A group of pro-Kannada organisations gathered near the arrival gate of Kempegowda International Airport to register their protest over the Cauvery water dispute.
From banning IPL matches in Chennai to banning Rajinikanth's upcoming movie Kaala in Karnataka, protests over Cauvery water dispute are once again trying to draw people’s attention to a decades-old problem. Experts weigh in.
Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal had allowed minimum water in the reservoir for Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to maintain steady flow. The draft scheme does not deal with this aspect.
The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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