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May Day Dramatised

When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.

Covid-19: Shortage of vaccines begins to pinch

Meanwhile, Union Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan says Central Government is extending all possible support to the companies making the vaccines

Elections 2021: Mixed bag for Future of Indian Democracy

Understanding the outcome of the Assembly elections, especially the performance of the BJP

Why did Twitter CEO give millions to RSS-affiliated Sewa International?

The US-based organisation's affiliation with the right wing RSS, and its Hindutva ideology has been questioned by many

Around 140 bodies found in river Ganga, officials yet to confirm them as Covid deaths

Residents of Purvanchal and Ghazipur districts were shocked to find more than a hundred bodies along the bank of River Ganga

Cow dung, urine don’t prevent Covid-19, can cause infections: Doctors

A dangerous myth has taken root in Gujarat where many are going to a gaushala to smear themselves with cow excreta mix to ‘protect’ themselves from Coronavirus

EC, courts and Government failed to see risk of polls during Covid-19: Allahabad HC

It remarked that the virus has now reached the villages, and that the State lacks preparation and resources to deal with the same

26 deaths in Goa hospital, Health Minister says CM ‘misguided’

Health Minister Vishwajit Rane called for a High Court probe into the deaths at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH)

Jabalpur: VHP leader caught administering fake Remdesivir to Covid patients in his hospital!

Sarabjeet Singh Mokha is Director of City Hospital which has reportedly administered fake Remdesivir drug to many Covid-19 patients under its care

How will an angry letter to an Opposition party help curb Covid-19 pandemic in India?

BJP president JP Nadda has written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi about Congress' ‘role’ during the pandemic. However Congress is not in power, BJP is

ED files money laundering case against Anil Deshmukh

ECIR filed in connection with CBI probe surrounding corruption charges

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May Day Dramatised

When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.

Delhi: Ayaan Saifi, a 16-year old, stabbed to death in nation’s capital on April 30

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