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Memories of ‘Nine Eleven’ today
On a day remembered and vilified, the author recalls moments of despair, brute violence and historical significance. All on the ninth of September….
The Economist turns up the heat on Modi
Calls country under Modi “Intolerant India” and slams PM for a blatantly anti-minority agenda
George Soros calls out Modi on Kashmir, Hindutva
The billionaire was speaking at the World Economic Forum at Davos
India plummets 10 place on Global Democracy Index
For the first time it scored below 7 in a range of 0 to 10
Kashmir reappears on the UNSC radar after 49 years!
How are different security council members reacting?
London: Drunken brawl ends in death of 3 Sikhs
The incident in which two Sikhs have been arrested is said to be a culmination of a fight over unpaid work
UK MPs express concern about CAA-NPR-NRC in House of Commons
The MPs spoke about the potential disenfranchisement of Muslims and violations of human rights if the CAA-NPR-NRC is implemented
Indians in US to observe Republic Day as “Day of Action”
The protest by Stop Genocide in India is to be held across 30 US cities to get the Indian govt. to repeal the CAA and NRC
Hitler, Mussolini were products of democracy: BJP’s Ram Madhav
At the Raisina Dialogue he implied that the Opposition was involved in violence as it had lost in the democratic process
US Congresswoman slams violations of human rights in Kashmir
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell cosponsored a resolution urging India to end communication restrictions and detentions in J&K
Indian traders unite against Amazon CEO, call him ‘Economic Terrorist’
Jeff Bezos was in India to announce the investment of $1 billion to digitize small businesses
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Memories of ‘Nine Eleven’ today
On a day remembered and vilified, the author recalls moments of despair, brute violence and historical significance. All on the ninth of September….