‘Unjust to voters, unfair to democracy’: Amartya Sen says ‘SIR in Bengal done in hurry’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has expressed concern over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, saying the exercise is “being done in a hurry,” further warning that it is “unjust to voters” and could jeopardise democratic participation with the state assembly elections just months away.Speaking to PTI from Boston on…

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‘Dead economy’ jab returns: Rahul Gandhi flags 50% US tariffs on textiles; holds PM Modi accountable | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday renewed his “dead economy” attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing the impact of steep US tariffs on India’s textile sector. He held him accountable, alleging official inaction amid job losses and growing uncertainty for exporters.“50% US tariffs and…

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‘Manual frisking’ misused: South Korean businesswoman alleges molestation at Bengaluru airport; Air India SATS staffer held | Bengaluru News

BENGALURU: A South Korean businesswoman has accused an airline ground-handling employee of sexually assaulting her at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport, allegedly under the pretext of “manual frisking”. The 32-year-old woman was returning to South Korea on Monday when the incident occurred in the international departures area of Terminal 2, shortly after she had cleared immigration…

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‘Your career’s ruined’: Mumbai court judge warns TISS students linked to Saibaba event; 9 under probe | Mumbai News

The students are under investigation for organising an unauthorised event on the TISS campus at Deonar to commemorate the first death anniversary of Delhi University professor GN Saibaba, who was jailed for alleged links to Maoists MUMBAI: A sessions court Monday issued a stern warning to nine students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)…

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MNS defiant: Raj Thackeray tells corporators to turn municipal houses into ‘battlegrounds’; vows to ‘bury the rulers’ | Mumbai News

Stand guard for Marathi manoos: Raj to corporators MUMBAI: Striking a defiant note in the aftermath of the high-stakes civic elections, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Friday acknowledged the party’s below-expectation performance but urged his newly elected corporators to turn municipal houses into battlegrounds against what he described as the “rule of money power” and…

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India, Pakistan, Canada & more: $1 billion buys a seat on Trump’s ‘United Nations’, ‘Board of Peace’ — who’s invited?

US President Donald Trump. (AP photo) President Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” is being positioned as a new international peacekeeping body, with member countries invited to extend their participation beyond an initial three-year term by contributing more than $1 billion within the board’s first year.According to a draft charter reviewed by The New York…

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‘Why are Americans paying for AI in India?’: Trump aide Peter Navarro’s fresh tirade after ‘Maharaja tariffs’; what he said

US President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro has renewed his criticism of India, this time questioning why American users are ‘paying’ for AI services in India when platforms such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT operate from within the United States. Speaking in an interview with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon on “Real America Voice”,…

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