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22+ min ago (231+ words) The President emphasized that human rights must be ensured for all, including the person in the last mile, in keeping with the philosophy of Antyodaya. She stated that each and every citizen should be an active participant in the nation's development journey towards building a Viksit Bharat by 2047. Only then can development be called inclusive in the real sense. The President said that women's empowerment and their welfare are key pillars of human rights. She was happy to note that NHRC has organized a conference on women's safety in public places and workplaces. She stated that the conclusions drawn from such conferences can prove crucial in ensuring women's safety and empowerment. The President said that recently, the Government has notified the implementation of a major reform through the four Labour Codes related to wages, industrial relations, social security and occupational…...

52+ min ago (785+ words) A new report from the World Inequality Lab, the product of four years of comprehensive research, finds that economic inequality on a world scale continues to increase by leaps and bounds, with vast wealth concentrated in a tiny handful of billionaires and centi-millionaires. As the report's foreword declares:" The data presented here are striking. The richest 10% of the global population own close to three-quarters of all wealth, while the poorest half hold barely 2%. Fewer than 60,000 multi-millionaires now control three times more wealth than half of humanity combined. Within most countries, the bottom 50% rarely possess more than 5% of national wealth." The World Inequality Lab was established through efforts to investigate global inequality initially spearheaded by economists Thomas Piketty, Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez, co-authors of a series of studies on the concentration of wealth and income. According to the report, the…...

52+ min ago (711+ words) Ryan Lizza also writes the disgraced journalist recruited her CAA agent Rachel Adler and former CNN spokesman Matt Dornic to coordinate a smear campaign against him Olivia Nuzzi was allegedly "elated" after her digital affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became public, according to her ex-fianc" Ryan Lizza. Lizza released Part 5 of his retelling of Nuzzi's controversial relationship with United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for his Substack, Telos News, in which he claimed his ex used him as a scapegoat after word of the alleged affair went public. Per Lizza, he tried to give Nuzzi a heads up that her boss at New York magazine would soon learn of her inappropriate correspondence with Kennedy, who she covered for the outlet. "I assured her it would happen and that it would happen'very'soon," Lizza wrote on Wednesday. "Olivia shut down…...

56+ min ago (1763+ words) A tragic canard of history I.e., the assertion: "Israel is the ancestral homeland of the Jewish people; therefore, we Jews have the right to return and establish a Jewish ethno-supremacist] state." Only by a literal reading " i.e., cracked-brained " of Old Testament mythos can we Jews claim to be the people G-d choose to [ethnically cleanse] the Levant. DNA analysis proves the Jews of the Torah are, wait for it, the Palestinian people (and that would include a certain rabble-rousing, empire-agitating rabbi known as Jesus of Nazareth). In contrast, my Jewish DNA reveals, my ancestors origins are from Europe e.g., Germany, France, Spain, Greece, with 4% traced to northern Iran and Iraq. Thus we can conclude the "Israel is the ancestral homeland of the Jews" canard should be regarded as flat out, Flat Earth theory-level risible. Conceived in lie, Zionist perpetual crimes against humanity continue…...

57+ min ago (782+ words) The US military seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, a brazen act of piracy that marks a major escalation in the Trump administration's war preparations against the South American country. Speaking at the White House, Trump announced the operation in the language of a gangster: "We've just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized, actually." When asked what would happen to the oil, Trump replied, "Well, we keep it, I guess." The Venezuelan government characterized the seizure as "barefaced robbery and an act of international piracy" aimed at stripping the country of its oil wealth. On Tuesday, two US fighter jets circled the Gulf of Venezuela for approximately 40 minutes, coming within 20 nautical miles of Venezuelan territory in an unmistakable provocation. The tanker seizure is a…...

1+ hour ago (370+ words) Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) slammed President Donald Trump on Wednesday for giving the economy a grade of "A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus." On Tuesday, Politico released an interview with Trump in which he gave the economy a glowing review. "A-plus," he said when asked what grade he would give the economy. "Yeah, A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus." He also claimed that "prices are coming down substantially." That view doesn't square with how Americans feel, however. Just 36% of Americans approve of his handling of the issue, according to a Fox News poll last month. Meanwhile, nearly half of Americans say Trump's policies have personally hurt them. In an interview with CBS News on Wednesday, Greene criticized Trump's rosy economic outlook. "The president needs to be aware that he's a billionaire president of the United States," she said. "You can't gaslight people and tell them that their bills are…...

1+ hour ago (1307+ words) Arsenal remain top of UEFA Champions table as they maintain 100 percent record, while holders PSG held in Bilbao. By Kevin Hand and News Agencies Noni Madueke scored two goals, and Gabriel Martinelli netted another as Arsenal kept up their 100 percent run in the Champions League to stay top of the standings with a comfortable 3-0 triumph at Belgium's Club Brugge. Arsenal's sixth win in as many games all but confirms a top-eight finish, meaning they will skip the knockout phase playoffs in February and move straight into the round of 16 in March. Brugge remain on four points and in stark danger of missing out on the knockouts. It was a satisfying night on Wednesday at the Jan Breydelstadion for the under-strength Gunners, who lost at Aston Villa at the weekend and made five changes to freshen up an injury-stricken squad, including…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (641+ words) Are you a Factory Zero worker? Fill out the form at the end of this article to get information on building a rank-and-file committee to lead the fight against the layoffs. General Motors workers leaving the Factory Zero plant in Detroit Wednesday afternoon denounced the layoffs and the complicity of United Auto Workers in the destruction of their jobs. With the permanent layoff of 1,140 workers at the assembly plant scheduled for January 5, workers spoke about the hardships they are facing and expressed support for a fight to defend their jobs." Supporters of the International Workers Alliance of Rank-and-File Committees (IWA-RFC) distributed the statement "Mobilize to stop GM layoffs at Factory Zero in Detroit'Build Rank-and-File Committees." It calls on workers to form independent committees capable of organizing a real fight, unifying workers across plants and borders and breaking out of the…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago (630+ words) The controversial bill, which prompted a scuffle in Congress's lower chamber, now proceeds to the Senate for a vote. By Maria Clara Matos In collaboration with Latin America Reports Sao Paulo, Brazil " The lower house of Brazil's Congress has passed a bill that could reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro's 27-year prison sentence for attempting a coup. The contentious vote came in the early hours of Wednesday, after a protest by a left-wing congressman triggered a fight involving lawmakers, police and journalists. The bill, which the Senate must now approve, aims to reduce the sentences of more than 1,000 people involved in the attacks on January 8, 2023, which saw Bolsonaro's supporters storm government headquarters in Brasilia. Its beneficiaries would include Bolsonaro and several ministers and military officials who were convicted alongside the ex-president for plotting to hold onto power after losing the 2022 elections....

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (372+ words) Strategic Groupings and India's Role Today, BRICS comprises eleven nations'Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Iran. It has grown into a major political and diplomatic forum for the Global South, enabling cooperation across diverse sectors. Legacy of Non-Alignment and Soviet Engagement A Path Forward: India, China and Russia for Peace Any Indian government'regardless of political orientation'must recognize that sustainable peace in the region requires a broad-minded and forward-looking approach. President Putin's close relations with China and his pragmatic, non-hostile engagement with Pakistan may help create opportunities for a more peaceful South Asian neighbourhood. Dr Arun Mitra'is a Practicing ENT Surgeon in Ludhiana, Punjab. He is also the President of Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD)'www.idpd.org' The December 2025 meeting between Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi in Delhi came…...