The EU Commission is intensifying its DSA enforcement, sending formal requests to Apple, Google, Snapchat, and YouTube—in addition to existing probes of Meta and TikTok—to detail their child safety and privacy measures. This regulatory push, driven by concerns over addiction and inspired by possible age restrictions like Denmark’s proposed ban for under-15s, aims to hold tech giants accountable and make digital spaces safer for minors across the bloc.
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Jagdish Bhagwati's economic thought emphasizes free trade, economic globalization, and multilateralism, arguing that open markets and economic integration are key drivers of growth and poverty reduction, particularly in developing nations like India. He advocates for growth-oriented policies that create revenue for social programs, critiques trade restrictions and regional trade blocs in favor of broader liberalization, and believes globalization has a "human face" but needs continued efforts to make it more agreeable and beneficial.
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Idli is a savory rice cake originating in South India, cherished as a breakfast staple not only in South Indian states but also in Sri Lanka.
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The first stage of President Trump’s cease-fire plan between Israel and Hamas is confirmed to include the following: Israel withdrawing troops from parts of Gaza, a ceasefire going into immediate effect, Hamas releasing the 20 living Israeli hostages within 72 hours, and Israel releasing approximately 2,000 Palestinian prisoners (including 250 serving life sentences). The phase also initiates the flow of humanitarian aid, with a minimum of 400 truckloads of supplies allowed into Gaza each day.
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After his son Abhimanyu was killed, Arjuna vowed to kill Jayadratha, the Sindhu king, before sunset the next day. He solemnly promised that if he failed to accomplish this, he would sacrifice himself by entering a blazing fire. This dramatic vow created intense urgency and shaped the events of the fourteenth day of the Mahabharata war.
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Dr. Verghese Kurien, known as the "Father of the White Revolution," made India the world's largest milk producer by pioneering the cooperative model through Operation Flood—an achievement that was possible because he had the confidence and direct support of successive prime ministers, allowing policy decisions that favored millions of rural dairy farmers.
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M.S. Swaminathan, widely regarded as the chief architect of India’s Green Revolution in the 1960s, successfully persuaded Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri to approve the import of Mexican dwarf wheat seeds, which led India from acute food shortage to becoming a self-sufficient, cereal-surplus nation by 1971.
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