The new bill, passed by the Government of Karnataka, has wielded various controversies, which has mandated to reserve 50% of management jobs and 75% non-management jobs for the people of Karnataka. “Deter Investors from Karnataka” After the Karnataka cabinet approved the draft State Employment of Local Candidates in Industries, Factories, and Other Establishments Bill, prominent figures such as Kiran Mazumder-Shaw and Mohandas Pai criticized the state government. They argued that such legislation would deter investors from Karnataka and negatively impact the state’s standing. Biocon Ltd executive chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw expressed her concerns on X, stating that as a tech hub,…
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Alleged to have been involved in anti-national activities, the Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar makes an announcement to the whole world that Imran Khan’s PTI. The Government of Pakistan has been planning to put a ban on Pakistan Terheek-e-Insaf (PTI), whose party leader as well as nation’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was imprisoned. Why Was This Announcement Commenced? The announcement, which was made by the Pakistani Minister of Information Attaullah Tarar on Monday, came after the huge victory for the PTI when the nation’s Supreme Court declared a big legal victory for the party, announcing its eligibility for the…
It has been over 2 years the conflict between Hamas and Israel has started, which turned into an all-round genocide in Gaza, led by the right-wing Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Recent Airstrikes on Saturday Over 90 individuals were killed in an Israeli airstrike this Saturday on an attempt of striking the commander of Hamas in Southern Gaza. This was reported by the enclave’s Health Ministry, who said that this attack was targeted over Mohammad Deif, the military’s head. Although it remains unclear whether Deif was even killed or not. The militant anti-Zionist group Hamas said that Israel’s claim…
India is likely to reach it’s maximum population mark by 2062, as the population will stand at approximately 1.70 billion, finds the UN World Population Prospect which was released on Thursday. Thus, India has only 38 years in hand before it reaches its peak population. It even added that India, as its the populous country, is expected to remain so by the end of the 21st century. The top 3 populous countries are expected to be India, China and Pakistan. Pakistan to Overtake the United States According to data from the UN, India’s population is expected to start declining between…
After the Shah Bano Case (1986), when the Supreme Court ruled that the divorced Muslim woman is entitled to maintenance from her husband, various Muslim men stood against it as this judgment allegedly went against their personal code (Sharia’t). The then Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, passed the infamous Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 1986, which overturned the Supreme Court’s decision. This was widely criticized by the BJP back then as they accused the Congress of curtailing the rights of women and appeasing the Muslims. The 1986 Act is one of the darkest acts ever passed in the…
After the left-resurgence in Europe following the elections in Germany, UK and France, its evident that green politics are slowly gaining acceptance as people are understanding the threatful effects of environmental degradation and its crisis. World leaders, since the 1992 Rio Summit has vowed to reduce down its carbon emissions, followed by the dictum of “common but differentiated responsibilities”, ushering true environmentalism transcends much more than just advocating energy sources from renewable resources and the banning of non-biodegradable wastes, especially plastics. True environmentalism begins by opposing social hierarchy and capitalism as Murray Bookchin, a prominent eco-anarchist, in his “Social Ecology”…
The history of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has been marked with vandalism and hooliganism since the party came to power in 2011. Mamata Banerjee’s party hasn’t even left attacking their political opponents, both the BJP and CPI(M) and have frequently attacked women as allegations of TMC linked assault and rape have always come up. After the infamous Sandeshkhali incident, a video again erupted from Chopra in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal where a man and woman were brutally beaten by a TMC MLA in daylight. Such cases didn’t halt even till now. Chopra, then Kamarati: The Horrors of West…
The results of the French National Assembly’s second round elections came as a shocker to the entire world as none would have imagined that the left-wing New Popular Front (NPF) would eventually lead, while the highly anticipated far-right National Rally came 3rd, after the NPF and Macron’s centrist party Ensemble. Macron’s party, which was hoping to be making significant losses this election, stood 2nd, holding a positive position in the French elections. It seems like the strategy of the leftists and centrists withdrawing their candidates after the National Rally’s strong position during the first phase of the elections really helped…
Starting from Winston Churchill’s Conservative government to Rishi Sunak’s one, whenever there has been a Conservative government in Britain, it hasn’t been much good news for the Indian diaspora or the students there. As the prime ministership comes to an end of the Conservative leader Rishi Sunak, the Indian students might have a reason to rejoice his exit as the new Labour government might be a boon for them, as the threat of anti-immigration policies of the Conservatives would no longer create a halt for the students. Conservatives’ Anti-Immigration Policies Rishi Sunak’s party had taken up various steps to cut…
The 2024 British Elections dethroned Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party from power, as the Labour leader Keir Stermer set to be the new Prime Minister. But the Greens, an eco-socialist party, which is in constant effort to be the primary left-wing force of Britain, quadrupled its seat number, from one to four- seizing one from the Labours, two from the Conservative and retaining its constituency of Brighton Pavilion. An Unprecedented Rise of the Eco-Socialist Force In one of the more surprising outcomes of election night, the eco-socialists extended their influence beyond their traditional urban, Labour-leaning strongholds, capturing two predominantly rural seats…