A rocket with a lunar landing craft blasts off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years (www.thehindu.com)
“Study of the moon is not the goal,” said Vitaly Egorov, a popular Russian space analyst. “The goal is political competition between two superpowers — China and the USA — and a number of other countries which also want to claim the title of space superpower.”
Focus on rights made India weak, says PM (www.thehindu.com)
India's Defence Ministry to switch from Windows to locally built Ubuntu fork 'Maya' over security concerns (www.thehindu.com)
Due to increasing concerns over cyberattacks and malware, India’s Defence Ministry has decided to replace Microsoft’s OS with a locally made Ubuntu fork named Maya (meaning ‘deception’ in Sanskrit). Maya will have an interface similar to Windows to ease the transition, and an end-point detection and protection system...
AI-powered misinformation is the world's biggest short-term threat, Davos report says (www.thehindu.com)
India, Manipur genocide: FIR reveals horrific killing of Manipur youth (www.thehindu.com)
The Kuki-Zo youth, who was arrested for sharing a post on CM Biren Singh, was being taken from court to jail on May 4, when a mob of around 800 men and women intercepted the police vehicle, dragged him out and beat him to death
India wants Israel to be mindful of Gaza civilian deaths (www.thehindu.com)
India, Manipur genocide : 18-year-old gang-raped in Manipur, India after women vigilantes hand her over to armed men (www.thehindu.com)
FIR says Meira Paibis women’s group handed her over to four armed men; after a brutal assault, gangrape, murder threats, she arrived at Bishnupur police station but did not trust Meitei police to take her home
BJP is more dangerous than Coronavirus, says Stalin (www.thehindu.com)
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Supreme Court of India rules that right against climate change is a fundamental and human right (www.thehindu.com)
The Supreme Court of India, in a case concerning the protection of the Great Indian Bustard, ruled that the right against climate change is a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are rights guaranteed by the constitution (such as the rights to equality and personal freedom) or ‘interpreted’ as such by the Supreme Court (so...
India’s tiger population rises, Madhya Pradesh has most big cats (www.thehindu.com)
The estimated number of 3,582 is an average figure for a population that likely ranges between 3,167 and 3,925. Tiger numbers are estimated based on the number of unique tigers captured on camera, plus an estimate of animals that may have not been photographed.
Caste matters : Family alleges harassment by teachers after Dalit boy found dead in Rajasthan school (www.thehindu.com)
Family of the boy in Rajasthan says he was harassed by two of his teachers who used casteist slurs against him and that the school principal did not take action even after complaints
First rupee payment for oil to UAE: India looks for more deals, but finds no targets (www.thehindu.com)
Dutch Prime Minister resigns because of deadlock on thorny issue of migration, paving way for new elections (www.thehindu.com)
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Will fast till death if talks with government fail, says climate activist (www.thehindu.com)
BJP is more dangerous than Coronavirus, says Stalin (www.thehindu.com)
Mr. Stalin said people of “Hindi-speaking States underwent untold miseries” during the pandemic as they could not get “transport facilities to return to their hometowns.” “We had shed tears for them. They walked hundreds of kilometres. Some of them were even crushed by trains. If something is more dangerous than the...
NYT assists Modi govt's assault on India's free press : Statement on Worldwide Media Holdings’ investment in NewsClick (www.thehindu.com)
In this statement, Jason Pfetcher, manager of Worldwide Media Holdings, clarifies on the provenance of the funds that the for-profit investment vehicle based in the U.S. invested in NewsClick
Rising hate speech: 75% of hate speech events in States ruled by BJP (www.thehindu.com)
Supreme Court of India strikes down provision allowing anonymous and unlimited financial contributions to political parties (www.thehindu.com)
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India unanimously struck down the electoral bonds scheme, as well as amendments to the Companies Act, Income Tax Act and Representatives of the People Act, that had allowed corporations to anonymously make unlimited financial contributions to political parties. The court found that...
India to ‘commission a nuclear power reactor every year’: NPCIL chief , An interview with B.C. Pathak on India’s nuclear power plans and strategy (www.thehindu.com)
Ruling party loses absolute majority in elections to the Indian Parliament, but likely to form government with support of allies (www.thehindu.com)
Preliminary results for the 2024 Indian General election suggest that the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to lose its absolute majority in the lower house of Parliament. However, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) it leads is projected to cross the halfway mark. The opposition INDIA alliance is projected to more than double...
Caste matters : Family alleges harassment by teachers after Dalit boy found dead in Rajasthan school (www.thehindu.com)
Family of the boy in Rajasthan says he was harassed by two of his teachers who used casteist slurs against him and that the school principal did not take action even after complaints
Australian broadcaster’s India chief of bureau leaves India ‘abruptly’ as visa is denied (www.thehindu.com)
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Australian broadcaster’s India chief of bureau leaves India ‘abruptly’ as visa is denied (www.thehindu.com)
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