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News: Recently, corporations like Walmart and Meta have announced their pride “campaigns,” in the June Month for queer movement. These corporations have also been ranked high on the US’ Human Rights Centre’s Corporate Equality Index. Contents1 About Pride Month2 What are the problems being faced by the Queer community?3 What are the issues with celebration… Continue reading A month of Pinkwashing

News: Recently, an American school in Texas witnessed a horrific incident of mass shooting. About the Childhood concept Cultural historians and demographers have demonstrated that childhood has been recognised as a social category not more than 300 years ago. Over this period, it has been recognised as a distinct stage of human life and has… Continue reading The end of childhood

News: The Centre’s decision to recruit personnel to fill vacancies is a nod to the festering unemployment issue Moreover, for a nation that has had a significant demographic dividend finding productive employment for its youth was to be an imperative for India. What is the situation wrt unemployment in India over the years? In the… Continue reading On Centre’s plan to recruit 10 lakh personnel in 18 months: Waiting for jobs

News: Recently, the Supreme Court of India delivered a judgment in Manoj & others v. State of MP which attempted to reform the administration of the death penalty. The judgment is prominent in India’s criminal justice jurisprudence. The SC’s Observations It reflected the state of the death penalty in the country. It attempted to fix… Continue reading There is a concerted effort to plug procedural gaps in death penalty sentencing

News: Iran’s Foreign Minister was on a three-day visit to India in keeping with Iran’s “Asia-oriented” foreign policy. It was the first ministerial-level visit from Iran since Ebrahim Raisi assumed the Iranian presidency. What is the convergence of interests between India-Iran? The “Tehran Declaration” between India and Iran affirmed the shared vision of the two… Continue reading Iran foreign minister’s visit reaffirms resolve of two countries to strengthen ties

News: In recent times, a fringe but influential national spokesperson has been alleged for inciting violence by saying something offensive about the Prophet. Laws in India The Constitution of India permits only a peaceful assembly without arms. Violence in protests cannot be justified under any circumstances. There are adequate provisions in the Indian Penal Code… Continue reading Bulldozer injustice to ‘teach a lesson’