Now that the government of India has decided not to compensate the states owing to the shortfall in revenue collection of GST (goods and services … GST Will Implode States; Himachal is Already Feeling the HeatRead more
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Stephen Miller, Trump’s White Nationalist Immigration Henchman
President Trump presided over a highly unusual — possibly illegal — naturalization ceremony at the White House during Tuesday night’s Republican National Convention, as tens … Stephen Miller, Trump’s White Nationalist Immigration HenchmanRead more
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Normalising the crime of the century
I tried to contact Mark Higson the other day, only to learn that he had died nine years ago. He was just 40, an honourable … Normalising the crime of the centuryRead more
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For Israel, a reckoning
The farce of the climate summit in Copenhagen affirmed a world war waged by the rich against most of humanity. It also illuminated a resistance … For Israel, a reckoningRead more
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Death at a Portland Protest
A “Trump 2020 Cruise Rally,” comprised of hundreds of flag-waving pro-Trump pickup truck drivers, detoured into downtown Portland, Oregon, on Saturday night, setting off clashes … Death at a Portland ProtestRead more
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A Supreme Court bench ruled in favour of a company in the Adani group
On August 31, a Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Arun Kumar Mishra, that included Justices Vineet Saran and M R Shah, ruled in favour … A Supreme Court bench ruled in favour of a company in the Adani groupRead more
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Robot Generals: Will They Make Better Decisions Than Humans — Or Worse?
With Covid-19 incapacitating startling numbers of U.S. service members and modern weapons proving increasingly lethal, the American military is relying ever more frequently on intelligent … Robot Generals: Will They Make Better Decisions Than Humans — Or Worse?Read more
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Vast stone monuments constructed in Arabia 7,000 years ago
In a new study published in The Holocene, researchers from the Max Planck Society in Jena together with Saudi and international collaborators, present the first … Vast stone monuments constructed in Arabia 7,000 years agoRead more
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The evolution of Palestinian cuisine
The Palestinian cuisine of today would be unrecognizable to our indigenous ancestors. Millennia of trade, conquest and agricultural innovation have transformed a mostly green local … The evolution of Palestinian cuisineRead more
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Welcome to Orwell’s world 2010
In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell described a superstate, Oceania, whose language of war inverted lies that “passed into history and became truth. ‘Who controls the … Welcome to Orwell’s world 2010Read more