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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.
Save his life: Poets and writers appeal to President of India to help Varavara Rao
Rao (79) is suffering from Covid-19, contracted due to abysmal conditions at Taloja jail, says family
Vernon Gonsalves, Anand Teltumbde ask to be tested for Covid-19
The jailed activists move Bombay High Court saying they were in close contact with poet Varavara Rao who recently tested positive
Varavara Rao tests Covid-19 positive!
The 79-year-old has been in jail since 2018, in connection with the Elgaar Parishad case. Family calls it criminal negligence of the State.
Gov’t justifies higher GST on sanitisers!
Finance Ministry fails to allay fears about price increase, instead says lower GST puts domestic manufacturers at disadvantage by making imports cheaper
Webinar on rise in Human Rights violations in UP during lockdown
Activists, journalists and human rights defenders talk about what ails the people of UP and how they must be helped
Is bad politics overshadowing science in COVID-19 vaccine research?
While all Indians want a vaccine at the earliest,ensuring scientific protocol and safeguards is a must to rule our exploitation in human clinical trials
Covid-19 a death sentence for Prof. Saibaba: Wife demands release
In an interview to SabrangIndia's Karuna John, A.S. Vasantha Kumari asks, “Pragya [Thakur] got bail on medical grounds… but why not GN Saibaba?”
18 per cent GST on alcohol-based hand sanitisers!
In March, the government had capped prices of hand sanitizers at Rs. 100/ 200 ml, but GST law has a separate list of exempted goods
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