Bharat Bhushan – Gupkar Declaration: False narrative creates a 'New Hurriyat' in J&K

The Union government’s Kashmir policy has helped local political forces in J&K crystallise into a critical mass. A new and permanent front has been formed in the Union Territory by the coming together of mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir under the umbrella of the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration. The Alliance has now adopted the flag of… Read More Bharat Bhushan – Gupkar Declaration: False narrative creates a 'New Hurriyat' in J&K

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Ramachandra Guha: A tribute to ES Reddy, the father of my journey as a Gandhi scholar

After E.S. Reddy died on November 1, I wrote an obituary in the Financial Times, covering the major aspects of his life and work. In this column I offer a more personal tribute, of what he meant to me and to other scholars of Gandhi like myself..    I first met Enuga Sreenivasulu Reddy in New York in… Read More Ramachandra Guha: A tribute to ES Reddy, the father of my journey as a Gandhi scholar

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Over half a million Australians sign ex-PM's call for Murdoch inquiry // Are Trumpworld and Fox News Headed for a Messy Divorce?

An online petition by former Australian PM Kevin Rudd calling for an inquiry into Rupert Murdoch’s media dominance has got a record number of signatures. More than 500,000 Australians have signed the petition to parliament since it launched three weeks ago. News Corp Australia controls 70% of local newspaper circulation. Mr Murdoch has not commented… Read More Over half a million Australians sign ex-PM's call for Murdoch inquiry // Are Trumpworld and Fox News Headed for a Messy Divorce?

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ends truce by warning ‘incompetent’ Democratic party

“So I need my colleagues to understand that we are not the enemy,. And that their base is not the enemy. That the Movement for Black Lives is not the enemy, that Medicare for all is not the enemy. This isn’t even just about winning an argument. It’s that if they keep going after the… Read More Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ends truce by warning ‘incompetent’ Democratic party

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You're fired ! Americans taunt Trump with his own catchphrase

President Donald Trump faced a predictable taunt from thousands of social media users on Saturday after he lost his bid for reelection: You’re Fired. It’s the catchphrase he used to kick off contestants when he hosted the reality show “The Apprentice” for years – a show that brought him pop-culture fame that helped boost his… Read More You're fired ! Americans taunt Trump with his own catchphrase

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Book review: How Did Josef Mengele Become the Evil Doctor of Auschwitz?

If anyone embodies the archetype of the evil that was Auschwitz, it is surely Josef Mengele. Dubbed by the inmates and survivors of the camp the “Angel of Death,” the immaculate doctor – with a slight flick of the finger – would casually select those permitted to live and work and those destined to die… Read More Book review: How Did Josef Mengele Become the Evil Doctor of Auschwitz?

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Tavleen Singh on government ministers suddenly defending press freedom / Arfa Khanum Sherwani: I’m a Journalist, That’s Why I Don’t Stand With Arnab Goswami

NB: Citing press freedom in defence of ruthless government propagandists who destroy other peoples’ lives with no hesitation is like citing the freedom of scientific research for the infamous Dr Josef Mengele. Two Indian journalists describe their discomfort with ‘lynch-mob journalism’. DS   On the day they arrested Arnab Goswami last week every senior minister in Narendra Modi’s Cabinet… Read More Tavleen Singh on government ministers suddenly defending press freedom / Arfa Khanum Sherwani: I’m a Journalist, That’s Why I Don’t Stand With Arnab Goswami

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'A backlash against a patriarchal culture': How Polish protests go beyond abortion rights. By Jon Henley and Kasia Strek

For 14 nights they have marched, enraged by a near-total ban on abortion that has stirred a generation to stage the largest mass demonstrations that Poland has seen since Solidarność toppled the communist regime in the 1980s. Until soaring coronavirus numbers and a looming national lockdown made it almost impossible, up to a million people nightly defied… Read More 'A backlash against a patriarchal culture': How Polish protests go beyond abortion rights. By Jon Henley and Kasia Strek

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Andy Beckett: The left urgently needs to lose its inferiority complex // Owen Jones: Even if Biden wins, the world will pay the price for the Democrats' failures

This week Joe Biden – few people’s idea of an outstanding candidate – won the biggest presidential vote in United States history. Seven times in the last eight such contests, the Democrats have got more votes than the Republicans. You could see this latest popular-vote victory as further confirmation of a theory that’s been promoted by some… Read More Andy Beckett: The left urgently needs to lose its inferiority complex // Owen Jones: Even if Biden wins, the world will pay the price for the Democrats' failures

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Covid immune response faster and stronger post-infection, scientists say

Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that people who recover from Covid may mount a much faster and more effective defence against the infection if they encounter the virus again. Researchers at Rockefeller University in New York found that the immune system not only remembered the virus but improved the quality of protective antibodies… Read More Covid immune response faster and stronger post-infection, scientists say

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