Pinjra Tod activist Natasha Narwal's father dies of Covid day before her bail hearing // That Monday will not come, Judge Sahib

NB: The whole world should be made aware that India’s criminal justice system is being reduced to a cruel and sadistic mockery in our time. Vigilantes of the so-called Sangh Parivar get away with violence and incitement under the noses of the police, whilst cases are fabricated against activists fighting for human rights and democratic… Read More Pinjra Tod activist Natasha Narwal's father dies of Covid day before her bail hearing // That Monday will not come, Judge Sahib

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Immediate global Ivermectin use can end pandemic: Scientists

Washington: A peer-reviewed research has claimed that global ivermectin use can end Covid-19 pandemic, as the medicine significantly reduces the risk of contracting the deadly respiratory disease when used regularly. The common antiparasitic ivermectin is being touted as a miracle cure for Covid-19 by doctors and campaigners the world over. Peer reviewed by medical experts that included three… Read More Immediate global Ivermectin use can end pandemic: Scientists

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The young people taking their countries to court over climate inaction

Children and young adults around the world are demanding action from governments on global heating and the ecological crisis   Sofia Oliveira is one of six young Portuguese people who have filed a lawsuit against 33 countries with the European court of human rights, demanding that governments do more to reduce emissions and safeguard their future physical… Read More The young people taking their countries to court over climate inaction

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RAMA LAKSHMI: No, the Western media isn’t biased in reporting Indian Covid

Ever since the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic ripped through India, three words have dominated public conversations: ‘Western media bias’. The villain in the room this time isn’t Pakistan, JNU, or urban naxal. It is Western media, and its intense coverage of the Covid carnage, funeral pyres, queues for oxygen cylinders, harassed patients, and overworked doctors.… Read More RAMA LAKSHMI: No, the Western media isn’t biased in reporting Indian Covid

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पुजारी का कर्म

पुजारी का कर्म (Video + photo) पुजारी चिताओं के बीच खड़ा है, उसके मंत्रोच्चार उसके भीतर ही घुल रहे हैं, चिताओं की अग्नि में,  लकड़ियों के जलने की आवाज़ और धुंआं  मुखर है। अब तक उसने कभी दिन भर में, दो–एक से अधिक अंतिम संस्कार नहीं कराये, अब वह हर रोज़ सैकड़ों मृतकों के लिये मंत्र पढ़… Read More पुजारी का कर्म

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The Lancet: India could see over 1 million Covid deaths by August due to Modi’s “self-inflicted national catastrophe”

A growing chorus is now seeing India’s second wave of Covid-19 as a governance failure more than anything else. A May 8 editorial in The Lancet, a weekly peer-reviewed medical journal, placed the responsibility of this current Covid-19 disaster in India with prime minister Narendra Modi. In a scathing piece that details the unfathomable devastation in the country,… Read More The Lancet: India could see over 1 million Covid deaths by August due to Modi’s “self-inflicted national catastrophe”

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Geeta Pandey – Varanasi: Anger rises as coronavirus rages in Modi's constituency

Residents have watched as their MP made 17 trips to the key political state of West Bengal between February and April, to campaign for the assembly elections there, which he lost badly on the weekend. An angry restaurant owner described Mr Modi’s review meeting to discuss the Covid crisis in Varanasi on 17 April – a… Read More Geeta Pandey – Varanasi: Anger rises as coronavirus rages in Modi's constituency

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VINEETHA MOKKIL – An Open Letter to Modi Bhakts in America: Your God has Feet of Clay and Blood on His Hands

It’s time to face facts. Your God does not have a 56-inch chest. Your God is all bluster, no action. All swagger, no substance. Your God has failed the people of India on every count as the worst crisis in modern times ravages the country. Your God has no interest in protecting the citizenry he… Read More VINEETHA MOKKIL – An Open Letter to Modi Bhakts in America: Your God has Feet of Clay and Blood on His Hands

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