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May Day Dramatised
When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.
12 Opposition leaders demand GoI resumes talks with farmers
Political leaders express support for May 26 Farmers Protest that marks six months of the agrarian struggle
Londoners march in solidarity with Palestinians
Around 2,00,000 people came together in a massive demonstration expressing empathy and solidarity with Palestinians
Vaccine indemnity: GoI, Pfizer at an impasse
Pfizer’s anti-Covid vaccine is awaiting approval, but the pharma major says that it wants legal protection from claims linked to use of its vaccine
Covid-19: Centre tells social media firms to remove ‘Indian variant’ references
Information technology (IT) ministry has written to all social media companies asking them to “take down” content referring to it
‘Sleeping with the Enemy?’
25 years ago, the authors shared their personal story with us; now they revisit the India and south Asia of 2021
Assam: Brave daughter took charge as father languished in a detention camp
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CJP helps Joykrishna Paul secure bail and reunite with family; daughter Monalisa had been providing for the family while he was behind bars
White Fungus more common, but not as dangerous as Black Fungus
White Fungus or Candidiasis is the most common fungal infection that is easily treatable, while Black Fungus or Mucormycosis remains life-threatening
UP govt asks SEC to consider wider compensation for dependents of deceased polling officials
Claiming that SEC guidelines need revision in light of Covid-19, the UP government said it will ask more people to be included in the list of officials who died during election duty and are eligible for compensation.
Akhil Gogoi allegedly manhandled by cops before being sworn in as MLA
The jailed peasants’ rights activist had been granted special permission by the NIA court to attend his swearing in ceremony in Guwahati
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UP: Women protest installation of prepaid smart electricity metres in several districts
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As lynchings “normalise” in ‘New India, a Bihar imam is ‘thrashed, pushed’ from train to die in Bareilly
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