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The U.S. is just taking it as a given that it has de facto jurisdiction over the nations of Syria, Iraq, and Iran, and that any attempt to interfere in its authority in the region is an unprovoked attack which must be defended against.
55 years ago on this day, the fate of Africa was irrevocably altered when the CIA sponsored a coup d’état against Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, former Prime Minister of Ghana and Pan-Africanist visionary who was voted as “Africa’s Man of the Millennium.”
A powerful Chavista organization struggles for a new city centered on people and not capital.
Sardar Ajit Singh, uncle of the more famous Indian hero Bhagat Singh, and who was honoured by Tilak as king of peasantry for his contributions to the farmers movement in Punjab, was born on 23 February 1881.
Disha Ravi and the 18-year-old Greta Thunberg are fighting for climate justice. They are not fighting for themselves but for entire humanity. If humanity is to survive on this planet, their fight must win. The elder generation should listen to them and act upon their demands.
Despite all the manipulations done by the Modi Government with the GDP figures, the economic slowdown has been so persistent that now, finally, the official figures also admit that economy began slowing down before the pandemic.
India’s government has shortlisted Bank of Maharashtra, Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and the Central Bank of India for privatisation. Bank unions announce nationwide protest against it.
Farmers’ and peoples’ organisations across the globe have declared support to protesting Indian farmers in their fight to protect their livelihoods.
According to Indian Oil, the retail selling price of petrol on 16 February 2021 was Rs 89.29. Out of this, a whopping Rs 53.51 is because of VAT (value-added tax) and excise duty. The figures are similar for diesel.
Bhandari talks to Ramani and her lawyer, senior advocate Rebecca John, to understand the challenges they faced during the over two-year-long trial.
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