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Roving Periscope: Oxford varsity to return 500-year-old statue ‘stolen’ from India

June 11, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Five years ago, renowned economist Utsa Patnaik and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor revealed that the British Empire, which systematically plundered the Indian subcontinent and pauperized its people, siphoned off their proverbial wealth to the tune of USD 45 trillion (9.2 trillion pounds) between 1765 and 1938. Besides, the British also took […]

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Roving Periscope: For the first time since 1948, Israel fights an existential crisis

April 2, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In a never-before situation, Israel, and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are firing on all cylinders—both within and without. The Jewish state has never been through such an existential crisis, nor have so many Jews demanded their current PM’s resignation amid a raging war. Like Russian President Vladimir Putin, he is […]

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Baluchistan: The rise of the anti-Chinese Majeed Brigade that Pakistan dreads the most

March 22, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Pakistan, which has roots in India, forgot that what goes around, comes around. It sowed the wind in India and is reaping the whirlwind all over Pakistan, particularly in Baluchistan and along its borders with Afghanistan. That explains the rise of the dreaded Majid Brigade of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) […]

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Movies: Oppenheimer shines with seven Academy Awards

March 11, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Christopher Nolan’s magnum opus Oppenheimer, a biopic on the Father of Atom Bomb, triumphed at the 96th Academy Awards, winning seven of the 13 Oscars it was nominated for, at a glittering ceremony held in Hollywood on Sunday. It won Oscars in seven categories, including Best Picture, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), […]

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EFTA deal: Cheaper good from Switzerland, three other European nations coming into India

March 11, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: From next year, Indian customers will start getting access to high-quality Swiss products—watches, chocolates, biscuits, and clocks—at lower prices as India will phase out customs duties in the coming years under its just-concluded trade pact with the EFTA bloc on these goods. India and the four-European nation bloc EFTA signed a […]

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Abortion: France, the largest Catholic nation, makes pregnancy termination a constitutional right

March 6, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Christian theology has taught the faithful—particularly over 1.3 billion Catholics—that abortion is an unpardonable sin. For centuries, the faithful have fought amongst themselves on this critical issue. Even now, the Republicans and the Democrats fight in the USA on whether abortion is a woman’s right. Now, France, the largest Catholic […]

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Price rise: CMIE’s inflation projections lower than RBI’s

March 4, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Contrary to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s projections, the leading economic think tank, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), said on Monday the country’s inflation may decline for two years in a row. It is likely to fall to 4.3 percent in 2024-25 from 5.4 percent in 2023-24, which […]

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Technology: Google’s Indian app delisting cannot be permitted, says Vaishnaw

March 2, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Asserting that the startup ecosystem is key to the rising Indian economy and its fate cannot be left to any technology giant to decide, Union Minister for Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnav on Saturday said Google’s move to delist some Indian apps cannot be permitted. Taking a strong view of Google pulling […]

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If you are troubled by the fog on the car mirrors, then these tips will make your work easier

December 22, 2023 Vinayak Barot

It is common for car mirrors to fog up during the winter season. However, this is seen due to the difference in temperature inside and outside the car. But due to the features available in cars equipped with the latest technology, it is now very easy to get rid of it. You just need to […]

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India: Many events of historical, cultural and social importance occurred on 22 December

December 22, 2023 Vinayak Barot

Several events of historical, cultural, and social significance have occurred on December 22 in India. Here are a few notable events: 1939: Chaudhary Charan Singh, a prominent political figure who later became the Prime Minister of India, resigned from the Viceroy’s Executive Council as a protest against the British government’s decision to involve India in […]

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