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Are we really free to opinionate in this country?

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  Our honorable Supreme Court has finally given the verdict on Prashant Bhushan's contempt case. Prashant Bhushan has been punished with a fine of ₹1 for which the due date is 15 September. Failing to comply with the timely payment of this fine will lead him to an imprisonment of three months and/or 3 years of ban on practice of law. By now, one might be wondering what grave crime was committed by Mr. Bhushan which has led to the erection of such a controversial case. The controversy started on a social media application which is probably considered the birth place of controversies and arguments, namely Twitter. Mr. Bhushan uploaded two tweets, one on June 27 which goes as, "When historians in the future look back at the last six years to see how democracy has been destroyed in India even without a formal emergency they will particularly mark the role of the Supreme Court in this destruction and more particularly the role of the last 4 CJIs." and another on...

Fear of let-down that births migrants

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  With a packet of nachos in one hand and coffee in another, I opened my laptop with the hope of finding yet another great anime to kill time. While surfing through internet, I stumbled upon a video titled "Are you confused between pursuing MBA from India or abroad?". It reminded me for the fourth time today that I too need to get my career back on track and no one is gonna spoon-feed me a well paid job which I fancy. So, I became curious which led me to watch 5 such videos in a row and I still ended up with a nil conclusion about what I should do. So I decided to do a more thorough research about the available career options left for me (I'm a third year undergrad tho). At the end of my zestful probe for reliable career options, I came to know a lot about why students actually go abroad for their studies.   It might not come as a surprise to anyone that India is the largest source for international annual migrants globally. The number was 7 million during...