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Caste-related violence in India has occurred and continues to occur in various forms. According to a report by Human Rights Watch: inhuman, and degrading treatment of over 165 million people in India has been justified on the basis of caste. Caste is descent-based and hereditary in nature. It is a characteristic determined by one's birth into a ...
Origins: The Journey of Humankind is an American documentary television series that premiered on the National Geographic channel on March 6, 2017. [2] Hosted by Jason Silva, with narration from Mark Monroe, the series uses re-enactments to showcase major inventions and events in the history of human evolution that have been responsible for our modernization.
Television series based on the making of the Indian Constitution: Sher-e-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh: 20 March 2017 – 21 July 2017: Life OK: Maharaja Ranjit Singh: Shobha Somnath Ki: 20 June 2011 – 26 February 2012: Zee TV: Somnath: Siyaasat: 20 November 2014 – 3 September 2015: Epic: Jahangir and Nur Jahan: Tenali Rama: 11 July 2017 ...
While the creation–evolution controversy has seen much debate in US, Middle East and parts of Africa, it is an insignificant issue in India, because of its Hindu-majority population. [4] [5] Most Indian scientists accept biological evolution and it is taught in Indian universities. [6]
The Bhagalpur blindings refers to a series of incidents in 1979 and 1980 in Bhagalpur in the state of Bihar, India when police blinded 31 individuals under trial (or convicted criminals, according to some versions) by pouring acid into their eyes.
Disasters and accidents. 2025 Sudanese Air Force Antonov crash. The death toll from the crash of a Sudanese Air Force Antonov near the Wadi Seidna Air Base in Khartoum, Sudan, rises to 46. Eighteen people are killed and thirty-one others are injured when a bus overturns in Prachinburi province, Thailand.
The deadliest modern crowd crush incidents have both occurred during the Hajj pilgrimage, with the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy claiming 1,426 lives and the 2015 Mina stampede claiming 2,400. [1] (Although the term "stampede" is used in some media outlets, the scientific consensus is that true stampedes involving humans are extremely rare.
A report released by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 2020 said that nearly 45.8 million girls were missing in India due to pre and post-birth selection practices in the country. [55] A study by Washington based think tank Pew Research said that at least 9 million girls are ‘missing’ in India between 2009-2019 as a result of female ...