Author: Shaurya Mahajan

Humanities stream, 12 grader from Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula. Well read and always eager to do more!

Kashmiri Pandits

Delimitation Commission has recommended representation for Kashmiri Pandits in J&K Assembly by way of nomination. According to an RTI reply, the total number of Kashmiri Pandit families registered as migrants is 44,167 The Delimitation Commission is the body responsible for drawing and demarcating the boundaries of constituencies throughout the country for electoral purposes. The Commission has in its report submitted the recommendation for representation for Kashmiri Pandits and displaced people from the territory of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) by means of nomination in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. A total of nine seats shall also be reserved for people belonging…

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Chinese Tourist Visas Suspended

Introduction:   The International Air Transport Association or the IATA on 20 April informed it’s member carriers that the Indian government had suspended tourist visas granted to Chinese nationals. This move has been seen as a retaliatory effort from the Indian government’s side to the Chinese response to India’s raised concern. India has been raising with China for some time now, the plight of approximately 22,000 Indian students enrolled in Chinese universities who are unable to go back for physical classes. However, the neighboring country has till date refused to let them enter. These are the students who bas to leave…

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Freedom Of Press And The Tools Of Suppression: India

Our liberty depends on the freedom of press and that cannot be limited without being lost  -Thomas Jefferson  Introduction: The freedom of press or the media is one of the most fundamental rights and as Jefferson says our liberty depends on it. It is a closely linked with the freedom of speech. This one freedom has been the at the root of the most crucial events that have shaped the world we live in today. Freedom of speech and press stand as the most fundamental aspects of our liberty and form the very core of freedom.  John Stuart Mill explains…

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PM Modi Meets Denmark's Queen Margrethe II.

Yesterday, the Queen of Denmark, Margrethe II met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hosted him at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark. Arindam Bagchi, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), stated on Twitter that Prime Minister Modi congratulated the queen on her Golden Jubilee.  Since 1972, the 82-year-old Queen has reigned as Denmark’s queen. The Danish monarchy is one of the world’s most ancient monarchs.  Her Majesty, the Queen of the dominion of Denmark, Margrethe II extended a warm reception to PM @narendramodi. Prime Minister felicitated Her Majesty on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of her…

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Prashant Kishore Tells Congress, No !

Introduction:   For some time now there have a lot of rumors and speculation about the prospect of Prashant Kushore joining the Congress party. As per latest tweets by both himself and the Party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, he has declined the party’s offer to come on board. He had been invited to join the party as part of the empowered action group with defined responsibility. Mr. Kishore in his tweet mentioned that the party needs leadership and collective will to fix deep-rooted structural problems through transformational reforms.   Kishor had been asked by Congress President, Madam Sonia Gandhi to join the party…

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Representation for Kashmiri Pandits: Delimitation Commission

Delimitation Commission has recommended representation for Kashmiri Pandits in J&K Assembly by way of nomination. According to an RTI reply, total number of Kashmiri Pandit families registered as migrants is 44,167 The Delimitation Commission is the body responsible for drawing and demarcating the boundaries of constituencies throughout the country for electoral purposes. The Commission has in it’s report submitted the recommendation for representation for Kashmiri Pandits and displaced people from the territory of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) by means of nomination in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. A total of nine seats shall also be reserved for people belonging to…

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Heat wave

The ongoing heat wave has caused many problems for people in various parts od the country, especially for the people living in the northern plains. Temperatures have touched new heights in various states, and it’s just the beginning of May. But there’s a good news. The Indian Meterological Department has said that people can expect some relief from the scorching heat as maximum temperatures across northwest and east India are likely to drop by 2-4 degrees Celsius over the next three days.   “Barring some parts of west Rajasthan and the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, no place in the country is likely…

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Putin

The New York Post is carrying an unverified report claiming that the Russian President Vladimir Putin might undergo treatment for cancer and as such temporarily hand over power to the secretary of the country’s Security Council , Nikolai Patrushev. The New York Post cited a Telegram channel purportedly run by a former Russian Foreign Intelligence Service lieutenant general, claiming that Putin has been told by doctors that he must undergo an operation. As per the report, the anticipated surgery and recovery are expected to incapacitate Putin for “a short time,”.  The report referred to Putin’s supposedly “sickly appearance and uncharacteristically fidgety behavior in…

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U.N.

We are already facing severe shortages of various things around the world, from water to food to everything in between. We are already seeing the negative effects of environmental changes and global warming around the world.  Now, we have another thing that is entering the list of shortages we are facing, Sand. The most-extracted solid material in the world and the second-most used global resource behind water, sand’s use is largely ungoverned throughout the world. This means that we are consuming it faster than it can be replaced by geological processes which in fact take hundreds of thousands of years. …

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Force Vaccination

`No individual can be forced to get vaccinated. The Court also says that it`s satisfied that the current vaccine policy can`t be said to be unreasonable & manifestly arbitrary,` said the Supreme Court regarding Force Vaccination. Today, the honorable Supreme Court of the country said that no person can or should be forced to take the Covid – 19 vaccine.   The court stated “No individual can be forced to get vaccinated. The Court also says that it’s satisfied that the current vaccine policy can’t be said to be unreasonable & manifestly arbitrary,” “The government can form policy and impose some…

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