As Union government decides to enumerate caste, Ashwini Vaishnaw insists SECC, State efforts were ‘surveys’ 

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the briefing on Cabinet decisions on April 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar While announcing that the Union Cabinet has decided to enumerate caste in the next Census, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw made it a point to argue that the 2011 Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) and caste…

Is Bitcoin Ready To Retire Gold?

Gold has won the competition — a plebiscite as long-running as established civilizations — to be crowned mankind’s universal choice as a store of value and medium of exchange — as real money. Now, in less than two decades, a potential competitor has arisen: Bitcoin, with the arguable potential to rival and even supersede gold.  …

AIER Scholar Ryan Yonk Testifies Before Congress on Federal Clean Energy Loan Failures

Washington, DC — Dr. Ryan Yonk, Director of Education and Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), testified Wednesday before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Energy, offering critical analysis of the US Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO). Created under the 2005 Energy Policy Act,…

Bomb threat rocks Thiruvananthapuram airport ahead of PM visit

Security forces conducted an extensive combing operation at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport following yet another bomb threat received on Tuesday evening. The threat, which emerged ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to the city, prompted heightened security measures at the airport. The e-mail reportedly claiming responsibility from “Hizbul Mujahideen”, stated that bombs have…