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Seven Dimensions of Zohran Mamdani’s Win Hold Significance For Indians

His triumph demonstrates that that an authentic progressive position has political rewards even in a city identified with capitalism, that youth can overcome entrenched political leaders, that economic redistribution still motivates voters, and that moral consistency on difficult issues can be rewarded rather than punished.

Who let the virus out: Nation wants to know

India and 61 others, sign resolution seeking inquiry into origin of COVID19 at WHO's annual World Health Assembly

UN raises concerns over exploitative provisions of UAPA

Sites labelling of people as terrorists, reversal of burden of proof, and prolonged pre-trial detention as inconsistent with international Human Rights and legal standards

Arab Solidarity is Welcome, But Indian Muslims Must Remain the Vanguard

There seems to be a new wave of empathy...

Native Americans, Africans struggling in wake of Covid-19

Navajo Nation in the US lacks adequate water-supply and healthcare, while African countries are battling the triple threat of Coronavirus, Malaria and hunger

Human Rights Watch’s research assistant recounts Gaza horror during lockdown

Stuck in Jordan, Amman, she says the current lockdown will open eventually but Gaza’s Palestinians will continue to remain under a man-made lockdown

Science, not Islam, is teaching Muslims how to deal with the coronavirus

Image Courtesy:aljazeera.comReligion, Marx argued was the ‘heart of a...

Covid-19 deaths: Ash to ash, dust to dust

WHO puts and end to the bury vs. cremate controversy as families struggle to find an ideal way to bid adieu to their loved ones

Will India lift the incoming flight ban to let visa overstayers fly back from the US?

US President Donald Trump has said he will order visa sanctions on countries that don’t take back illegal “aliens” in the U.S.

Medical ‘Wonder Women’ making a difference in the region’s fight on coronavirus

Beyond Tunisia, many medical professionals across the Arab world are setting an example and giving their all to help win the battle.

India should stop flying blind: John Hopkins COVID report

The report suggests that health care workers safety be prioritised and surveys on immunity building be conducted for better visibility

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Seven Dimensions of Zohran Mamdani’s Win Hold Significance For Indians

His triumph demonstrates that that an authentic progressive position has political rewards even in a city identified with capitalism, that youth can overcome entrenched political leaders, that economic redistribution still motivates voters, and that moral consistency on difficult issues can be rewarded rather than punished.

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