In the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a man was seen urinating on an Aboriginal worker. Video of the action went viral, eventually leading to the arrest of the perpetrator Pravesh Shukla. Despite laws designed to protect indigenous peoples, discrimination against them and other lower castes (they are thought to number around 200 million) in […]
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So blue cars are cut in half
The fleet of vehicles used by public administrations in Italy has halved since 2011. As of December 31, 2022, 30,665 blue cars (driver service available to senior executives) and gray cars (driverless, available to offices for precise operational activities) were registered, compared to over 72,000 in service 11 years ago. At that time, however, it […]
Sicily gives district MPs more gross 890 euros against inflation: this is controversial
The Sicilian Regional Assembly deputies raised their gross salary by 890 euros to compensate for the rising cost of living caused by inflation. And, as might be expected, the news did not go unnoticed. The salary increase for MPs came with the approval of the Sicilian Regional Assembly’s (Ars) internal budget, voted in at the […]
Government, even in case of shoulder, the annuity is guaranteed. The rule that protects parliamentarians
Will it be another theatrical skit, the usual push and pull of a foregone conclusion, or will Lega and Cinque Stelle provoke a real crisis in government this time? Are we really going to the early elections in September? The ingredients to give Draghi the decisive push are all there. On the one hand, the […]