Manpriya Khurana

Articles by Manpriya Khurana

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Prince Charles is new King and UK's head of state; new title: King Charles III

Await "extremely important announcement"; theories concerning royal family take over social media [details]

The conspiracy theories got to a point that UK was forced to deny King Charles' death after state-owned Russian TV channel claimed so

Mar 18, 2024

What does electoral bonds data say? BJP gets lion's share; TMC, BRS, Congress no saints [details]

It has taken repeated reprimands by the SC for the SBI to make the data on electoral bonds available. With the details and information on the key alphanumeric numbers still missing, the SC has listed the matter for the next hearing on March 18

Mar 16, 2024

SC raps SBI, again — this time for not disclosing unique alphanumeric number of each bond

Ever since the first ruling, by the Supreme Court of India to scrap electoral bonds scheme and furnish details to the Election Commission, came out on February 15, the issue has rattled the ruling BJP and given content to the opposition leaders

Mar 15, 2024

Centre bans these 23 ferocious dog breeds; what it means for the existing owners? What does PETA India say

In a petition filed before the Delhi High Court, PETA India called for a ban as these breeds are often the most abandoned, raised as weapons and used in illegal dog fighting

Mar 14, 2024

Boeing whistleblower found dead in US; had flagged serious concerns about company's safety standards

Barnett said that he had alerted the management, but no action had been taken. He also said the company harmed his career prospects because he had raised safety and production concerns.

Mar 12, 2024

Citizenship Amendment Act becomes law ahead of polls; what are the rules? [CAA decoded]

The law also empowers the Central Government to grant citizenship to anyone it deems fit by granting registration or naturalization.

Mar 11, 2024

Mistake, too good to be true: PayPal credited $92 quadrillion into a Pennsylvania man's account, accidentally [details]

Chris Reynolds, who sells auto parts on eBay, had seen a maximum of $ 1000 in his account. He was shocked and at first thought someone was having fun at his expense

Mar 11, 2024

drought, water tankers, water scarcity, water crisis, indian farmers, agri loans, bank loans, farm loans, waiver

Bengaluru water crisis: Administration caps the water tanker prices, private operators upset [details]

In a bid to control unregulated profiteering by the taker cartel, the administration has capped tanker prices at a maximum of Rs 1,200 for a load of 12,000 L. Currently, a 12,000-litre tanker was costing anywhere between Rs 1,800 to Rs 2,500.

Mar 8, 2024

Electoral bonds: After SBI seeks time till June 30, EC goes silent; Contempt plea against SBI before SC [details]

Transparency activists claim that SBI seeking three months more for divulging data on the Electoral bond donors and doing so after the 2024 elections negates the very spirit of Supreme Court ruling

Mar 8, 2024

Borewell at even Dy CM DK Shivakumar's home dried up; B'luru's battle for survival spurs real estate chaos

A few weeks ago, while addressing the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, Dy CM Shivakumar said that close to 25% of water demand in the capital is met by water tankers.

Mar 6, 2024

Lost twice but BJP keen on Amritsar Lok Sabha seat; Will former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu change the course?

Many local BJP members are said to be vying for a ticket from the Amritsar constituency and have reportedly been lobbying against an outsider

Mar 4, 2024

"Sexual aggression in India unlike anywhere": Foreign journalist poses serious questions on women's safety

Not much has changed even after the horrific Delhi Gang Rape case in 2012, as womens' safety still remains heavily dependent on circumstances, time and place.

Mar 3, 2024

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

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