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Many books on economics get published regularly as it dominates our lives. However, rarely does an original work come in this field, especially with Bharatiya perspective, that shakes you up. In his new book, Retaining Balance: The Eternal Way , author MR Venkatesh makes you sit up and think hard by questioning the dogmas that dominate the discipline of modern economics. The underlying theme of this book is about the inherent fallacy of this social science being divorced from culture and formulated more and more through mathematics. The absence of the human factor has made it prone to huge mistakes and human society, open to miseries of routine cycles of high prosperity and misery. In Independent India, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay was unarguably the first thinker to break away from capitalist and Marxist models of economics and come up with the philosophy of ‘Integral Humanism’ that kept the individual at the centre. This is not an atomised individual — the consumer — as in the West, b

Devotion in India has long been accustomed to withstanding the test of gratuitous filth in temple towns. Devotees have got used to being greeted by a pall of dirt on trees and buildings, garbage piled up at street corners, raucous vendors, litter and spit, and a pervading smell of dung and rotting flowers. But that may no longer be the case. Results of the Centre’s annual cleanliness survey, Swachh Survekshan 2021, point to a surprisingly changing landscape of old and sacred India. Indore, a city that at least to the Gupta era and an urban mess till a decade ago, is now a regular at the top spot when it comes to cleanliness. It has undergone a revolution in civic awareness with 100 percent segregation at source, NGOs and private firms involved in garbage processing, decentralised waste management, a massive filth-to-fuel recycling facility, clockwork road cleaning, citizen participation and invoking civil society’s collective pride. Surat, an old port hub, is second on the list, des

The year 2020 and thereafter have been calamitous for the world, including India. Combating the worst disaster after the end of World War II in 1945, nations battled the Wuhan-originated COVID-19 pandemic which ravaged the global economy besides inflicting over five million fatalities. Another global challenge that has emerged during this stressful period, in particular, are the unbridled ambitions of the emerging hegemon, China, which remain unsatiated despite its growing economic and military power and influence spreading all over. Unmindful of the sufferings all over, China found it opportune to give vent to its geopolitical aspirations in nations whom it views as its adversaries. That India is one of the prominent ones which China sees as one of its permanent competitors is more than obvious as one visualises the vexed India-China relations since the early 1950s to date. That all Indian Prime Ministers have endeavoured to improve relations with China is an undeniable fact, though

  It’s time to admit that we are in the grips of Nehru 2.0. If Nehru sacrificed national interest for some esoteric Fabian Idealism, then this government seems to be sacrificing for perceived electoral gains. The farm law debacle is a distillate of mishandling at multiple levels — be it media, be it messaging, be it the ability to control crowds, be it the ability to prosecute rioters, be it the ability to understand and surgically apply carrots and sticks, be it the ability to manage the judiciary. We were told passing the farm laws was a “masterstroke”. We were told letting rioters run amok was a “masterstroke”. We were told that not doing anything about the severe inconvenience to the average citizen as a result of road blockages was a “masterstroke”. And now we’re told that repealing the three laws is a “masterstroke”. In his Friday speech, the Prime Minister claimed he introduced the three laws for the farmers’ welfare but would repeal them for the nation’s welfare. In reality,

The much-delayed Cabinet expansion and reshuffle of Ashok Gehlot-led Cabinet in Rajasthan is likely to be held on Sunday. The oath-taking ceremony of new Rajasthan ministers will take place at the governor’s house on Sunday at 4 pm, news agency  ANI  quoted sources as saying. Jaipur, Rajasthan | The oath-taking ceremony of new ministers to take place at Governor's house tomorrow at 4 pm: Sources — ANI (@ANI)  November 20, 2021 All ministers in the Congress-ruled Rajasthan resigned during a meeting at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's residence in Jaipur on Saturday evening. Later at night, the chief minister went to Raj Bhawan and held a meeting with Governor Kalraj Mishra in connection with the Cabinet reshuffle. "All ministers resigned in the meeting," Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, who held the charge of the transport minister, told reporters here. "We have been asked to go to the PCC office at 2 pm on Sunday where further instructions will be given by Chief

Famous Kerala tea-stall owner, K R Vijayan, who was known for going on world trips with his life savings, died due to a heart attack on Friday, 19 November. Family sources confirmed the death of this modest and inspiring human-being. Vijayan was 71 years old. The Kochi-based tea seller used to go on world trips with his wife and had visited 26 countries in the world. Vijayan and his wife Mohana owned a tea stall called, ‘Sri Balaji Coffee House’ and used the money they made from here to go on world trips. The first time Vijayan had embarked on a world trip with his wife was in the year 2007. The couple used to save Rs 300 per day and went to Israel for their first International trip. Kerala Tourism department offered their heartfelt condolences at the demise of the 71-year-old and paid tribute to him on their official Twitter account. Here is the tweet - https://twitter.com/KeralaTourism/status/1461656052798160897?s=20 Kerala Tourism wrote in their tweet that they salute the spi

The hall tickets for the Probationary Officer and Management Trainee (PO/MT) recruitment preliminary exam 2021 has been released by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) today, 20 November. Applicants can download their IBPS PO 2021 hall tickets from the official website of IBPS at https://ibps.in/. The deadline for downloading the IBPS PO prelims exam 2021 admit cards is 11 December. Process to download the IBPS PO admit card 2021: Visit the official IBPS website at https://ibps.in/ On the homepage, click on the link for the IBPS PO prelims 2021 hall ticket A new page will appear. Enter your registration number and password to login to the IBPS portal The IBPS PO admit card 2021 will appear on your screen Check the IBPS PO admit card 2021 and save a copy for future use Here is the direct link to download IBPS PO admit card 2021: https://ift.tt/3HFmfVZ The Institute will conduct the preliminary exam on 4 and 11 December, at various centres across the country t

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), have placed advertisements for quota-based hiring, for the first time, for senior positions i.e. professors and associate professors. The change in recruitment policies has come after directions from the Centre. In line with the government’s directives, the IITs, including IIT-BHU, IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi and IIT-Kanpur,  have begun advertising faculty positions for all levels, inviting applications from SC, ST, EWS, OBC and specially-abled candidates to fill the reserved vacancies. In August this year, the Centre had asked all centrally-funded educational institutes, including the IITs, to fill all vacancies, including reserved ones, in “mission mode”, giving them a deadline till 4 September 2022 for the same. In November last year, the IITs had been asked to extend quota-based hiring to senior positions, according to Hindustan Times . The educational institutes had also been prohibited from “de-reserving” the reserved vacancies after one

The Institute of National Importance Combined Entrance Test (INI CET) 2022 results are expected to be declared by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi today, 20 November. Once released, candidates who appeared in the examination can check their results on the official website at https://ift.tt/3st66uU. The INI CET result will be published in the form of a merit list, as per news reports . Here’s how to check INI CET Results 2022: Visit the official website - https://ift.tt/3st66uU Click on the INI CET 2022 result link given on the home page Login with the required credentials Check and download the INI CET 2022 merit list Search your INI CET 2022 result using roll number or name Save a copy of the INI CET 2022 merit list for the future Seat allocation: The seat allocation process will start after the declaration of the results and the dates will be announced soon by AIIMS. Candidates must note that the allocation of seats will be done according to the

The Indian Air Force conducted a dramatic rescue yesterday, 19 November, in Andhra Pradesh to save the lives of 10 people who were stranded after heavy rainfall. The video of the hair-raising rescue has gone viral on social media. According to the official account of the Andhra Pradesh Police, 10 people were stranded in the Chitravathi river in the state’s Anantapur district. The video shows the people clinging perilously to a JCB earthmover as they are surrounded by water. https://twitter.com/APPOLICE100/status/1461661657088724997 The people were rescued by a Mi-17 chopper of the Indian Air Force (IAF). The clip shows the one person using a zipline thrown by the chopper to be transported to the helicopter safely, while others await their turn. The video has garnered over 8,000 views since it was posted yesterday. According to the Andhra Pradesh Police, the rescue efforts also involved the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Revenue depart

He is truly controversy’s child, as the latest row would show. Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has once again created a furore by calling Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan his 'bada bhai (big brother)'. The Congress leader made the statement while interacting with the CEO of the Kartarpur project. Navjot Singh Sidhu also said he has lots of love for the Pakistan prime minister. The Punjab chief had crossed over into Pakistan to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib on Saturday. The Punjab Congress chief travelled through the visa-free Kartarpur corridor and arrived back in India on Saturday afternoon. Speaking to reporters, Sidhu batted for opening the corridor for cross-border trade. “I request that if you want to change Punjab’s life, we should open the borders. Why should we go through Mundra Port, a total of 2100-km? Why not from here (Kartarpur corridor), where it’s only 21-km (to Pakistan),” Sidhu was quoted as saying by ANI . I request that if you want to chang

The exam schedule for Class 10 and Class 12 board has been released by the Bihar School Education Board (BSEB) today, 20 November. According to the schedule, Class 12 board exams will begin from 1 February and end on 14 February, while Class 10 board exams will go on from 17 February to 24 February 2022. The practical examination for Class 12 will be conducted between 10 January to 20 January next year. As per the official schedule, Class 12 exams re to be conducted in two shifts. The first shift, which is the morning shift, will commence at 9:30 am and end at 12:45 pm. The second shift will begin from 1:45 pm and ends at 5 pm. Students can check the date sheet for Class 12 over here - https://ift.tt/3nxnK0y Candidates need to reach their respective exam halls 10 minutes prior to the exam time. Candidates are also informed that an additional ‘cool off’ for 15 minutes before the start of the exam will be given to candidates to read the question paper thoroughly and to go through

It was after the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1961 that the United States and the Soviet Union decided to set up a hotline between them. The first official use of this hotline was to inform the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics about the assassination of John F Kennedy. There had once been resistance to the use of new technology, like tele-wire services, and telephones in the interaction of nations, but as conflicts grew, and their triggers, more rapid, the adoption of technology was inevitable — a hotline was critical lest a misunderstanding cause triggering of the hot (meaning nuclear) button. Inaugurating The Sydney Dialogue , the summit for emerging, critical and cyber technologies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “The digital age is reshaping international competition, power and leadership. It has ushered in opportunities for progress and prosperity. But, we also face new risks and new forms of conflicts across diverse threats from sea-bed to cyber to space. Technology has becom

The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) has put out the RPSC RAS/RTS 2021 prelims result on its official website. Candidates can check the result by visiting the official website of RPSC at https://ift.tt/1qCXZv8. The RPSC has also put out the cut-off marks for Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination-2021 (TSP & NON-TSP). The cut-off mark for the male posts is 84.72 percent, and for female posts, the cut-off marks are 79.63 percent. As per the Court’s order, the result of two aspirants has been withheld, according to Hindustan Times . Steps to check the RPSC RAS/RTS prelims result 2021: Go to the official site of RPSC at https://ift.tt/1qCXZv8 On the home screen, click on RPSC RAS/ RTS Prelims Result 2021 link A new PDF file will be pop up where candidates can check their results After checking the result, candidates can download the RPSC Result for further need Here is the direct link - https://ift.tt/3FAY5KB The Ra

The much-delayed Cabinet expansion and reshuffle of Ashok Gehlot-led Cabinet in Rajasthan is likely to be held on Sunday. The oath-taking ceremony of new Rajasthan ministers will take place at governor’s house on Sunday at 4 pm, news agency ANI quoted sources as saying. Jaipur, Rajasthan | The oath-taking ceremony of new ministers to take place at Governor's house tomorrow at 4 pm: Sources — ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2021 The development comes after three Rajasthan ministers wrote to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, offering to quit their posts and work for the party on Friday. Ajay Maken, the Congress general secretary, said that Revenue Minister Harish Chaudhary, Medical and Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma and Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasra had offered to resign. "I am happy to inform you that three promising ministers of our Rajasthan cabinet have written to Sonia Gandhi today, offering to step down as ministers. They have also expressed desire to work for

The round 2 seat allotment results of the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) 2021 will be put out by the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Board (OJEEB) today, 20 November. As per the counselling schedule, the allotment list will be available for the candidates by 5 pm today on the official website - https://ojee.nic.in/. Candidates can access the allotment results by logging in with their OJEE 2021 or JEE Main 2021 application number and password. Here’s how to download OJEE 2021 Round 2 seat allotment list 2021: Visit the official website at https://ojee.nic.in/ Click on the link for BArch, BTech, BPlan, Int MSc and BCAT courses counselling that is given on the page Login with your JEE Main or OJEE application number and password and then click on the submit button The seat allotment result for OJEE round 2 seat allotment will be displayed on the screen Candidates are advised to take a printout of the document for future reference Applicants who are allotted seats in

The results for the Karunya KR-524 l ottery will be announced by the Kerala State Lottery Department today, 20 November. Live results of the lottery will be announced at 3 pm and the entire result will be declared from 4 pm on the official website of the lottery department at https://ift.tt/2K4yhLe. The first prize of Karunya KR-524 lottery is an amount of Rs 80 lakh. The second prize of the lottery is Rs 10 lakh and the third prize is a sum of Rs 1 lakh. Some lucky ticket holders will receive a consolation prize of Rs 8,000. According to news reports, the price of a single lottery ticket is just Rs 30. The lottery draw will be held at Gorky Bhavan , which is situated in Thiruvananthapuram. Along with the draw being conducted at Gorky Bhavan, results for Karunya KR-524 lottery will also be published in the Kerala Government Gazette. Once the result is declared, winning tickets holders are advised to check and verify their numbers with the results published in the gazette. The winn

Floods triggered by heavy rain has wreaked havoc in Andhra Pradesh, killing over 15 people and displacing over 100 more from their homes. The situation is quite dire with the Indian Air Force and the State Disaster Relief Force and Fire Service personnel rushing in to rescue people who have been caught in the flash floods. As per a report in News Minute , at least 12 have lost their lives after three Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation buses were stuck in the floods in Kadapa district on Friday. Atleast 3 people, including the conductor of a #RTCbus and 2 passenger in the vehicle, were reportedly washed away in gushing waters #Flashfloods of #Cheyyeru stream in #Rajampet mandal of #Kadapa district. #KadapaFloods #KadapaRains #Andhrapradeshrains pic.twitter.com/sRAOaqxf1t — Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy67) November 19, 2021 In another incident, an IAF chopper rescued 10 people, who had been stranded at the Chitravathi river at Veldurthi village in Chennekothapalli ma

The objection window for the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HHSC) Male Constable (Commando Wing) 2021 will close at 5 pm today, 20 November. Those candidates who want to raise an objection against the answer key may do it today on the official website of the Haryana Staff Selection Commission - https://www.hssc.gov.in/ Steps to follow to raise objection for HSSC answer key 2021: Visit the official website at https://www.hssc.gov.in/ Click on link that reads for raising challenge against the answer key for "(Advt. No. 11/2019)" Fill the application form that is displayed on the screen Submit the form after raising the objection Download a copy of the submitted HSSC challenge for future use Direct link to raise objection is given here - https://hkcl.co.in/hsscobj/Intstruction.php The answer key for the HSSC Male Constable 2021 was released on 18 November. The Commission has informed candidates to clearly specify their objections . Applicants need to mention the

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him not to share the stage with Union Minister Ajay Mishra ‘Teni’. Gandhi asked the prime minister to shun Mishra instead as an act of ensuring justice to families of deceased farmers and also demanded the minister's dismissal. Mishra's son has been arrested in connection with the  violence in Lakhimpur Kheri.  The  police have so far arrested 13 accused , including Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra, in connection with the case. Modi is currently in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow for the DGP conference. .. @narendramodi जी अगर देश के किसानों के प्रति आपकी नीयत सचमुच साफ है तो आज अपने केंद्रीय गृह राज्यमंत्री के साथ मंच पर विराजमान मत होईये, उनको बर्खास्त कीजिये। प्रधानमंत्री जी को मेरा पत्र। pic.twitter.com/5XNAmAjmvN — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) November 20, 2021 Mishra's son has been arrested in connection with the

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has put out the admit cards for the Chartered Accountants (CA) December 2021 examination. Candidates who are appearing for the CA Foundation, Intermediate (New and Old Scheme), and Final (New and Old Scheme) exam can download the hall tickets by visiting the official ICAI website- https://ift.tt/2LuoOOy. To access check and download the admit cards, candidates have to log in with their registration number and password. Steps to download ICAI CA admit card 2021: Visit the official ICAI website at https://ift.tt/2LuoOOy Login using your registration number and password Click on the link for the ICAI CA December 2021 exam given on the main page Login to the portal to access the admit card The ICAI CA admit card will be displayed on the screen Save and download the ICAI CA December 2021 admit card for future use As per the official notification by the ICAI, no physical admit cards will be sent to any candidate. They have to

Ever since Narendra Modi sprang a surprise on the nation on Friday morning by announcing that he is repealing the three contentious farm laws , several likely reasons have been put forward in media discussions. These range from upcoming elections in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh to national security concerns over Khalistani secessionism. There could be a measure of truth in all these speculations, but we may never get to know the real reason behind Modi’s sudden U-turn. There is no escaping from another simple truth, however. This is the prime minister’s worst decision, ever. He appears diminished in stature, weak, ineffective and has lost a golden chance to push through a core economic revamp that had the potential to liberate India’s agricultural sector from the grip of powerful feudal kulaks. It had taken considerable moral courage for the Modi government to take on vested interests in the most difficult of sectors where no meaningful reforms had taken place since Independence. The questi