The new law does grant draft immunity — for police officers, prosecutors, judges, lawmakers and senior government officials
The usual suspects. Angry old men sending naive young (wo)men to die.
It's big enough that not all of it will burn up. And you don't want the debris to hit someone.
Mint works. Most alternatives don't. I can install Mint on a total newbie's system, and not have to worry about something breaking two weeks later. Hell, most newbies can install Mint if you give them the USB.
On a deeper level, I think Mint devs are one of the few teams that understand the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' philosophy.
What about equally high tariffs for petrol / diesel from anywhere, equally low tariffs for EVs, and subsidies for cycles and public transport?
The emissions saved from removing a few hundred ACs are negligible. But the message it sends to the millions watching the Olympics is significant. Which, again, is why I am hoping there will be at least some symbolic action against rule-breakers - it will start a conversation about the need to regulate / ban ACs.
First of all, [citation needed]. Second, even if it is, a good message is being sent.
If that is true, the complaint should be against synagogues being exempt, not against churches being asked to pay up.
Wikipedia (Jan 2001, so barely squeaked in)
now they start targeting Christians
By asking religious bodies to pay tax? Why do religious organisations get tax exemptions anyway?
I think they're trolling. In reality, it could mean they have a justification to attack / sieze any Canadian ships that stray into the Persian Gulf. But that would be a pretty huge provocation, so it's unlikely.
Sounds about white.
ACs are not being provided to reduce emissions. Everyone is being asked to accept an equal handicap, so that the world does not become even hotter in the coming years. It's largely symbolic, I agree, but I suppose kicking out a team that prioritises its medal tally over the climate crisis would send an even stronger signal.
ACs are not being provided to reduce emissions. Most teams seem to be respecting this decision.
I think they're only including mainstream models.
Sure, and I would prevail in a fistfight against Saitama.
The organisers should just cut their power supply. Or disqualify the team for trying to gain an unfair advantage.
Nuclear proliferation is always bad news.
It's a gamble. Knowing other countries can kill you personally would dissuade leaders from starting wars. Assuming no one makes a mistake, of course.
Oh definitely. I was just hoping they'd spend those billions on busses, metros and, yes, HSR, instead of on EVs. Still, they're ahead of most countries as it is.
(Context: the 2024 Parliament elections in India, for the constituency of Kollam. The numbers in brackets are lead, not change from last election. Source: Election Commission of India)
Results for the 2024 Indian Parliament elections for the state of Maharashtra - constituencies coloured according to winning party (Cyan - Congress (13 seats), Green - SSUBT (9), Orange - BJP (9), Pink - NCPSP (8), Yellow - SHS (7), Blue - NCP(AP) (1), Grey - Ind (1)).
Cyan - Congress (13 seats), Green - SSUBT (9), Orange - BJP (9), Pink - NCPSP (8), Yellow - SHS (7), Blue - NCP(AP) (1), Grey - Ind (1)
The shapefile is from the Election Commission of India website.
Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 are being announced on June 4, 2024. The elections were held between April 19 and June 1 in seven phases. The election results 2024 will determine who will form India’s next government. All major exit polls have projected a resounding victory for the NDA, with the BJP...
Preliminary results for the 2024 Indian General election suggest that the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to lose its absolute majority in the lower house of Parliament. However, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) it leads is projected to cross the halfway mark. The opposition INDIA alliance is projected to more than double its seat count, from 92 to around 200 seats.
I have about 500GB of data (photos, documents, videos etc.) that I have accumulated over the years. Currently, I keep them on my computer and rsync all additions / changes once a month or so to an external hard drive. Do I need to be worried about data loss (sectors going bad, bit rot, bit flip, whatever it is called)?
To clarify,
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None of this is commercially important; I just don't want to get into a situation where I look up an old family photo or video twenty years down the line and it has got corrupted.
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Both my computer and the external HD are HDDs. They are fairly cheap here (and very cheap if second hand). Buying SSDs or dedicated hardware would be expensive.
Exit polls predict BJP-led NDA to win big majority in Lok Sabha polls, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to retain power.
Following the last day of voting for the 2024 Indian Parliamentary elections, exit polls predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Democratic Alliance would retain its majority, winning 340 - 401 seats compared to 353 in 2019. The main opposition INDIA alliance was expected to win 109 - 169 seats, up from 91 in 2019. Three 'neutral' regional parties - the BRS, BJD and TMC, were expected to lose seats.
Compared to 2019, the NDA was expected to win West Bengal from the TMC, and to make inroads into south India, where it has historically been weak. In return, INDIA was expected to pick up seats in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana and Bihar, and to wrest Telangana from the BRS.
Indian Ocean heating accelerates, leading to marine heatwaves, coral bleaching, and sea-level rise, impacting fisheries and monsoons.
The Indian ocean could warm by a further 1.7-3.8 degrees in the coming eighty years, according to a study published by scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune. Each second, the ocean is absorbing heat comparable to that released by the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. In addition to sea level rise, this warming could lead to stronger monsoons and coral bleaching.
Supreme Court recognizes fundamental right against climate change, linking it to Articles 21 and 14, emphasizing solar power transition in India.
The Supreme Court of India, in a case concerning the protection of the Great Indian Bustard, ruled that the right against climate change is a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are rights guaranteed by the constitution (such as the rights to equality and personal freedom) or 'interpreted' as such by the Supreme Court (so far, only the right to privacy). They apply to all Indian residents, rather than only citizens, and cannot be removed except by constitutional amendment. The court also set up an expert panel to monitor the protection of the bird, and urged governments to speed up expansion of solar power.
The paper, which has been co-authored by Nitin Kumar Bharti, Lucas Chancel, Thomas Piketty, and Anmol Somanchi, combines data from national income accounts, wealth aggregates, tax tabulations, rich lists, and surveys on income, consumption, and wealth to arrive at the results
A report by the World Inequality Lab, co-authored by French economist Thomas Piketty, has estimated that in 2022-23, India's income and wealth inequalities were at their highest levels since records began in 1922 and 1961 respectively. The richest 1% of the population now own 40.1% of the nation's wealth, higher than in the US (34.9%), China (32.6%) or France (24%). Previously, inequality fell from Indian independence in 1947 to the 1980s and has been rising since.
The Indian Space Research Organisation's crew training facility here is the hub of such activities for the IAF pilots -- Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla.
The Indian Space Research Organisation has shortlisted four Indian Air Force pilots - Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla, for India's first manned space mission, Gaganyaan. They have completed basic training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Russia, and will undergo specialised training at the Crew Training Facility in India.
Tl;dw - Unlike China and Japan, medieval Korea followed an extreme school of Confucianism that emphasized hierarchy and age over practicality. After WW2, the South Korean dictatorship government used this tradition to cement their own power. The video argues that these have made South Korea an extremely hierarchical, and in particular, sexist, society. A video game's refusal to sexualize a female character for their (mostly male) audience was thus seen as an attack on the system. A female artist at the studio was accused of being a 'radical feminist', and either fired or resigned to appease fans.
Tl;dw - Unlike China and Japan, medieval Korea followed an extreme school of Confucianism that emphasized hierarchy and age over practicality. After WW2, the South Korean dictatorship government used this tradition to cement their own power. The video argues that these have made South Korea an extremely hierarchical, and in particular, sexist, society. A video game's refusal to sexualize a female character for their (mostly male) audience was thus seen as an attack on the system. A female artist at the studio was accused of being a 'radical feminist', and either fired or resigned to appease fans.
Edit: As Denjin pointed out, it should be Ming Dynasty and not Tang Dynasty.
Electoral bonds scheme: SC declares electoral bonds scheme and corporate political funding amendment as unconstitutional, directing immediate cessation and disclosure
A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India unanimously struck down the electoral bonds scheme, as well as amendments to the Companies Act, Income Tax Act and Representatives of the People Act, that had allowed corporations to anonymously make unlimited financial contributions to political parties. The court found that anonymous political funding promoted corruption and a culture of quid pro quo with the ruling party, led to the unrestrained influence of corporates in the electoral process, and violated voters' right to information under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. The court also asked the State Bank of India, which handled electoral bonds, to provide details of bonds purchased so far to the Election Commission, which must then release this information on its website.
Count at a standstill as candidates for Imran Khan’s PTI allege seats they were winning are declared for Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N
In 2022, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was removed from his position in what was alleged to be a military-backed coup, and the Pakistan Muslim League (PMLN) came to power. Following this, Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had its party symbol banned and candidates were forced to run as independents. However, these independent candidates seem to have taken an early lead in yesterday's elections to the Pakistani Parliament, with 88 (out of 265) seats. The PMLN is second with 60 seats. Votes are still being counted, and the PTI has alleged vote-rigging in many constituencies.
> Hey bro, can I have some antibiotic resistance?
> Sure bro, but remember that the heavy metal tolerance gene is a dependency.
> Shit, I'm on python 2 but hmrA requires python 3.
> Hey Evolution, can I have an oxygen transporter for my red blood cells?
> Best I can do is this muscle protein for oxygen storage.
Ancient China suffered from raids from the Xiongnu Confederation of modern-day Mongolia. At first, the Chinese tried defensive tactics such as building the Great Wall and paying tribute donating gifts. But the raids continued, so in 119 BCE the Han Dynasty sent an army into Mongolia. The Chinese army was much smaller, but better trained and much better supplied. In three battles they pretty much annihilated the Xiongnu army, with the survivors splitting into smaller groups (and some even becoming Han vassals).
Some Xiongnu tribes retreated north and west into modern-day Siberia and south Russia, pushing the residents westward. They, in turn, moved into eastern Europe and Germany. This pushed the Visigoths of Germany southwards, where they sacked Rome in 410 CE. While Rome was no longer the capital of the Roman Empire, it was still a major cultural and economic centre, and its fall sent shockwaves across Europe.
The migrations also caused the collapse of the Burgundian Kingdom (in modern-day Rhineland, not modern-day Burgundy) at the hands of the Huns (and their Roman allies), which forms the backdrop of the German epic the Nibelungenlied (not to be confused with Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung, which, despite sharing most characters, borrows heavily from the Norse version of the legend and Wagner's political (socialist) and religious (Buddhist) beliefs).
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies are on course to win three of four states in the last major elections before the 2024 General Elections to the Indian Parliament. The BJP improved its position in its stronghold of Madhya Pradesh, while flipping the battleground states of Rajasthan and Chattisgarh from the opposition Indian National Congress. The INC, in turn, flipped Telangana from the BRS, winning it for the first time in history.
Overall, the BJP and its allies are expected to win 330-340 seats (up from 198), while the INC would get 230-240 (down from 301). Among smaller parties, the BRS would get around 40, the AIMIM 6, the BSP 4 and the CPI 2.