Author: Lakshmi Sundari

The Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest body, met on October 16 at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi. The meeting’s main focus was internal elections, the present political crisis, particularly the Lakhimpur unrest and recent defections. On Saturday, 57 members, including three Chief Ministers, met in Delhi for the highest Congress body meet, the Congress Working Committee (CWC). The CWC endorsed a resolution accusing the Narendra Modi government of unleashing violence on farmers protesting, carrying out state-sponsored attacks on minority populations, and assaulting the country’s democratic institutions. It also stated that Congress is concerned about the country’s rapid…

According to the South Korean and Japanese officials, North Korea fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile into waters off the coast of Japan. For the first time in over two years, North Korea appears to have fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile, adding to a string of nuclear weapons tests by the Kim Jong Uns regime meant to dodge U.S. Interceptors. According to South Korea’s military, North Korea is accused of launching an SLBM into waters between the peninsula and Japan on Tuesday from the east coast location of Sinpo. It was unclear whether the short-range missile was fired from a…

Smile For All Society, established in Jaipur, is on a mission to return slum children to school. Patrons may assist children in poverty get a good education by purchasing Happiness Subscriptions, which start at Rs 500 per month. We are happy that smile subscriptions are educating over 1000 kids across India’s Slums. Even though urban India’s literacy rate of 87.7% is higher than rural India’s 73.5%, children from underprivileged families sometimes fall through the gaps of the Indian educational system. According to the 2011 Census of India (the most recent year for which data is available), slum families account for…

Sexual harassment has been considered a stressor with physical and mental health effects for those subjected to it. Sexual harassment and assault are mentally traumatic, but a recent study has discovered that they also have long-term physical health implications. According to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, women who had been harassed or assaulted were approximately twice as likely to have high blood pressure and insomnia. “When it comes to sexual harassment or sexual assault, our research demonstrates that lived experiences can have a substantial impact on women’s mental and physical health,” says Rebecca Thurston, a psychiatry professor at the…

On Wednesday, Dharma Productions unveiled the trailer for Meenakshi Sundareshwar, but not everyone is pleased with it. Bollywood has a knack for upholding age-old stereotypes rather than letting them down and do better. In that trend, ‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar,’ starring Sanya Malhotra and Abhimanyu Dassani, is the most recent film from Netflix to draw public ire. Netizens flocked to Twitter as soon as the trailer was published to express their disgust with the film’s stereotyping of Tamil culture and inclusion of references to Rajinikanth, among other things. ‘Meenakshi Sundareshwar,’ produced by Karan Johar and directed by Vivek Soni, is ostensibly about…

Microsoft’s social network LinkedIn is shutting down in China, claiming that abiding by the Chinese government has grown increasingly complex. Social media around the world do not function in China. None of the social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Messenger, operates in China, and LinkedIn is the only leading player not blocked in China. Nearly seven years after its introduction, Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) is shutting down LinkedIn in China, replacing it with a stripped-down version of the network that focuses just on jobs. Gross appeasement. When launched in China in 2014, LinkedIn agreed to comply with its rules to…

On Monday, Georgia Dunn, Dan Christian’s pregnant partner, was harassed on Instagram after the RCB player had a disastrous night with the ball against KKR in the Eliminator. Kolkata Knight Riders ruined Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli’s goal of winning his maiden IPL crown on Monday, defeating RCB by four wickets in a last-over drama to advance to Qualifier 2. Chasing a low-scoring total of 139, the match at the Sharjah Cricket Ground swung back and forth until the final over on Monday night. While the Men in Red did tighten their grip in the last overs, it was…

On National Coming Out day, DC Comics has revealed that their newest Superman, Jon Kent, will be bisexual. Since his first appearance in comic books about 80 years ago, Superman has accomplished a lot. He’s saved the world on numerous occasions, and even he’s died and then resurrected. Until this year, every version of Superman in the comics has been smitten by longtime love Lois Lane. However, the Man of Steel will have a same-sex relationship in an upcoming issue of a new “Superman” series. According to DC Comics, the fifth issue of “Superman: Son of Kal-El” will confirm that the new Superman, Jon Kent, the son of Clark Kent and Lane,…

Kiran Kumar, the main suspect in the Vismaya case of suspected dowry harassment and domestic abuse, was denied bail by the Kerala high court on Friday, October 8. The bail plea of S Kiran Kumar, the husband of Vismaya V Nair, who died due to suspected dowry harassment, was denied by the Kerala High Court on October 8. On June 21, Vismaya, an Ayurveda medical student from Nilakkal in the Kollam district, was discovered dead at the home of Kiran Kumar in Sasthamnada. Kiran was arrested on June 22 in connection with the death and has been in custody since…

Social media has made it effortless to interact with friends and family in this pandemic. However, excessive engagement in social media has also paved the way for several mental health concerns. On a worldwide scale, social media may help people obtain information, share ideas, and connect with others dealing with similar issues. It can also be a helpful venue for quickly relaying information amid a national or global catastrophe. Because of its global reach, social media has become a vital communication medium during the COVID-19 pandemic. The influence in the pandemic: Social media shifted more than a place to upload…