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KYIV/MARIUPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday nearly 700 more Ukrainian fighters had surrendered in Mariupol but Kyiv was silent about their fate, while a pro-Russian separatist leader said commanders were still holed up in tunnels beneath the Azovstal steelworks. More than a day after Kyiv announced it had ordered its garrison in Mariupol to stand down, the ultimate outcome of Europe's bloodiest battle for decades remained unresolved. Ukrainian officials halted all public discussion of the fate of fighters who had made their last stand there. "The state is making utmost efforts to carry out the rescue of our servicemen. Let's wait. Currently, the most important thing is to save the lives of our heroes," military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzaynik told a news conference. "Any information to the public could endanger that process." Russia said 694 more fighters had surrendered overnight, bringing the total number of people who had laid down arms to 959. The leader … [Read more...] about Moscow says more Mariupol fighters surrender; Kyiv silent on their fate

An unrelenting faith in judiciary despite several setbacks and constant support of family and friends formed the basis of the three-decades-old battle for freedom tasting success on Wednesday, A.G. Perarivalan, one of the convicts in the Raji Gandhi assassination case who was set at liberty by the Supreme Court, said. “It was a lone man’s struggle for justice. It would not have been possible had my mother not stood by me all through my testing times. It was not just my suffering in prison for 31 long years…my mother and other family members also suffered equally. I have had several setbacks in these years. On many occasions, freedom seemed to be at the doorstep but the case would get dismissed. But I was never bogged down by failures. I gathered courage and started from the scratch again,” Mr. Perarivalan told The Hindu . A.G. #Perarivalan with his family members after his release at his house in Jolarpet,Tirupattur district. pic.twitter.com/UesCBxDT2a — The Hindu … [Read more...] about I was never bogged down by failures, says Perarivalan

A Twitter banter between actors Ajay Devgn and Kichcha Sudeepa has once again trained the spotlight on a debate that has been raging since Independence: Hindi as India’s national language. But, what does the Indian Constitution have to say about this? The topic has touched many a nerve, be it socially or politically. It has gained more traction since the BJP came to power in 2014 and then again in 2019, following the Lok Sabha elections. The saffron party has almost exclusively put the focus on the use of Hindi in an official capacity in administrations across the country, citing “colonial hangover” as a reason behind the push. Earlier this month, union home minister Amit Shah had said Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English and not to local languages. Presiding over the 37th meeting of the Parliamentary Official Language Committee in Delhi, Shah had said Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided that the medium of running the government is in the official language and … [Read more...] about Hindi Language Row Heats Up: A Look at What Indian Constitution Says on the Debate

Click here to read the full article. Dick Wolf does not take anything for granted. Not even his prowess as one of Hollywood’s most prolific producers. The lord of “ Law & Order ” has taken his television operations to new heights during the 2021-22 television season, which is about to conclude with no less than six Wolf-produced series in primetime’s top 10 rankings. More from Variety Broadcast Rankings: Most and Least-Watched Scripted TV Series of 2021-2022 Season 'Law & Order' and 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' Renewed for New Seasons at NBC 'FBI,' 'FBI: International' and 'FBI: Most Wanted' Renewed for Two New Seasons Each at CBS . Over a long conversation on a deck overlooking the ocean near his home in Montecito, Calif., last month, the 75-year-old writerproducer speaks at length about the changes in television and the revitalization of his Wolf Entertainment banner over the past half-dozen years. Wolf and his loyal team of … [Read more...] about TV at Unprecedented Scale: How Dick Wolf Rebounded to 198 Hours of Drama a Season

Tuesday on FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson defended prior statements regarding so-called great replacement theory pertaining to the U.S. electorate and how Democrats had openly claimed shifts in demographics would be to their political advantage. Carlson’s remarks come in the wake of the Buffalo, NY shooting in which the suspect allegedly used the theory for justification for actions. Many on the left had attacked the FNC host, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who Carlson called a coward for declining to appear on his FNC show. Transcript as follows: Last May, a 17-year-old high school senior called Payton Gendron received an assignment in his economics class. The assignment asked, “What do you want to do when you retire?” He answered, “Commit murder-suicide.” Gendron’s teacher immediately reported his threat to authorities who sent him to the emergency room for a psychiatric evaluation. Gendron was there for just 20 hours, as he … [Read more...] about Carlson: Democrats Have Decided Rather Than Convince You, They Will Change the Electorate

Posts on social media suggested that the mother of a Nevada teenager was cut off at a school board meeting for reading "pornographic" material that her daughter was supposedly "required" to recite in class. The video, which was shared by the Twitter account Libs of TikTok and spread widely on Tuesday, claims the student was "required" to read from "a graphic assignment," which the mother began to cite before being "cut off" for inappropriateness. The incident added fuel to broader debate over the censorship of books and educational material across the United States. The Claim On May 17, 2022, Twitter account Libs of TikTok posted a video that it claimed showed a mother of a Nevada student being "cut off" while reciting a "graphic assignment" given to her daughter at school. In the video, the woman says "I'm going to read you an assignment given to my 15-year-old daughter at a local high school. This will be horrifying for me to read to you but that will give you … [Read more...] about Fact Check: Was Clark County mom silenced over “graphic” school assignment?

A Bihar school has been teaching Hindi and Urdu on the same blackboard. The unique arrangement has been made in a classroom at a school in Katihar, reports ANI. Kumari Priyanka, an assistant teacher at Adarsh ​​Middle School, told the news agency that the Urdu primary school had been shifted to the Adarsh school back in 2017. Both Hindi and Urdu are hence taught in the same classroom. A video shared by ANI shows lessons in both languages taking place simultaneously by two teachers. Another teachers sits at a table to maintain discipline among the group of children. Kumari Priyanka further said that Hindi is taught on one half of the blackboard and Urdu on the other half simultaneously. “Our school does not have enough classrooms and this is the reason we teach students in a single room,” she was quoted as saying. Kameshwar Gupta, District Education Officer, said that if enrollment of students in the Adarsh Middle School is less, then one classroom would be given to the Urdu Primary … [Read more...] about Bihar School Teaches Hindi, Urdu on Same Blackboard at Once Due to Classroom Shortage

Amber Heard reiterated in the Fairfax County courtroom in Virginia that she has previously hit and thrown things at her ex-husband Johnny Depp . The admission under oath on the witness stand has been latched onto by social media users and become a major talking point on social media. Depp's attorney, Camille Vasquez , was questioning Heard when the actor clarified that it was always her testimony that she had "hit" Depp. Depp and Heard are currently embroiled in a $50 million defamation lawsuit after Heard wrote a 2018 op-ed stating she was a survivor of domestic violence. She never mentioned her ex-husband Depp by name but his legal team argue the insinuation has caused a massive loss of potential earnings. While on the stand Tuesday, Heard was once again asked about her own violent actions towards Depp. "It's always been my own testimony that I hit Johnny," Heard told the court, turning to address the jury. Asked whether she threw anything at him during a specific … [Read more...] about Amber Heard confirms she has hit, thrown things at Johnny Depp under oath

At a time when a plea in Allahabad High Court seeks a "fact-finding inquiry" into the history of the Taj Mahal and the "opening of 22 rooms" on the monument's premises, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on May 9 published photos of underground cells in the Taj Mahal with recent renovations. In its newsletter, the ASI shared pictures of the maintenance work of underground cells. "Decayed and disintegrated lime plaster was removed and replaced by laying of lime plaster and traditional lime processing before application," it stated. The ASI shared the January newsletter on its Twitter page recently. Click on the link to download/view the January issue of @ASIGoI 's Newsletter. https://t.co/tIJmE46UR4 pic.twitter.com/UKWsTA2nPZ — Archaeological Survey of India (@ASIGoI) May 9, 2022 While a civil suit on the same issue remains pending in Agra court, the Allahabad High Court on May 12 dismissed the plea filed by the media in-charge of the BJP's Ayodhya unit, … [Read more...] about ASI shares images of Taj Mahal’s ‘underground cells’

This is an edition of Up for Debate, a newsletter by Conor Friedersdorf. On Wednesdays, he rounds up timely conversations and solicits reader responses to one thought-provoking question. Every Monday, he publishes some thoughtful replies. Sign up for the newsletter here. Question of the Week Caitlin Flanagan’s masterful “ Chasing Joan Didion ” has me thinking about travel. What have you learned while away from home? Paint a picture of where you went and share your insights. Conversations of Note Top of the mind: the mass shooting Saturday in Buffalo, New York, in which a white-supremacist terrorist killed 10 people. My colleague Graeme Wood, an expert on murderous extremists , read the killer’s apparent manifesto and grappled with whether it ought to be shared or suppressed. The Los Angeles Times editorial board argued that “Americans have ignored the insidious creep of white supremacy into the public discourse to the point that it has become normalized.” … [Read more...] about Tucker Carlson Deserves Blame—But Not for Buffalo