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The Modi government and civil society groups have usually been at loggerheads in India but they seem to have forged a unanimity in Paris, to defend India's climate position.
Sandip Roy welcomes Modi's address as good, but a little too late. "It is good news that the BJP has woken up to the fact that it was elected on the promise of development, not culture wars. On the other hand it needs to also understand that lynch mobs and #GoToPakistan trolling and the cold-blooded killing of rationalists are a taint on our society, not because they drive away investors or tourists, but because they are just wrong. Period."
Chennai has recorded unprecedented rainfall that has surpassed century-old records. The rare event, according to experts, maybe linked to the global, meteorological event called El-Nino, which is paradoxically associated with a dry monsoon spell in India.
Here's a short explainer on the Goods and Services Tax and why Parliament is in a bind over it.
Fourteen people were killed at a social service agency, in the Southern California city of San Bernardino on Wednesday. A manhunt was under way for up to three suspects who opened fire.
British lawmakers voted by a wide margin Wednesday to join the international campaign of airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in Syria, after Prime Minister David Cameron asserted that bombing the "medieval monsters" in their heartland would make Britain safer.
At least one European country is considering classifying New Delhi as a "hardship" posting on account of the increasing air-pollution level in the city. Similarly, an international school in the city has cancelled outdoor activities for students as the city gasps for breath.
Pulling up official agencies for failing to curb pollution in the capital, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Wednesday directed the Delhi government to identify “critically polluted areas” so that “immediate advisories” can be issued to the public.
The fight against paediatric TB acquired an edge on Wednesday when the World Health Organisation (WHO) unveiled strawberry- and raspberry-flavoured medicines customised for children, at a conference on lung health in Cape Town, South Africa.
Mark Zuckerberg may have pledged 99% of his Facebook shares to charity. Indians, in general, however aren't that forthcoming.
Altaf Tyrewala ponders the changing face of Mumbai. "When long-running commercial establishments announce their closure, what most Mumbaikars rue is not the emotional fallout of their absence, but how these impending closures point to the city's growing inhospitality."
Shanti Bhushan says that the recently-passed Jan Lokpal Bill is a farce. "Has this any connection with the drastic changes made in the recently tabled Delhi Lokpal bill by the Aam Aadmi Party — killing the very soul of the Lokpal movement? I leave it to the reader to come to his own conclusions."
Peter Griffin discusses growing up with a disabled sibling. "All we want, the families of and caregivers to people with disability — I deliberately do not try to speak for people with disability, because I do not know that world — is to not be ‘special’. To not be a symbol for courage. To not have our loved ones be the disability."
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The Modi government and civil society groups have usually been at loggerheads in India but they seem to have forged a unanimity in Paris, to defend India's climate position.
Sandip Roy welcomes Modi's address as good, but a little too late. "It is good news that the BJP has woken up to the fact that it was elected on the promise of development, not culture wars. On the other hand it needs to also understand that lynch mobs and #GoToPakistan trolling and the cold-blooded killing of rationalists are a taint on our society, not because they drive away investors or tourists, but because they are just wrong. Period."
Chennai has recorded unprecedented rainfall that has surpassed century-old records. The rare event, according to experts, maybe linked to the global, meteorological event called El-Nino, which is paradoxically associated with a dry monsoon spell in India.
Here's a short explainer on the Goods and Services Tax and why Parliament is in a bind over it.
Main News
Fourteen people were killed at a social service agency, in the Southern California city of San Bernardino on Wednesday. A manhunt was under way for up to three suspects who opened fire.
British lawmakers voted by a wide margin Wednesday to join the international campaign of airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group in Syria, after Prime Minister David Cameron asserted that bombing the "medieval monsters" in their heartland would make Britain safer.
At least one European country is considering classifying New Delhi as a "hardship" posting on account of the increasing air-pollution level in the city. Similarly, an international school in the city has cancelled outdoor activities for students as the city gasps for breath.
Pulling up official agencies for failing to curb pollution in the capital, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Wednesday directed the Delhi government to identify “critically polluted areas” so that “immediate advisories” can be issued to the public.
Off The Front Page
The fight against paediatric TB acquired an edge on Wednesday when the World Health Organisation (WHO) unveiled strawberry- and raspberry-flavoured medicines customised for children, at a conference on lung health in Cape Town, South Africa.
Mark Zuckerberg may have pledged 99% of his Facebook shares to charity. Indians, in general, however aren't that forthcoming.
Opinion
Altaf Tyrewala ponders the changing face of Mumbai. "When long-running commercial establishments announce their closure, what most Mumbaikars rue is not the emotional fallout of their absence, but how these impending closures point to the city's growing inhospitality."
Shanti Bhushan says that the recently-passed Jan Lokpal Bill is a farce. "Has this any connection with the drastic changes made in the recently tabled Delhi Lokpal bill by the Aam Aadmi Party — killing the very soul of the Lokpal movement? I leave it to the reader to come to his own conclusions."
Peter Griffin discusses growing up with a disabled sibling. "All we want, the families of and caregivers to people with disability — I deliberately do not try to speak for people with disability, because I do not know that world — is to not be ‘special’. To not be a symbol for courage. To not have our loved ones be the disability."
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