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Dance of Democracy

The southern state of Karnataka woke up today, ready to march on to the election booths to cast their vote. Me and Alen chettan were also ready to take a walk and observe how the day was unfolding.  After more than a month of fierce campaign battle, all three 3 major political players, namely BJP, Congress and JDS, anxiously await how the people have spoken.  The incumbent chief minister Basavaraj Bommai is fully confident that, he will win a record majority. Congress and JDS are trying to grab onto the majority. After 2018 although Congress and JDS were able to form a collation, it could not complete its full term due to defection. Hence this year's battle for Congress and JDS is about reclaiming the lost power. The fight is more notable for nascent Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, it is in his home state where the battle is happening, and it is also a test of trial for him as the grand old party leader. Karnataka witnessed the arrival of many star campaigners and humon...

NTA conducted NEET 2023 (UG) victoriously yesterday but was it all victorious for students?

Here are the top 5 news related to NEET 2023 that did not make the headlines: NEET PG aspirant takes his life; hearing the news, his father takes his own life.  A NEET UG aspirant took his life by jumping from the 6th floor of his Kota PG  A 17-year-old NEET aspirant from Rajasthan takes his life in Kota An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Bihar takes his life by hanging, which was the 5th in the 6th week.  A female student was forced to remove her undergarment in Chennai; she did not write the exam and went home. There were also many other students we were treated similarly. These are just some news; there are many more, like the boy who took his life on the eve of NEET. I have always been vocal about issues in the national-level entrance examination that takes place yearly. NEET or JEE is never an option to bring equality; there is always the issue of class, caste, and the tyranny of coaching institutions. Dr Rajeev, professor at Christ (Deemed To Be University) points ou...