Indian Billionaires Increased Their Wealth by 35% During the Lockdown, Says Oxfam Report
Mukesh Ambani earned ₹90 cr. an hour during the pandemic when around 24% of people in India were earning under ₹3,000 a month, says the report.
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Investigate Neoliberal Leaders Who Failed to Protect Their Countries from COVID-19
The inaction of neoliberal and far-right governments to contain the pandemic and thus save tens of thousands of lives is criminal.
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Netaji Stood for Unity Among All Indians, Something That the BJP Tries to Hide
Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus all formed the Indian National Army, and they all fought for India’s freedom – displaying Subhas Bose’s absolute commitment to the unity and equality of all Indians.
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Patriotism Has No Religion, and Here’s the Proof for Mohan Bhagwat to See
Followers of each religion, including Hinduism, have been unpatriotic at one point or another.
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Munawar Faruqui’s Case Shows How the Mob has Captured India’s Justice System
With no evidence against the comic, courts cite law and order as a reason to keep him in jail – an almost direct link between the mob and India’s justice system.
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Why has the Adani Group Singled Out Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta?
Reason: Guha had written two articles alleging that the government unduly favoured the Adani Group, helping it expand and evade taxes. Also: Press Statement by the Editors Guild of India criticising Thakurta’s arrest warrant issued by a Gujarat court.
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Burying Pinochet
The Chilean government has finally agreed to a process of constitutional reform. Though the government is trying to sabotage the process, it’s a historic opportunity, won by millions of Chileans taking to the streets, to step out from the long shadow of Pinochet’s dictatorship.
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‘Mr PM, Repeal the 3 Farm Laws’, Says Former Naval Chief
Since my retirement in 1993 I have been living in the village of Bhaimala in Raigad District, and greening the land. That has made me understand the harsh realities of farming and led me to support the issues our farmers are today struggling to highlight.
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A Republic of Protest
The culture of the farmers’ protest is an extraordinary tableau that tells us what republican values look like.
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“At a Time When We Have Jobless Growth, Why Do We Want Jobless Agriculture?”
The distinguished food and trade policy analyst says that it is high time we looked at the travails of 600 million people who are involved with farming with more understanding and empathy.
