Asserting that the situation in West Bengal is a "manifestation of law of ruler instead of rule of law", an NHRC committee probing alleged incidents of post-poll violence in the state, Read more..
South African MP Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi talks to OpIndia: Racist attacks against Indians, the Indian govt’s help, a ‘toolkit’ and a people in distress
South Africa has been thrown into unrest and a civil war-like situation was seen developing after the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma. On the 7th of July, Jacob Zuma was arrested after he failed to appear for his corruption hearing and was sent to jail for 15 months over contempt charges. Read more..
‘Nobody should trust Wikipedia’, warns its co-founder Larry Sanger, says the site is taken over by leftists who reject content that doesn’t fit their agenda
Larry Sanger, the co-founder of Wikipedia, has said that nobody should trust the crowd-sourced online encyclopaedia as it is run by left-leaning volunteers. He said that the sire is no longer trustworthy as it does allow content that does not fit the agenda of leftists, and therefore people can’t get a complete view on the topics. Read more..
Test, Track, Treat and Teeka can only prevent from third-wave : PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the need to follow COVID protocols to ward off a potential third wave of infections urged the states to continue with the strategy of Test, Track, Treat and Teeka (vaccination). Termed vaccines as a strategic tool for high infection areas. Read more..
Center releases Rs 75,000 crore to states as GST compensation shortfall
The Finance Ministry, on July 15, said it has released Rs 75,000 crore to the states in lieu of Goods and Service Tax (GST) compensation shortfall. Read more..
