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Perplexed with Amit Shah's statement on Dr Ambedkar in the Parliament, the drama created by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the entrance gate of the Parliament and later registering an FIR against Rahul Gandhi was a very low level and reprehensible act with the aim to divert the attention of the people. While there are CCTV cameras at every nook and corner in the premises of the Parliament, no CCTV footage of the incident has been shown that the BJP is clamouring for. This proves falsehood in the claim of the BJP against Rahul Gandhi.

RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat is desperate to fix the soup he has landed in. His advice to Hindu society to refrain from raking up temple-mosque is part of this course-correction exercise. While suggesting to neo-Hindutva crusaders to refrain from raking up such issues, Bhagwat also cautioned that nobody can become a "leader of Hindus" by continuing to "raise temple-mosque disputes.”

He was found dead in his cell in the prison where he was brought just two days before his exams started. The reports said he died of shock from multiple injuries. His fault was that he belonged to a Dalit family and wanted to be like Babasaheb Ambedkar. On December 10, when a desecrated copy of the Constitution was found near the statue of Dr Ambedkar, a protest was launched in Parbhani in Maharashtra. Police arrested indiscriminately.

Introduced in the 1960s, the yellow Ambassador taxis, which had come to be synonymous with Kolkata, are at the end of the road. Come March, 2025 most of this nearly 7,000 fleet will be off the road following a Supreme Court order of 2009 together with the fact that Ambassador cars have ceased to be produced.

On November 8, 2024, the Chhattisgarh government issued a gazette notification declaring the Moolvasi Bachao Manch (MBM) as an ‘unlawful organisation’ under its Special Public Security Act (CSPSA). Like the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, the CSPSA empowers the government to proscribe organisations which, in its opinion, are engaged in unlawful activities.

In the run-up to the holiday season, the diverse, working-class New York City borough of Queens seemed to suddenly erupt with labour militancy. Both the Amazon Teamsters and the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) took action on December 19 to demand the same thing: that management come to the table with good-faith bargaining that could lift the living conditions of tens of thousands of working New Yorkers and their families.

It will be unfair to expect much from the new Reserve Bank governor, Sanjay Malhotra, a career bureaucrat and former revenue secretary, in terms of delivery of key functions of a central bank chief such as controlling inflation, stabilizing domestic currency, foreign exchange control and lifting economic growth. If three of his predecessors since 2014 – Raghuram Rajan, Urjit Patel, and Shaktikanta Das – were not able to deliver those objectives, there is little reason to expect that the performance of the present RBI governor will be much different.

The Winter Session of Parliament went its way after days of pandemonium. Some would say to a “wintery end”, what with the ice-cold vibes between the Modi government and the Opposition led by LoP Rahul Gandhi, especially after the BJP-led NDA government filed an FIR against a combative Leader of the Opposition. Moreover, Rahul has got a tremendous push since Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined him on the Opposition benches after her massive election victory from Kerala’s Wayanad parliamentary constituency. Priyanka is the third Gandhi family member in Parliament, including Sonia Gandhi in the Rajya Sabha, which is unprecedented and a record.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent trip (15-17th Dec 2024) to India is an important moment in strengthening the ties between the two neighbouring countries. This visit highlights the growing bond and cooperation between India and Sri Lanka. This was his first official trip abroad since becoming President in September, showing his dedication to strengthening economic relations with India while also tackling worries about China’s growing role in Sri Lanka.

The introduction of the controversial bill, 'One Nation One Poll,' has created more hullabaloo than acceptance. The BJP has been talking about it, but now after introducing it has sent it to the joint select committee of the Parliament.