Amid the release of the global passport index rankings, throwback to Akshay Kumar saying: "People look at India's passport with a lot of respect now. They say you are from Modi's country" in 2023.

u/ShallowAstronaut — 16 hours ago

Kerala BJP MLA faces outrage after video shows him avoiding directly handing chocolates to tribal students

Muraleedharan, a former Union Minister, was inaugurating the school's reopening ceremony alongside SC/ST Welfare Minister KA Thulasi.

In the video, which has since circulated widely on social media, the BJP MLA is seen distributing candies to students by dropping them in bunches onto their desks rather than handing them over directly. The children were reportedly instructed to wait until the distribution was completed before collecting the sweets.

Source: https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/bjp-mla-v-muraleedharan-slammed-for-dropping-sweets-on-tribal-students-desks

u/ShallowAstronaut — 1 month ago
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In Kalyan, Maharashtra, buddhist monks threw themselves in front of bulldozers to save a sacred Buddha statue and memorial, but the authorities pushed ahead with the demolition anyway. As monks pleaded and protested peacefully, they were allegedly beaten with sticks and dragged aside.

A revered place of worship and remembrance was crushed under heavy machinery, leaving devastation, outrage, and painful questions about the treatment of peaceful religious communities.

Source: https://x.com/ambedkariteIND/status/2061736071046766931?s=20

u/ShallowAstronaut — 1 month ago