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Turkish police storm offices of main opposition CHP party, firing tear gas and rubber bullets
6+ hour, 14+ min ago (659+ words) ANKARA: Police stormed the offices of Turkey's main opposition CHP party on Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for three days. It was a violent end to a…...
Supreme Court must settle sedition law questions quickly
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (469+ words) The New Indian Express Supreme Court must settle sedition law questions quickly The old IPC has already been replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. However, Section 152 of the new code punishes acts said to threaten India's sovereignty, unity and integrity…...
Scholars highlight Uttarakhand's 800-year legacy of coexistence amid rising polarisation
1+ min ago (450+ words) DEHRADUN: At a time when political rhetoric has increasingly targeted the Muslim community in Uttarakhand with allegations of "land jihad" and radicalisation, scholars and civil society members have sought to reclaim the state's historical narrative of communal coexistence. At a…...
Our all new businesses will have a CAGR of 25%
9+ min ago (319+ words) What's your outlook for the current fiscal as the industry is hit by the Gulf war? Under our strategy for 2030 outlined eight years ago, we've been doing very well. There is growth on all fronts. There is growth of talent,…...
Off the books: Literature degrees & the modern workplace
25+ min ago (306+ words) Educators and industry professionals argue that literature's value now lies in the transferable skills the discipline cultivates. Muhuri believes literature classrooms equip students to engage with varied viewpoints within "heterogeneous and plural spaces" without hostility, a quality he sees as…...
Art in Arts
29+ min ago (472+ words) Somewhere within the architecture of academic aspiration, after years of systematic devaluation, the arts and humanities have turned into fallback options for those unable to crack the "real" courses. At the same time, stories of corporate burnout and dissatisfaction are…...
Faithline | Pearls and prayer
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (263+ words) Two other "Basra pearls" came to mind when I saw those earrings'the early Sufis Hasan Basri and Rabia al-Basri. The story goes that Hasan Basri (642-728 CE) was born in Medina and settled in Basra as a gem merchant before he…...
Expanding the court, avoiding a larger debate
47+ min ago (453+ words) Under Article 124(1) of the Constitution, Parliament has the authority, through legislation'which does not require a constitutional amendment'to increase, from time to time, the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India. In accordance with the constitutional provisions referred above,…...
Hezbollah chief Qassem says he hopes for Iran-US deal and that it includes Lebanon
58+ min ago (461+ words) Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem expressed hope Sunday for an agreement between Iran and the United States and that Lebanon, where Israel and the Iran-backed group are at war, would be part of its terms. Hezbollah and Israel have clashed since…...
Quick Take | Ghost gun gap
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (158+ words) The New Indian Express Quick Take | Ghost gun gap What happens when the law finally catches up, but technology has already moved ahead? That question now confronts Colorado, US, where Governor Jared Polis has signed a law expanding penalties for…...