Aug 28, 2022
"How can you tell when a political ideology has become the equivalent of a religion?": Associate Professor at Truman State University, Marc Becker is an organizer for Historians against the War with a long history of radicalism and antipathy toward the US
When The Professors was first published in February 2006, it was greeted by cries of outrage from the academic Left. The author was denounced as a reincarnation of Joseph McCarthy and his book as a “blacklist,” although no evidence existed to support either claim and both were the opposite of the truth. Far from being a “blacklist,” the text explicitly—and in so many words—defended the right of professors to teach views that were unpopular without fear of political reprisal. The author also publicly defended the First Amendment rights of Ward Churchill, the most notable case of a professor un…
Aug 28, 2022
"However deep you dig a well it affords no refuge in the time of flood": Half of Pakistan is under water which led to the catastrophic floods and claimed more than 1000 lives, emergency declared as a deadly flood affected more than 33 million people
Pakistan has been hit by the worst monsoon floods in recent memory, the government has said. The floods are said to be bigger than the 2010 ‘superflood’ that impacted 20 million people and killed almost 2,000, according to government estimates.
Aug 28, 2022
“Take me to the place where they demolish buildings and plant new trees”: Ceyane and Apex, 100 meters Supertech Twin towers—taller than Qutub Minar reduced to dust in 9 seconds, 80k tonnes of construction & demolition debris to be cleared in 3 months
After much anticipation and a nine-year-long legal battle, the Supertech twin towers of Noida were reduced to rubble on Sunday (August 28). The towers, Ceyane (29 floors) and Apex (32 floors), that are part of the Emerald Court project of Supertech Ltd, were found to be in violation of multiple regulations regarding construction and were therefore demolished.
Aug 28, 2022
"Terrorism is the tactic of demanding the impossible, and demanding it at gunpoint": Cleric of Religion of Peace with links to Al-Qaeda and ABT terror outfits arrested from Goalpara, Assam, crackdown on Jihadis operating from mosques & madrasas continues
Why is there so much misunderstanding of Islam going on among those best qualified to understand the Religion of Peace? Will anyone explain? Of course not.
Aug 28, 2022
“The more people love you, the more there’s going to be people that hate you”: 21 August to 27 August 2022 - Hindus under attack: Bulletin roundup of persecution, discrimination, and hate crimes against Hindus
Attacks on Hindus and Hindu Dharma, both in Bharat and overseas, are frequent and unrelenting. In many regions of the world, this persecution is like a genocide slowly unfolding before our eyes.
Aug 28, 2022
"Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes": Savarkar, a writer, trendsetter – man of many firsts, such as being the one to write 1857 Freedom Struggle that irked British into banning it even before its publication, whom Indira Gandhi worshipped
"Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes": Savarkar, a writer, trendsetter – man of many firsts, such as being the one to write 1857 Freedom Struggle that irked British into banning it even before its publication, whom Indira Gandhi worshipped
Veer Savarkar and his ideas have become the most contentious political issue of our age. In the current times, the major dividing line of the country’s political spectrum is Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. On one side there is a huge community who respect Savarkar, adore him, and accept him as a public icon. On the other side of the spectrum…
Aug 27, 2022
"To win this war, we need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern": Prof. Barash is not a trained historian, economist, or sociologist but a psychologist, while his co-author Professor Webel is a philosopher, let's teach Hate
When The Professors was first published in February 2006, it was greeted by cries of outrage from the academic Left. The author was denounced as a reincarnation of Joseph McCarthy and his book as a “blacklist,” although no evidence existed to support either claim and both were the opposite of the truth. Far from being a “blacklist,” the text explicitly—and in so many words—defended the right of professors to teach views that were unpopular without fear of political reprisal. The author also publicly defended the First Amendment rights of Ward Churchill, the most notable case of a professor un…
Aug 27, 2022
"Just like birds, hunters know no borders": Police and BSF team captured Bangladeshi Misba Uddin and Badrul Alom along the Indo-Bangladesh border for aiding illegal infiltration, Meghalaya shares a 443-km long international border with Bangladesh
Two Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, a senior police officer said on Saturday.
Aug 27, 2022
"If you provide good alternatives for public transport, you won't have traffic problems": Nitin Gadkari to get India rid of all toll plazas across national highways, ANPR cameras to automatically deduct tolls from the linked bank accounts of vehicle owner
"If you provide good alternatives for public transport, you won't have traffic problems": Nitin Gadkari to get India rid of all toll plazas across national highways, ANPR cameras to automatically deduct tolls from the linked bank accounts of vehicle owners
For the last seven years, Nitin Gadkari continues to be among the ablest ministers of the Modi government. Under his leadership, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has built 13,394 Km of highways in FY 21. Gadkari has promised that road infrastructure in India will be comparable to the United States and Europe by 2024. He see…