Manpriya Khurana

Articles by Manpriya Khurana

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Himachal Pradesh political turmoil: How Congress saved a no-confidence motion in the nick of time [details]

Now with the disqualification of the six rebel Congress MLAs, the strength of the assembly has dropped to 62 and Congress been left with the 34 MLAs

Mar 1, 2024

EVMs, EC, media & weaponized ED: Explosive allegations by Dhruv Rathee in viral video that sparked debate

In his video, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee says that elections being held regularly are not the sole barometer of a nation being a democracy, as elections are regularly conducted in both North Korea and Russia too.

Feb 29, 2024

Surging water bills, dry plants, alternate day showers... Bengaluru's water crisis worsens; Rapid survey on tankers throws light

With some areas in Bengaluru needing to rely on water tankers as early as February this year, the price of water tankers needs to be urgently regulated and a cap fixed on the maximum price

Feb 27, 2024

Manipur violence: Over 50,650 displaced people living in 350 relief camps

Manipur HC reverses Meitei ST inclusion order, reigniting ethnic conflict; review petition raises questions

Believed to be the main trigger for the statewide ethnic conflict, an estimated 60,000 people took to streets against the court order last year, which soon spiralled into ethnic violence.

Feb 23, 2024

Bengaluru's water crisis ahead of summer poses major challenge for IT capital; Is there a way out?

Karnataka's capital, currently houses a population of 1.3 crore and is one poor monsoon away from unprecedented water crisis. The measures to tackle the shortage need to be multiple and simultaneous

Feb 21, 2024

SC declares AAP councilor Kuldeep Kumar Chandigarh Mayor; says no to fresh elections

With three of the AAP counselors having crossed over to the BJP ahead of SC hearing on Monday, the verdict puts an end to any possibility of horse trading with fresh elections.

Feb 20, 2024

Chandigarh Mayor Polls: "I put X marks on eight defaced ballot paper"; returning officer tells SC, faces charges

In its last hearing, the Supreme Court had called the conduct of Chandigarh mayoral elections a "murder of democracy." The CCTV footage showed presiding officer Anil Masih scribbling on the ballot paper

Feb 19, 2024

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Why did Vladimir Putin fear his biggest critic & Russia's Presidential candidate Alexei Navalny so much? The 47yo finally dies in prison

After the attempt on Alexei Navalny's life was made on a plane in 2020, the incident grabbed headlines across the world with several alleging that all of Putin's opponents either die, to go jail or disappear under mysterious circumstances

Feb 17, 2024

SC orders halt to electoral bonds; reveals secret $1.9 billion political funding; Cong accounts briefly frozen [details]

The electoral bonds not just allowed anonymous funding of political parties, but SBI being a public sector bank, ensured that the government had complete and undeclared access to otherwise anonymous donors.

Feb 16, 2024

Farmers During A Protest March To The National Capital

Farmers protest 2024: Government, farmers lock horns again; is history repeating itself?

While the farmers maintain that protests are over the issue of MSP, which is already promised but yet to be fulfilled, the government claims that it needs time as many new demands have been put forward

Feb 14, 2024

Be careful what you post online; police to vet social media posts on farmers' agitation: Report

The posts likely to spread discord in society will invite further action by the authorities. However, what constitutes "spreading discord" remains a grey area.

Feb 13, 2024

Rajya Sabha polls: TMC & BJPs list is out, speculations grow over Congress. Who all have made the cut? [details]

With only two of the BJP's outgoing MPs being renominated rumors grew stronger over how the Union Ministers are being encouraged to contest the LS Polls

Feb 12, 2024

Uttarakhand on high alert after mosque demolition: 4 dead, over 200 injured, curfew imposed, shoot at sight orders [details]

Last January, in Haldwani district, over 4000 families took to streets to save their homes after being served eviction notice alleging they were illegally living on land owned by railways.

Feb 10, 2024

India's CAR-T Immunotherapy makes history; cures cancer patient at unbelievable cost [read now]

A type of immunotherapy, CAR-T genetically programs T-cells to identity and attack cancer cells. Developed by IIT Bombay and Tata Memorial Hospital, it brings down the cost of treatment from Rs 3-4 crore to Rs 42 lakh.

Feb 9, 2024

Hyderabad student ambushed, held at gunpoint in Chicago; safety fears for Indian students in US on rise

Student safety in the US has lately come under the scanner with increasing number of incidents of violence and attacks on Indian students being reported.

Feb 7, 2024

Lakhs of dormant wallets, one Pan Card for 1000 accounts... how Paytm came under the RBI scrutiny and what next [details]

This is not the first time Paytm has been caught in the regulatory crosshairs. However, this is the first time that its violations have been under a detailed scrutiny, begging the question how did it get away for seven years?

Feb 6, 2024

Political clashes, body double allegations & flood of memes, yet Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra moves on to West Bengal [details]

While one political controversy, surrounding the march, gave way to another, the flood of memes on Himanta Biswa Sarma's body double statement showed no signs of abating

Jan 27, 2024

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