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Indian Agriculture: Between the 2026 Union budget & US-India trade deal, a huge setback for Indian farmers

While the Indian corporate media has hailed the reduction of tariffs to the US, now at 18 per cent (still up from the previous single digit figures), it is the blanket non-tariff barriers to US agriculture goods that will hit Indian farmers hard

FRA Issue Exposes Criminality of BJP: Brinda Karat

Karat accuses the ruling party of catering to the...

Chhattisgarh Govt transfers controversial cop Kalluri, moves him to transport commissioner

The Chhattisgarh government Wednesday transferred SRP Kalluri from the...

Former civil servant offers a solution to protect ST’s and FRA, here’s what he suggests

A Former Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of...

M’tra Moves to Displace Thousands of Tribals & Forest Dwellers

Even as the Central government headed by NarendraModi and...

Forest Rights: Stung by Criticism, Modi Govt seeks modification of SC’s Feb 13 Order

The Modi government has challenged the Supreme Court’s order...

10,000 Jharkhand Tribals protest against SC order evicting forest dwellers from ancestral lands

The tribals of Jharkhand have been protesting against the...

In ordering Eviction of Millions of Adivasis, the SC contradicts itself

Whereas previously SC affirmed indigenous people’s inalienable rights to...

When Narendra Modi saw the cleaning of toilets as a spiritual experience

First Published on: January 23, 2016  Senior journalist Rajiv Shah...

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Healthcare in Karnataka: Is a Health Bill the Need of the Hour?

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