On May 17, 2021, Ambassador T.S. Tirumurti, India’s permanent representative at the UN, announced the official Indian response to the latest round of Israeli brutalities … How India Has Moved With IsraelRead more
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The Story of a Farmers’ Protest
On May 26, 1907, Lord Minto, Viceroy and Governor General of India, put an end to one of the most intense popular peasant agitations in … The Story of a Farmers’ ProtestRead more
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Vedanta’s Oxygen Output in Thoothukudi Is Less CSR, More Disaster Capitalism
If Vedanta were to deliver on its promised 1,050-tonne per day (tpd) of medical oxygen from its sealed Sterlite Copper smelter complex in Thoothukudi, Tamil … Vedanta’s Oxygen Output in Thoothukudi Is Less CSR, More Disaster CapitalismRead more
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Denying India its Tax Revenue is Neo-colonialism
MORE than 23 crore Indians have been pushed into poverty (that is below the national minimum wage threshold of Rs 375) since the covid pandemic … Denying India its Tax Revenue is Neo-colonialismRead more
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Puducherry BJP Accessed Voter Details From Aadhaar Data
While hearing a PIL alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Puducherry unit had misused Aadhaar data during its election campaign, the Madras high court said … Puducherry BJP Accessed Voter Details From Aadhaar DataRead more
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Microsoft vs Indian Farmers: Agri-Stacking the System
In April, the Indian government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Microsoft, allowing its local partner CropData to leverage a master database of farmers. … Microsoft vs Indian Farmers: Agri-Stacking the SystemRead more
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Modi Is Worsening the Suffering from India’s Pandemic
On May 8, 2021, as a deadly second wave of the COVID pandemic was ripping through India, an imprisoned doctoral student made an urgent appeal … Modi Is Worsening the Suffering from India’s PandemicRead more
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Mixing the caste is the government language, this is just farmers protest
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMkX79nczWs&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait
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The Modi Surge: COVID-19 Cases Overwhelm India’s Healthcare System
India has topped 18.3 million COVID-19 cases, after adding 1 million cases in just the past three days amid shortages in vital supplies and overwhelmed … The Modi Surge: COVID-19 Cases Overwhelm India’s Healthcare SystemRead more
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New COVID-19 Variant, Linked to India’s Record Wave of Infections
As India faces 1 million new COVID-19 infections every three days, we look at how more infectious variants have been linked to a spread in … New COVID-19 Variant, Linked to India’s Record Wave of InfectionsRead more