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Press Conference to condemn the Arrest and Sexual Violence of Nodeep Kaur by Haryana Police. 3 pm on Saturday, 23 January 2021. Press Club of India, New Delhi

Press Conference Condemning Nodeep Kaur’s Arrest and Custodial Sexual Violence by Haryana Police Date: January 23rd, 2021 (Saturday) Time: 3 pm Venue: Press Club of India (1, Raisina Road, Near Central Secretariat Metro, Windsor Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001) Campaign for the Release of Nodeep Kaur! On January 12th, as the Kisan Andolan continued unabated, Nodeep Kaur, a… Read More Press Conference to condemn the Arrest and Sexual Violence of Nodeep Kaur by Haryana Police. 3 pm on Saturday, 23 January 2021. Press Club of India, New Delhi

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Michael Moore On Exiting Donald Trump: “We Are Not Done With Him … He Must Pay For His Actions”

Moore can breathe a sigh of relief that one of his predictions didn’t come to 100% fruition. In a Democracy Now! interview in December, the Fahrenheit 11/9 filmmaker said, based on his temperature of the flyover states: “If the vote were today, I believe, he would win the electoral states that he would need, because, living out there, I… Read More Michael Moore On Exiting Donald Trump: “We Are Not Done With Him … He Must Pay For His Actions”

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Anju Agnihotri Chaba: Debts due to poor income, suicides, high interest loans — Punjab farmers don’t paint a rosy picture

If Punjab’s farmers are so prosperous then why are they leaving farming? Twelve per cent farmers have left farming and the number of small and marginal farmers has come down from five lakh in 1991 to three lakh in 2001…they have either migrated to urban areas/overseas to become labourers or sold their lands…. 9,300 farmers… Read More Anju Agnihotri Chaba: Debts due to poor income, suicides, high interest loans — Punjab farmers don’t paint a rosy picture

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India's protesting farmers pay homage to the 143 farmers martyred in their movement and reject Centre's offer to stay farm laws / 42-year old Haryana farmer dies by suicide at Tikri border

 People have trust issues with the government. What if they implement these laws again after a stay for a short period? We, therefore, decided to reject the proposals of the government.” …   A statement on behalf of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of organisations spearheading the protest, released by Darshan Pal of Krantikari… Read More India's protesting farmers pay homage to the 143 farmers martyred in their movement and reject Centre's offer to stay farm laws / 42-year old Haryana farmer dies by suicide at Tikri border

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Nirupama Subramanian: Why a demolition in Jaffna recalls Sri Lanka’s unaddressed Tamil question

The sudden demolition of a memorial in the Jaffna University Campus in northern Sri Lanka to remember Tamil civilians killed during the LTTE’s last stand against the Sri Lankan Army in 2009 has brought attention to the simmering and yet unaddressed issues of post-war ethnic reconciliation, justice and accountability, as well as a political resolution of the… Read More Nirupama Subramanian: Why a demolition in Jaffna recalls Sri Lanka’s unaddressed Tamil question

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Bernie Sanders: Joe Biden must put an end to business as usual. Here's where to start // GOP nightmare about to come true: Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders

4,000 Americans are now dying each day from Covid-19, while the federal government fumbles vaccine production and distribution, testing and tracing. In the midst of the worst pandemic in 100 years, more than 90 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured and can’t afford to go to a doctor when they get sick. The isolation and… Read More Bernie Sanders: Joe Biden must put an end to business as usual. Here's where to start // GOP nightmare about to come true: Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders

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Militarized US Capitol is being called a ‘war zone’ / The Fall of the American Empire? / The Earth Does Not Belong to Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk

For some Americans, including the Muslim and Arab Americans who have faced decades of government surveillance and suspicion, the war on terror has always been operating at home. But the reaction to the 6 January attack may represent a new stage of the “imperial boomerang”, in which tactics developed by empires to maintain control abroad… Read More Militarized US Capitol is being called a ‘war zone’ / The Fall of the American Empire? / The Earth Does Not Belong to Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk

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Covaxin, Covishield not for everyone — manufacturers list who should avoid the Covid vaccines

The indigenous Covaxin cannot be administered on those who are immune-compromised or are on a medication, a factsheet released by manufacturer Bharat Biotech said. According to the factsheet, released Monday, those who should be exempted from the list of beneficiaries include individuals with a history of allergies, who have a fever, bleeding disorder or are… Read More Covaxin, Covishield not for everyone — manufacturers list who should avoid the Covid vaccines

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MONICA DHANRAJ: What do Arnab Goswami’s WhatsApp Leaks Tell us About the State of our Democracy?

On 15 January, over a thousand pages of the charge-sheet filed by the Mumbai Police in the TRP scam case were leaked to the press. They contain transcripts of alleged private WhatsApp chats between Partho Dasgupta, former CEO, Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), the body responsible for measuring and publishing the Television Rating Point (TRP)… Read More MONICA DHANRAJ: What do Arnab Goswami’s WhatsApp Leaks Tell us About the State of our Democracy?

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