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Sanghamitra

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Dear Sonia fans, Rishi Sunak has become UK PM because he was chosen by Tory MPs for that post, not under some minority quota

The same Sunak was rejected just a couple of months ago. He now has the support of Tory MPs that currently has a majority in the UK parliament because that is how their democracy works. He has not been appointed PM under some minority quota.

What happens when a nuclear bomb goes off? As leaders in Russia and Ukraine throw around the N-word, here is how a ‘mushroom cloud’...

The world seems to be so accustomed to casual mentions of the words nuclear strike, nuclear bombs, ballistic missiles etc that it seems to have almost forgotten that when the last time nuclear bombs were actually used in war, two cities in Japan were flattened in a matter of seconds.

Did the Pfizer vaccine cause miscarriage in 44% of pregnant women during trial? How a viral blog post made flawed calculations

While the vaccine may have some adverse effects, as all Covid vaccines were granted emergency usage permits, and we are still waiting for detailed reports on long-term clinical trials, the claim made by Naomi Wolf's blog post, that 44% of pregnant women lost their babies after receiving the Pfizer vaccine, is wrong.

Russia’s Gazprom trolls Siemens Energy over ‘lonely’ turbine that has been the centre of conflict over Nordstream 1 supplies to Europe

A curious reality of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is that while Western powers provide billions in aid and weapons to Ukraine, they also keep paying billions to Russia for energy, thus funding both sides of a conflict.

‘Darlings’ on Netflix: Alia Bhatt and Shefali Shah make a ‘killer’ duo, far from endorsing, it shows domestic violence in all its stark reality

'Darlings' looks at domestic abuse the way Bollywood has not, so far. In usual productions from the Indian entertainment industry, we either get sick romanticisation or unrealistic ideals.

Hinduphobia: Usual suspects hide behind ‘constitutional process’ and other jargon after being triggered by the sight of Puja by PM Modi at new parliament...

Since it was PM Modi, the Central Vista Project, a proud symbol of India, and a traditional Puja by Hindu priests for the inauguration all combined together, the meltdown by the usual whining suspects was quite expected. They proved to be exactly as predictable as always.

Why are superstars from the Telugu movie industry glorifying Naxal terrorists? What convoluted message are they trying to send to young Indians?

Whatever the political equations of earlier decades, the reality is that Naxals are terrorists, home-grown terrorists who work against the Indian nation, inspired and aided by foreign powers.

When the State weakens, men become monsters: How long do we have till effigies turn real?

The effigy is not real, not an actual person. But while we stare at it, thousands of people are running wild all over India, declaring that they want the real Nupur Sharma hanged, beheaded and brutalised.

The harsh realities of facing Islamic threats and radicalism: Why India cannot be France, China, or Israel

Some truths are hurtful. It is human nature to ignore them and pretend they do not exist. In India's case, despite being a progressive nation that is rapidly becoming an economic superpower, there are geopolitical, demographical, social and historical realities that keep holding us back

The debate on Marital Rape has no easy answers: Here is why the Delhi High Court gave a split verdict

Justice Shakdher stated that the legal exception provided to husbands in case of non-consensual sexual intercourse is 'steeped in misogyny' and effectively conveys that only the forced sex that happens outside of marriage is rape while forced sex inside a marriage is 'allowed'.

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