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May Day Dramatised
When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.
Our Constitution does not permit such liberal use of NSA: Justice Govind Mathur
The retired judge and former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court spoke about a range of issues from role of judiciary to post retirement appointments of judges to curtailment of civil liberties
CBI arrests TMC leaders in Narada sting case
Protests take place outside CBI office and Governor’s residence
CJP approaches Maharashtra Gov’t for release of BK-15
Friends and family have complained about lack of communication and shared harrowing accounts of deteriorating health of people who are essentially political prisoners
Nearly 500 districts record soaring Covid positivity rate, Centre draws up three tier structure
As many as 479 out of 718 districts have reported a positivity rate above 10 percent, with Madhya Pradesh in the lead
Virologist Shahid Jameel quits INSACOG; offers no reason, but gov’t pressure suspected
The veteran scientist known to have openly criticised the central government for their poor management of the Covid-crisis in India, especially during the second wave of infection, said he had no obligation to give a reason for quitting.
Uttar Pradesh: Bodies in the river, more buried in the sands, tell tales of Govt apathy
More shallow graves continue to reveal themselves along the Ganga, after rains reveal more rushed burials
Mark India as “country of particular concern”: USCIRF
US Commission on International Religious Freedom’s 2020 Report on International Religious Freedom, says India is a CPC once again
How is the Central Vista Project an essential service?
Historians, artists, academics, museum professionals call for “an immediate halt” to the project that is “squandering scarce resources that could be used to save lives.”
Covid-19: India’s Opposition leaders suggest solutions, will PM finally listen?
Senior Opposition leaders including four CMs once again ask Centre to procure vaccines, start free mass vaccination, pause central vista project, give food to poor
Uttar Pradesh: 14 doctors from rural hospitals quit citing harassment
Posted at Unnao, doctors say they are tired of being micromanaged and harassed by superiors.
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