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Three articles: On why New Zealand has succeeded in controlling the pandemic, while Sweden has failed; and about a Japanese island that opened up too early, resulting in a second wave.
Only one species is responsible for coronavirus – humans – say world’s leading wildlife experts.
Despite our patriarchal society, women are at the frontline in the fight against the corona pandemic. Also: the stellar role being played by the tribal women of Odisha’s Sundergarh District in this struggle.
Jyotirmoy Talukdar translates the poem 'Moi Axomiya', which narrates in first person the
tale of Muslim Mughal soldiers who fell in love with Assam's beauty and decided to stay
back.
Remembering Justice Rajinder Sachar’s concerns about the ever-increasing alienation of Muslims in Indian society, on the occasion of his second death anniversary on 20 April.
The app could potentially allow the government to peer into aspects of the user’s private life that have nothing to do with Covid-19.
Hundreds of millions of the world’s most vulnerable workers will be hit by the aftermath of the coronavirus lockdown, says the UN labour agency.
Justice Lokur: ‘SC Not Fulfilling Its Constitutional Role Adequately, Needs to Introspect’; Bhushan: “Justice Is in ‘Emergency’ Care”; Moitra: SC has forgotten it is a court of rights.
The government is using the lockdown to harrass and arrest activists. The situation in Kashmir is also dire, with the police targeting journalists now. Statement by Campaign Against State Repression. Also an article on police action against Kashmiri journalists.
Jignesh Mevani, Meena Kandasamy Even as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic looms large and prisons are becoming dangerous hotspots of contagion, even as the Supreme Court of India directs prisons to release undertrials and convicts on interim bail, even as the Indian nation grinds to a halt following a lockdown, even as hundreds of…
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