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🔍Who was Sucheta Kripalani, India’s first woman Chief Minister?
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Who was Sucheta Kripalani, India’s first woman Chief Minister?
Kripalani, a Gandhian and freedom fighter, was born on June 25, 1908. She was sworn in as the fourth Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on October 2, 1963, and served until 1967. Here's what to know about her.
🔍ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian defence leaders: What does it effectively mean?
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Russian defence leaders: What does it effectively mean?
The ICC cited war crimes in Ukraine for issuing the warrants against Sergei Shoigu and Valery Gerasimov. Who are the Russian leaders and what effect does the move have on them?
🔍Amit Shah says Rajiv took pride in the Emergency. What exactly did the former PM say in Lok Sabha on July 23, 1985?
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Amit Shah says Rajiv Gandhi took pride in the Emergency. What exactly did the former PM say in Lok Sabha on July 23, 1985?
As opposition parties amplified their allegation that the government wanted to “change the Constitution”, Shah said it was, in fact, the Congress that had “crushed the spirit of our Constitution several times for the sake of maintaining a certain family in…
🔍Why the success of China’s sample return lunar mission matters
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Why the success of China’s sample return lunar mission matters
The lander descended on the Moon’s surface on June 1, and spent two days collecting rocks and soil from one of the oldest and largest of lunar craters — the 2,500 km-wide South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin — using a robotic arm and drill.
🔍Why India needs to build disaster resilience in its critical infrastructure
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Why India needs to build disaster resilience in its critical infrastructure
The unprecedented surge in electricity demand is just a glimpse of the kind of stress that critical infrastructure faces from extreme weather events and resultant disasters.
🔍Why has CBI arrested Kejriwal, and how is its case different from the ED’s?
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Why has CBI arrested Kejriwal, and how is its case different from the ED’s?
The alleged Delhi liquor scam, already under investigation by the ED, is now being investigated by the CBI as well. The CBI hopes to gather evidence to nail Kejriwal, so far not an accused in the case
🔍ICC convicts Mali insurgency chief of war crimes
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ICC convicts Mali insurgency chief of war crimes
Al Hassan Mahmoud was convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during Islamist militants' one-year rule over Timbuktu in 2012. His crimes against women were particularly marked.
🔍Parts of new Telecom Act to come into force today: What to expect
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Parts of new Telecom Act come into force: What to expect
The Telecommunications Act, 2023 was passed in the Lok Sabha on December 20, and in the Rajya Sabha on December 21.
🔍Frank Duckworth dies: How his DLS method works
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Frank Duckworth dies: How his DLS method works
Statistician Frank Duckworth, co-inventor of the Duckworth-Lewis method, has passed away at the age of 84. His formula is used to determine results in rain-curtailed cricket matches.
🔍France elections: What is cohabitation?
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France elections: What is cohabitation?
After 22 years, there is a real chance that the French National Assembly will not be headed by someone from the party of the President.
🔍Are We Loving Our Pets to Death?
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Are we loving our pets to death?
Pet owners are treating their animal charges ever more like humans. But that is not good for pets, or for us, many experts argue.
🔍How Kenya’s finance bill sparked nationwide unrest
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How Kenya’s finance bill sparked nationwide unrest
Seeing the hostile response to the legislation President William Ruto has said in a press briefing that he will not sign the bill.
🔍What is the role of a Lok Sabha’s Leader of Opposition?
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What is the role of the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition?
The Congress, the largest opposition party, won 44 and 52 seats in the 543-member House after the elections of 2014 and 2019 respectively. The party has almost doubled its 2019 tally to 99 seats in this election.
🔍Indian Government Bonds in JP Morgan index from June 28: how much funds could flow into India?
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Indian Government Bonds in JP Morgan index from June 28: how much funds could flow into India?
Higher inflows will help India manage its external finances and boost foreign exchange reserves and the rupee. But what about the impact on inflation as RBI mops up the dollars and releases an equivalent amount in rupees?
🔍Why the recent spectrum auctions saw a muted response from telecom companies
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Why the recent spectrum auctions saw a muted response from telecom companies
This spectrum auction was the third-lowest mop-up since competitive bidding for spectrum began in 2010. It came on the back of the country’s biggest-ever 5G auction process in 2022.
🔍Sengol: Civilisational symbol or ‘raja ka danda’?
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Sengol: Civilisational symbol or ‘raja ka danda’?
Samajwadi Party MP R K Chaudhary on Wednesday demanded that Sengol be “removed from Parliament to save the Constitution”. Here is an interview with historian Manu S Pillai from 2023, explaining the cultural significance of the Sengol, and why it was installed…
🔍Why Bombay HC held Chembur college hijab ban was in ‘larger academic interest’
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Why Bombay HC held Chembur college hijab ban was in ‘larger academic interest’
A two-judge Bench of the High Court held that the college’s new dress code was decided taking into account “[the] larger academic interest” of students. Here is why
🔍What are Private Papers of public figures, and what rules govern their declassification?
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What are Private Papers of public figures, and what rules govern their declassification?
Sonia Gandhi had barred public access to Nehru's papers that she had donated to PMML, and also taken away several boxes of these documents. Can donors impose conditions on the sharing of the papers they give away?
🔍Why govt must create a buffer stock in all main food items
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Why govt must create a buffer stock in all main food items
Open market sales of wheat and chana have helped prevent runaway cereal and pulses inflation. Extending buffer stocks to other staples makes sense amid increasing climate-driven supply shocks and price volatility.