Why has India banned wheat exports?
India has de-escalated from the position of claiming to distribute food across the world during the COVID era to currently banning the export of wheat with immediate effect. India has banned exports to control the increasing price of wheat in the market. At present, the daily average retail price of wheat has increased 19.34…
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India has de-escalated from the position of claiming to distribute food across the world during the COVID era to currently banning the export of wheat with immediate effect. India has banned exports to control the increasing price of wheat in the market. At present, the daily average retail price of wheat has increased 19.34…
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Why Has India Banned Wheat Exports? — The Second Angle
Rising prices that are affecting the domestic market are one of the main reasons behind the ban.
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SC releases Rajiv Gandhi’s Assassination Convict A.G Perarivalan
In a historic judgment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday released AG Perarivalan, one of the convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. After 30 years of imprisonment, Perarivalan had approached the court questioning the delay in his release despite the Tamil Nadu government’s recommendation to remit his sentence in 2018. A bench consisting of Justices…
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In a historic judgment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday released AG Perarivalan, one of the convicted in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. After 30 years of imprisonment, Perarivalan had approached the court questioning the delay in his release despite the Tamil Nadu government’s recommendation to remit his sentence in 2018. A bench consisting of Justices…
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SC Releases Rajiv Gandhi’s Assassination Convict A.G Perarivalan — The Second Angle
Perarivalan was released under the Article 142 the allows the Supreme Court to pass orders on pending matters
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How did North Korea go from Zero to 1.7M COVID Cases?
Until late last week, the North Korean government had firmly denied any confirmed cases of the virus within their borders, making it one of only three countries worldwide to have remained uncontaminated by the pandemic to date. However, on Thursday, the state media confirmed that an “obscure febrile disease” had infected 350,000 people nationwide, and…
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Until late last week, the North Korean government had firmly denied any confirmed cases of the virus within their borders, making it one of only three countries worldwide to have remained uncontaminated by the pandemic to date. However, on Thursday, the state media confirmed that an “obscure febrile disease” had infected 350,000 people nationwide, and…
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How Did North Korea Go From Zero To 1.7M COVID Cases? — The Second Angle
A humanitarian catastrophe underway.
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West Bengal allots medical seats to Ukraine returned medical students: Centre-State relations at a flashpoint
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affects the world in unpredictable domains. About 18,000 medical students from India who pursued an education in Ukraine were forced out of the country leaving their studies behind halfway. According to the National Medical Commission, regulatory students cannot be accommodated in Indian medical colleges just because they pursued a medical degree…
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affects the world in unpredictable domains. About 18,000 medical students from India who pursued an education in Ukraine were forced out of the country leaving their studies behind halfway. According to the National Medical Commission, regulatory students cannot be accommodated in Indian medical colleges just because they pursued a medical degree…
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West Bengal Allots Medical Seats To Ukraine Returned Medical Students: Centre-State Relations At A Flashpoint — The Second Angle
NMC and Bengal government are at a flashpoint as Mamata Banerjee announces that the Bengal government will accommodate 412 medical students who returned from Ukraine.
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Suspicion of being a Muslim cost an Old man his Life
The terrible news has come from Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, where a 65-year-old was manhandled to death on suspicion of being a Muslim. As an accused in the case, the spouse of a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councilor and his colleague have been named. Shivraj’s government, on the other hand, claims that action has been…
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The terrible news has come from Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, where a 65-year-old was manhandled to death on suspicion of being a Muslim. As an accused in the case, the spouse of a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councilor and his colleague have been named. Shivraj’s government, on the other hand, claims that action has been…
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Suspicion Of Being A Muslim Cost An Old Man His Life — The Second Angle
The incident took place in Madhya Pradesh, where a man in a red shirt repeatedly slapped an elderly man while abusively speaking to him. The old man was suspected of being a Muslim.
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Did Hardik Patel resign from Congress to join the BJP?
On May 18th, Hardik Patel – Gujarat’s Patidar leader and former working president of the Gujarat state unit resigned from congress. Patel has been showing his discontent with party policies for months. In the resignation letter he wrote to party president Sonia Gandhi, Patel mentioned that even after trying to bring Congress to the right…
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On May 18th, Hardik Patel – Gujarat’s Patidar leader and former working president of the Gujarat state unit resigned from congress. Patel has been showing his discontent with party policies for months. In the resignation letter he wrote to party president Sonia Gandhi, Patel mentioned that even after trying to bring Congress to the right…
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Did Hardik Patel Resign From Congress To Join The BJP? — The Second Angle
Former Gujarat State unit working president and Patidar community leader Hardik Patel resigned from congress: Speculations of joining BJP.
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NHRC closes in on 30 years of existence – but is that all it has achieved?
Over the past few years, human rights in India have been brought under the scanner continually. Violations of basic human rights have been reported from all states of the Nation, and some instances have even attracted the attention of international media like the Anti-CAA protests and Farmers’ Protests of 2021. Against such a backdrop, the…
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Over the past few years, human rights in India have been brought under the scanner continually. Violations of basic human rights have been reported from all states of the Nation, and some instances have even attracted the attention of international media like the Anti-CAA protests and Farmers’ Protests of 2021. Against such a backdrop, the…
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NHRC Closes In On 30 Years Of Existence – But Is That All It Has Achieved? — The Second Angle
NHRC has not been able to do justice to its mandate as it faces severe procedural and logistical issues. Extrajudicial killings and killings of activists and protestors are rampant still, and the Commission is not armed to combat these issues.
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What is the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath dispute and its current state?
A new issue with roots laid centuries back has gripped the nation in a new debate. The issue is a tussle between two countries. Here one claims that a mosque in Varanasi has always been a mosque while the other claims it was a temple that was destroyed and then the mosque was built at…
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A new issue with roots laid centuries back has gripped the nation in a new debate. The issue is a tussle between two countries. Here one claims that a mosque in Varanasi has always been a mosque while the other claims it was a temple that was destroyed and then the mosque was built at…
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What Is The Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath Dispute And Its Current State? — The Second Angle
The dispute involves debates on centuries-old history that have stirred up multiple disputes in the present.
Duty-free imports of soybean and sunflower oil, while sugar exports banned
By March 2024, the government plans to eliminate customs duties and agricultural infrastructure levies on the import of 20 million tonnes of sunflower oil and crude soybean every year. The government banned sugar exports on Tuesday, with the goal of increasing domestic availability and limiting price increases. The Finance Ministry said on Tuesday that import…
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By March 2024, the government plans to eliminate customs duties and agricultural infrastructure levies on the import of 20 million tonnes of sunflower oil and crude soybean every year. The government banned sugar exports on Tuesday, with the goal of increasing domestic availability and limiting price increases. The Finance Ministry said on Tuesday that import…
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Duty-free Imports Of Soybean And Sunflower Oil, While Sugar Exports Banned — The Second Angle
The government has announced a Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) of 20 lakh tonnes of sunflower oils and crude soybean. India's recent protectionist approach with wheat came at a time when the world was reliant on Indian exports to supplant Ukrainian supply.
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World’s Oldest Profession recognized by the Supreme court
On May 26th, The supreme court issued a landmark judgement ruling that sex work is a profession, and it is entitled to equal protection under the law. Also instructed police to not take criminal action or harass sex workers when they raid a brothel, as voluntary sex work is not illegal, although opening a brothel…
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On May 26th, The supreme court issued a landmark judgement ruling that sex work is a profession, and it is entitled to equal protection under the law. Also instructed police to not take criminal action or harass sex workers when they raid a brothel, as voluntary sex work is not illegal, although opening a brothel…
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World’s Oldest Profession Recognized By The Supreme Court — The Second Angle
The three-judge Bench of the supreme court under Justice L Nageswara Rao rules that sex work with consent and age is legal and is a profession; It is entitled to equal protection under the law.
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PIL misused for a confidential survey of all the mosques
With the recent controversies about how the centuries-old mosques have been built by defiling many religious structures, Delhi-based advocates Shubham Awasthi and Saptarishi Mishra have filed a plea to the supreme court to conduct a confidential survey on ponds and wells owned by the mosques. They have also added in the petition to stop performing…
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With the recent controversies about how the centuries-old mosques have been built by defiling many religious structures, Delhi-based advocates Shubham Awasthi and Saptarishi Mishra have filed a plea to the supreme court to conduct a confidential survey on ponds and wells owned by the mosques. They have also added in the petition to stop performing…
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PIL Misused For A Confidential Survey Of All The Mosques — The Second Angle
Two Delhi-based advocates have filed a petition to conduct confidential surveys on mosques to search for old Hindu relics as the Gyanvapi case has been one of the heated debates in India.