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Eurasia Review 

The Vibrant Villages Programme: A Response To PLA’s Salami Slicing Through Xiaokang Villages – Analysis

By Atul Kumar

On 12 July 2024, the Rural Development and Migration Prevention Commission of India’s Uttarakhand State reported that 11 villages along the India-Tibet border in the Chamoli, Pithoragarh, and Uttarkashi districts had been abandoned. The Commission’s survey of 137 villages in the previous year revealed that three villages in Chamoli, six in Pithoragarh, and two in Uttarkashi were deserted. This finding underscores the significance of the Indian government’s Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP)... Читать дальше...

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"Twisters" Blows Up Big With $75M+ Debut - Dark Horizons

  1. "Twisters" Blows Up Big With $75M+ Debut  Dark Horizons
  2. ‘It affects everything’: why is Hollywood so scared to tackle the climate crisis?  The Guardian
  3. ‘Twisters’ Powers To Seismic $80M ‘Oppenheimer’-Like Opening – Saturday PM Box Office Update  Deadline
  4. The 10 Best Disaster Movies of All Time, from the Original ‘Twister’ to ‘Airplane’  IndieWire
  5. Twisters film review — good-looking stars act up a storm in belated sequel  Financial Times

Marinij.com 

Sports in Marin: Sunday, Monday

Sunday's local events: Baseball: San Rafael Pacifics at Martinez, 2 p.m., Martinez; NBO Baseball at Novato Knicks (DH), 2 p.m., Petaluma

OurSports Central 

Rafters Chop Down Loggers in 6-3 Win

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. - The Rafters final home game before the all-star break was a good one, as they took down La Crosse 6-3 at Witter Field.The... - Northwoods Wisconsin Rapids Rafters

Eurasia Review 

Why Do People Mostly Stop Learning After College? – OpEd

By Patrick Carroll

Why is it that, upon finishing college and entering the workforce, the vast majority of people seem to just stop learning? Is education a period of your life to be gotten over with, a burden that, once borne, is to be set aside for better things?

This certainly seems to be the way we think about it, at least unconsciously. Whenever the topic of education comes up, we immediately think of young people and the formal schooling institutions they attend, and... Читать дальше...

Business Standard 

Preliminary inquiry dismisses molestation charges against Bengal Governor

An in-house preliminary inquiry report by a Raj Bhavan panel has dismissed molestation charges against West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose by a former woman staffer. The report, made public on Saturday, claimed the complaints were "ill-motivated." The report, prepared by the former district judge of the Pondicherry Judicial service, D Ramabathirani, stated that the alleged sexual misconduct against the Governor on April 24 and May 2 was "ruled out as baseless." Besides taking into consideration... Читать дальше...

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Grassroots group holds 'Pass the Torch' rally outside White House

Pass the Torch, a new grassroots group calling for Biden to step out of the 2024 presidential race, held a rally outside the White House on Saturday. “Thank you, Joe; it’s time to go!” the group chanted outside the gates. Organizers say approximately 100 people were in attendance. President Biden has faced intense pressure from members...

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Reds LHP Brent Suter (shoulder) placed on IL

(Photo credit: Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports) Cincinnati Reds left-hander Brent Suter was placed on the 15-day injured list on Saturday after an MRI exam revealed a partial tear of the left teres major muscle in back of his throwing shoulder. Suter will be unable to throw for four to six weeks to allow the tear to heal. He said he hopes to return to the team before the end of the season. Suter exited Friday's game in

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Riley Herbst grabs Xfinity Series win at Indianapolis

(Photo credit: Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK) SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- In one of the most dramatic NASCAR Xfinity Series finishes in recent memory at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Stewart-Haas Racing's Riley Herbst took the lead in the final corner of the final lap to claim his first victory of the season in Saturday's Pennzoil 250 -- formally punching his ticket to the 2024 Playoffs. Three different drivers led

Eurasia Review 

The 1866 Civil Rights Revolution – OpEd

By Wanjiru Njoya

The phrase “equality of opportunity” is expressed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as a nondiscrimination principle. There has been much debate on whether the nondiscrimination principle is a formal right to equality before the law, reflecting the principle that everyone has a right not to be discriminated against, or whether it is a substantive right vested in specified groups (e.g., blacks or women) to give them special legal protection that members of other groups (e.g.... Читать дальше...