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Labour rights, health of workers hit in the name of “reform”: PUCL Maharashtra
A detailed statement by the Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has, with reasoned arguments, critiqued the recent decision of the MahaYuti government in Maharashtra to curtail labour rights in the name of “reform”; Maharashtra government’s decision is in line with other states like Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura (two of these are Congress ruled states) which have also enacted similar legislations.
Muslim advocacy group’s tweet comparing Kumbh Mela with Tablighi Jamaat blocked
IAMC has been criticising the Modi regime’s mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic, now it finds itself among over 50 others whose Tweets were blocked
We have ensured nobody was left without oxygen in the country: Centre to Delhi HC
The court was hearing another oxygen shortage plea filed by Maharaja Agrasen Hospitals; matter adjourned to April 26
Covishield vaccine the costliest in India?
With the new announcement of Rs. 600 per dose in private hospitals, Indians could end up paying the highest price for a single shot in the world
Minority miracle frontline workers leading battle against Coronavirus in Maharashtra
Concerned citizens have started a coordinated effort to ensure oxygen supply to patients and requested government backing for their initiative
NRIs petition Modi to act, save lives
An online petition by non-resident Indians urges Prime Minister Modi to take responsibility for gross abdication of responsibility, ignoring national and global warnings and, in fact, setting an example that downplayed the continuing dangers from Covid 19
PUDR writes open letter to Delhi HC’s Chief Justice over Covid surge in prisons
There are presently 67 active cases of Covid infections among jail inmates and 11 among jail staff in Delhi
Vedanta’s plea to reopen Sterlite copper plant stirs unrest among locals!
Locals say they have no wish to use Sterlite’s oxygen, while the Court says the supply can be sent to other states of India.
Despite increase in oxygen supply, the problem appears to continue: Bombay HC
The Nagpur Bench has directed the State to use oxygen from different steel plants to attend to the Covid-19 emergency
India’s Covid-19 surge through the global lens
Here’s a look at how the unprecedented spread of Covid in India has been covered by international news media, and how they all point towards the Central government’s complacency
War imagery turned upside down!
By letting the Opposition play the role of a benign elderly aunt whose advice may or may not be followed, the government first evades guilt and next threatens to mire the country once again deeper into chaos.
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