UP's total population is ~5x Odisha's, but its pensioners are less than 3x Odisha's. 2/n

1/2 Between 2017-21, only 24% of the total spending on social security pensions (given to the elderly, widows, persons with disabilities, etc.) came from the Central government! Statewise coverage map follows. Source
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Fact check: on Economic Advisory Council to PM ‘study’ on religious minorities population that has led to rather misleading interpretations . (Data courtesy: Population Foundation of India) According to the Census of India, the…

I'm a professor at Tulane University.
I was present at the Pro-Palestinian protest on campus. I observed Tulane students engaging in peaceful & nonviolent demonstration.
Lift suspensions & drop charges
We condemn the violent & disproportionate police response.
We stand with our students.

Very good response by Steven to Zadie Smith's entitled vacuousness.

'Sacrifice isn’t unimaginable to “many of us.”  It is unimaginable to Smith and her cohort of frivolous lickspittles.'

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Lawrence H. Summers one passing reference to Palestinians

zero recognition of the ongoing slaughter

bibi's big crime is not settlements policy and creating continual conflict, but just the judicial reforms

i doubt the Jews protesting the atrocities gonna find this speaks for them

I find it extraordinary that Congress is very quick to bring forth bills and resolutions condemning student protesters, but there has been minimal discussion about what these young people are actually protesting.

Jairam Ramesh Sam Pitroda पित्रोदा तो सिर्फ़ झांकी है मणिशंकर अभी बाकी है!

This is a brilliant, short statement by a Univ Of Chicago student, explaining clearly why students across the US are protesting the horrific Gaza genocide and the nature of complicity of the US state and University administrations. Students are the conscience-keepers now.

On this World Red Cross Day, let us honour the remarkable spirit of humanitarian service that uplifts communities worldwide. Together, let's extend a helping hand and spread kindness, embodying the ethos of compassion and solidarity.

Let's be clear: The Jewish people are NOT committing genocide. Israel is! And, no, Israel does not represent all Jews (no more than every Greek supports Greek state policies). Invoking the Jewish people to defend Israel's genocide is a vile form of antisemitism.

Russia continues to be barred from the Eurovision song contest for invading Ukraine. Palestinian flags are banned to avoid 'politicising' the event.

But the non-European state of Israel, currently carrying out a genocide in Gaza, is not only participating. Its flag will be…

अस्ताचल की ओर जाते सूर्य और बढ़ते अंधेरे एवं संध्यावंदन करती गौरैयाओं को #संस्कृत के किसी अज्ञात कवि ने अपने काव्य में ऐसा मनोहर ढाला है, पढ़िए -

अयमपि खरयोषित्कर्णकाषायमीषद् विसृमरतिमिरोर्णाजर्जरोपान्तमर्चि:।
मदकलकलविङ्कीकाकुनान्दीकरेभ्यः
क्षितिरुहशिखरेभ्यो भानुमानुच्चिनोति।।

38 years ago a woman in Coventry sent a letter to some scientists. That letter went on to be the most important in Alzheimer's research. Last year, I met Carol Jennings, who wrote it. 1/

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'End the siege, end the pain,
For every child. For every name.'
'From the sea to the river Palestine will live forever'
Chants from faculty and students at a rally for Palestine at UMass Amherst. Sadly, the university admin is already threatening peaceful protestors with arrest.

Explore the dynamic sports and athletics culture at KIIT & KISS, showcasing its premier infrastructure and the spirit of excellence in sports.

Countdown Bihar - 2024 Full Show youtu.be/Wfhnl6ckX-8?si… via YouTube

Grateful to Emmanuel Saez for this generous discussion of my work, putting it in the broader perspective, out today in JEP🙏

The JEP commissions such pieces every year, which can serve as useful introduction to a literature (here on inequality, tax etc)

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To understand Zadie Smith, you have to understand Cambridge. And its special brand of self-regarding gaslighting.

Congress Leader Sandip Dikshit's Very Candid Conversation with Priya Sah... youtu.be/ATS6i2nN9X8?si… via YouTube