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Diwali 2023: Things To Do This Diwali

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Diwali is one of the biggest festivals in India and Hindus specifically. Hindus around the world eagerly wait for the Amavasya of Kartik month of the Hindu calendar. Since Amavasya is the darkest night, people celebrate the festival with lights. It is for this reason that Diwali is also called the festival of light.

Here’s the significance of Diwali in Hindu religion

1. Reception of Lord Ram in Ayodhya

When Lord Ram returned to Ayodhya after completing their 14-year-long exile or vanvasa, the people of Ayodhya welcomed their favorite prince with lights. They lit earthen lamps on the road leading to Ayodhya to show their devotion to Lord Ram.

2. Victory of good over evil

Diwali is the celebration of the victory of good over evil. Lord Ram returned to Ayodhya after killing the demon Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka. It strengthens our belief that truth always prevails. It proves that demons can be defeated by good deeds.

3. Appearance of Goddess Laxmi

Sagar Manthan (churning of the cosmic ocean) brought Goddess Laxmi to the world. And with the goddess came all wealth, prosperity, and happiness to make life happy and fulfilling on earth. On Diwali, Hindus welcome Goddess Laxmi to their homes and seek her blessings.

4. Diwali brings prosperity

Worshipping Goddess Laxmi brings prosperity to life. She is the goddess of financial power and for this reason, Diwali Puja becomes more important for businesses. In India and across the world, Hindu businessmen perform a special Puja on Diwali. Homeowners also perform Laxmi Puja at their homes.

5. Shopping

Shopping is also a way of celebrating Diwali. People buy new clothes, ornaments, sweets, … Read the rest

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Who is Matt Hancock? A Comprehensive Look at the British Politician and Former Health Secretary

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Matt Hancock is a British Conservative politician who has held a number of prominent positions in the UK government. Despite his high-profile roles, he has also been involved in a number of controversies throughout his career.

Early Life and Career

Matt Hancock was born in Chester, England in 1978. He attended Oxford University, where he earned a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). After graduating, he worked as an economist for the Bank of England and later for the Conservative Party.

Rising through the Ranks

In 2010, Hancock was elected to parliament as the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Suffolk. Over the next decade, he rose through the ranks of the Conservative Party, holding a number of key positions in the government.

Ministerial Roles

Hancock held a number of ministerial roles in the government, including Minister of State for Skills, Minister for the Cabinet Office, and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. In 2018, he was appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, a position he held until his resignation in 2021.

Controversies

Despite his success in politics, Hancock has been involved in a number of controversies throughout his career. Here are some of the most notable:

COVID-19 Response

As Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Hancock was responsible for the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While he received some praise for his handling of the crisis, he was also criticized for a number of missteps, including a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline workers and a delayed response to the emergence of new variants of the virus.

Affair

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International News & Politics

US And Japan Issued A Joint Statement In Defense Cooperation Amid Threat From China

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The US and Japan shared concerns about increasingly assertive China in a joint statement and announced stepped-up security cooperation on Wednesday. The joint statement came after one month after the US endorsing a major military build-up announced by Japan.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The US will introduce a Marine Littoral Regiment in Tokyo to increase the military capabilities of Japan
• The two sides have also agreed to extend their defense treaty to cover space

What Was The Joint Statement About?

Encouraged by the American endorsement of its announcement of a major military build-up, Japan sent its foreign and defense ministers to Washington to meet their American counterparts and issue a joint statement.

US And Japan Issued A Joint Statement In Defense Cooperation

It said that given “a severely contested environment,” the forward posture of U.S. forces in Japan should be upgraded “by positioning more versatile, resilient, and mobile forces with increased intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, anti-ship, and transportation capabilities.”

According to the statement, the ministers discussed a vision of a modernized Alliance postured to prevail in a new era of strategic competition.

After the meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a joint news conference said that the US agreed that the PRC was the greatest shared strategic challenge that the US and its allies and partners face referring to the People’s Republic of China. The two countries also agreed to cover space under the terms of their common defense treaty, said Blinken.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the US would introduce a Marine Littoral Regiment in Japan to improve significant capabilities, including anti-ship missiles.

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International News & Politics

Numeracy Will Be the Biggest Highlight Of The New Year Speech Of Rishi Sunak

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is going to deliver his first speech of the year on Wednesday. And this speech is going to be important for the country in many ways. Rishi Sunak is expected to set priorities for 2023 and answer his critics in the government.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Conservative Party wants assurance from Rishi Sunak that he is capable of leading the party to the next elections in 2024
• The opposition Labour Party is leading in opinion polls

What Will Rishi Sunak Say In His Speech?

Rishi Sunak Say In His Speech

Some excerpts of the speech released on Tuesday show that Rishi Sunak will set his priorities for the New Year to bring Britain out of the tailspin. Inflation is at its highest in 40 years and economists are anticipating a long recession.

Rishi Sunak will say the speech is personal to him. Every opportunity he had in life began with the education he was so fortunate to receive. He will force students to study some form of math up to the age of 18. He wants to give every child the highest possible standard of education and that is the single most important reason for his being in politics. He wants Britain to rival the best education system in the world.

His plans to introduce math to all students up to the age of 18 stems from the OECD findings that state that poor numeracy is affecting “particularly large proportions of adults in England”.

Rishi Sunak wants his countrymen to be less anxious about inflation, energy bills, and National Health Service. He wants them to feel pride in their country and trust in fairness. He wants to … Read the rest

Business News & Politics Technology

This Is Steve Jobs Talking About Computers With Playboy Magazine In 1985

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A Twitter user Soleio posted an old interview of Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs with Playboy magazine. In this candid interview, Steve Jobs is seen talking about making computers and mistakes. The caption of the post reads “Every time I use ChatGPT, I’m reminded of Steve Jobs describing it in this Playboy interview, Feb 1985.”

HIGHLIGHTS

• An old interview of Steve Jobs with Playboy magazine has surfaced on the Internet
• In the interview, Jobs talked about computer programming

Why Did Soleio Mention Steve Jobs In The Post?

Soleio said that every time he used ChatGPT, he was reminded of Steve Jobs describing that in the Feb 1985 Playboy interview. Steve Jobs talked about how computers were going to affect the quality of thinking as more and more had those tools available to them. Humans were tool users.

Steve Jobs further talked about how computers could capture the fundamental, underlying principals of an experience. In another tweet, Soleio said that he particularly loved knowing that that was the Steve Jobs who just shipped the Macintosh and was months from being ousted.

Steve Jobs Say In That Interview

What Did Steve Jobs Say In That Interview?

Steve Jobs talked about what computer programming could do. He said a computer could capture the underlying principles, and underlying essence and then facilitate thousands of experiences based on the perception of the underlying principles.

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International News & Politics

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Foresees Musk As US President

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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and an arch-loyalist of Vladimir Putin predicts Elon Musk becoming US President after a civil war in 2023. He also sees a war between Germany and France next year.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Dmitry Medvedev will now serve as Putin’s deputy and oversee the military industry
• He also made a rare visit to China to discuss foreign policy
• Elon Musk responded to Medvedev’s tweet in “Epic Thread”

Who Is Dmitry Medvedev?

Medvedev is the deputy head of Putin’s advisory security council and has served as president for four years with Putin as prime minister. A staunch Putin loyalist, he has been roped into the body overseeing the military industry. On Monday, Kremlin announced that he would serve as Putin’s deputy in the body.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, he has invented himself as an arch-hawk. Also, he recently visited China to hold talks on foreign policy with President Xi Jinping.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Foresees Musk As US President

What Are The Predictions Of Dmitry Medvedev?

Medvedev listed his predictions for 2023 on his Telegram and Twitter account. He predicted Elon Musk’s elevation to US President after a civil war in America. This prediction comes after he praised Musk for proposing Ukraine ceded territory to Russia in a peace deal.

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International News & Politics

King Charles III Gives New Responsibilities To The Royal Family Members

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King Charles III assigned new titles and roles to the Royal family members announced Buckingham Palace. Titles of Prince and Princess of Wales William and Kate Middleton along with Queen Consort Camilla have been changed.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Prince William has been appointed Colonel of the Welsh Guards
• Prince Andrew was removed from the position of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards
• London will host the ‘Trooping the Color parade on 17 June 2023

What Are The New Positions Of the Royal Family Members?

King Charles III appointed Prince William as Colonel of the Welsh Guards, a prestigious position he previously held for 47 years. Princess Kate will move into the position of Colonel of the Irish Guards, which Prince William held for a decade.

Queen Consort Camilla is now Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, a position previously held by Prince Andrew. He was removed from the position due to his controversial association with Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted child abuser.

King Charles III Gives New Responsibilities

Why Will the ‘Trooping the Colour’ Parade Be Held In June?

Following the footsteps of her late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, the king also decided to celebrate his birthday on June 17 weeks after his coronation ceremony on May 6, although the king was born in November.

A procession of over 1400 parading soldiers, 200 horses, and 400 musicians will march from Buckingham Palace down the Mall to Horse Guards Parade. And it will be a spectacular display of military precision, horsemanship, and fanfare followed by a Royal Air Force fly-past. In June, the parade will have full advantage of the British summer and it could also be a reason for commemorating the occasion in … Read the rest

International News & Politics

US Asks Bilawal Bhutto To Start A Constructive Dialogue Instead Of A War Of Words With India

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The US on Monday said it wanted India and Pakistan to start a constructive dialogue after the recent outburst against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in New York.

HIGHLIGHTS

• A top US official took serious note of Bilawal Butto’s outburst against Narendra Modi
• The US said it shared a multifaceted relationship with India and Pakistan
• The official said that they would travel to India during the G20 summit

What Did the US Say About Indo-US Relations?

US Asks Bilawal Bhutto To Start A Constructive Dialogue

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price was asked about the recent outburst against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in New York during his daily news briefing on Monday. He said the US shared multifaceted relationships with India and Pakistan and didn’t want to see a “war of words” but a constructive dialogue between the two nations for the betterment of their people.

He asserted that there were differences that, of course, needed to be addressed between India and Pakistan. The United States stood ready to assist as a partner to both.

Price said countries the world over welcomed when Prime Minister Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin this summer that that was not the era of war while responding to another question.

He further said that for decades, Russia was prepared to be a partner to India in a way that the US at the time was not. Of course, that had changed in recent decades.

He noted that the bipartisan legacy of the last several administrations, especially of former US President George W Bush made the US a partner of “first resort” for India.

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Pakistan Had No Right To Sermonize UN Said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said a country that hosted slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and attacked a neighbouring Parliament does not have the credentials to “sermonize” in the power UN council.

HIGHLIGHTS

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto raised the Kashmir issue in the UN council
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar gave a strong worded response to Pakistan
Mr Jaishankar was at the UN to preside over two signature vents of the UN council

How Did Pakistan Raise Kashmir Issue In The UN?

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto raised the Kashmir issue when India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, was chairing the debate on reformed multilateralism.

What Did Mr Jaishankar Say In Response To Bhutto?

Mr Jaishankar Say In Response To Bhutto

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the question of justifying what the world regards as unacceptable should not even arise. That certainly applies to state sponsorship of cross-border terrorism. Nor can hosting Osama bin Laden and attacking a neighbouring Parliament serve as credentials to sermonize before this Council.

Mr Jaishankar was chairing two signature events on counter-terrorism and reformed multilateralism being held under India’s current Presidency of the UN Security Council. India’s two-year tenure as an elected member of the powerful 15-nation will end this month.

Tension between India and Pakistan ran high after New Delhi revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating Article 370 in August 2019. Also, India made it clear to the world that it was an internal matter. The country also advised Pakistan to accept the reality as the neighboring country was doing anti-India propaganda.

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The US Could Announce Major Breakthrough In Fusion Reaction On Tuesday

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Scientists in the California-based Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) had achieved a “net energy gain” from an experimental fusion reactor said a media report in Financial Times on Sunday. The US Department of Energy also announced a “major scientific breakthrough” later in the week.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Nuclear fusion is considered the produces energy for the future
• It produces little waste and no greenhouse gases
• The US could share more information on its research on Tuesday

What Did LLNL Achieve?

It is the first time that scientists can produce more energy in a fusion reaction. It is the same type that powers the sun and is considered a major step in the pursuit of zero-carbon power. But the analysis was still going said LLNL in a statement. It also said that US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm would “announce a major scientific breakthrough” on Tuesday.

The fusion reaction that occurred in the past two weeks produced a 120% net energy gain said FT. Later the Washington Post reported a senior fusion scientist saying that to most of them, that was only a matter of time.

US Could Announce Major Breakthrough In Fusion Reaction

Why Fusion Reaction Is Considered A Game Changer?

Fusion differs from fission in the way that involves fusing two atomic nuclei instead of splitting one that is used in fission. A member of Congress from California Ted Lieu said that if that fusion energy breakthrough was true, it could be a game changer for the world.

Scientists at the LLNL fusion facility used almost consists of almost 200 lasers the size of three football fields to bombard a tiny spot with high levels of energy to initiate a fusion reaction.… Read the rest