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May Day Dramatised
When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.
Science and Tech Ministry introduces XraySetu as an alternative to RT-PCR for rural areas
Acknowledging the lack of Covid-test availability in villages, the Centre works with Bengaluru-based start-ups to work on a platform that helps with early intervention
Huge mismatch between Gujarat’s Covid records and data from crematoria, cemeteries
Despite ranking among the top three states in terms of vaccination drive, the state’s data in terms of Covid-deaths barely accounts for even 10 percent of the actual data presented on-ground.
Odisha CM bats for centralised procurement of vaccines
Naveen Patnaik writes to fellow Chief Ministers highlighting challenges faced by states in dealing with international manufacturers and production constraints of domestic manufacturers
Torture of PDP leader Waheed Para by NIA accuse UN officials
The communication to the government of India has coincided with Jammu and Kashmir police filing a chargesheet against the valley leader in another militancy-related case
No mixing of Covid vaccines allowed yet: Centre
Dr VK Paul, Member (health) Niti Aayog clarified that government has not made any change in the vaccination SoPs
GDP contracts by 7.3 percent in 2020-21, an all-time low in the last four decades!
While the fourth quarter of the year recorded a 1.6 percent growth, the overall fall has negatively influenced nearly every sector of the Indian economy
Abba, they took away Maa: CJP reunites a mother and her children in Assam
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Doyjan Bibi becomes the 40th person to be released from a Detention Camp on conditional bail with CJP’s help
A misguided attempt to revive Coal
How India can divert attention to other cleaner and sustainable energy sources to reduce dependence on the fossil fuel
Untenable, unprecedented and unconstitutional: Mamata Banerji on WB Chief Secy’s transfer order
The Centre had passed an order on May 28 asking Alapan Bandyopadhyay to report to Delhi on May 31 by 10 A.M
Did Marx’s grandson endorse Savarkar’s Hindutva ideology?
A look at RSS's attempts to legitimise problematic stands taken by their favourite leaders by claiming they were endorsed by world-renowned thinkers
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