर्ते सागर गोरखे यांनी तुरुंगात मिळणाऱ्या अपमानास्पद आणि मानवाधिकारांचं हनन करणाऱ्या वागणुकीविरोधात आमरण उपोषण सुरु केलं आहे. कारागृहात मिळणाऱ्या वागणुकीबद्दल गोरखे यांनी २० मे रोजी गृहमंत्री दिलीप वळसे-पाटील यांना पत्र लिहिलं आहे, ज्यात त्यांनी त्यांच्या मागण्या मांडल्या आहेत.
Shubham Patil

News Dabba 24 May: 5 stories across the web for a balanced news diet
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Here's a glance through some of the national and international news updates, the Qutb Minar plea, China’s response to US president Joe Biden, India joining the Indi-Pacific bloc against China, to the dangers of app-based delivery work.