Day May 15, 2020
News portal editor charged with sedition Ahmedabad Mirror | News portal editor charged with sedition May 13, 2020 1:46 PM ET New Delhi, May 13, 2020 — Authorities in Gujarat must immediately release journalist Dhaval Patel and drop all charges… Continue Reading →
Transfer of CA funds to Forest Departments will allow land grabs for commercial plantations, will increase distress in Tribal areas May 15th, 2020 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday that plans worth Rs. 6000 crores would be approved under… Continue Reading →
— by Jafar M Ramini — May 15, 2020 Today, May 15th, is the 72nd anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe) and counting. I say ‘and counting’ because the theft of our land, the occupation, the siege on Gaza, the disposition of our people,… Continue Reading →
In the first week of April 2020, the government’s top scientists laid out conditions for lifting the Covid-19 lockdown. The government ignored that advice and evolved its own criteria, still unclear to states. The result is a surge in cases… Continue Reading →
The Centre’s ‘single source of truth’ in easing lockdowns is a database of Covid-19 cases ridden with unverified data, duplicate names and other flaws. States, some protesting at the confusion, use another database and only in five states do the… Continue Reading →
Pandemic and the press: As Covid-19 made a deadly sweep across the globe from the beginning of 2020, governments in South Asia have also tightened an iron grip over the media and democratic institutions. Media violations continued under the pandemic with an increase in digital… Continue Reading →
Karthik IyerUpdated: May 13, 2020, A few days back, an ethical hackerclaimed that India’s contact tracing app is super easy to hack. The government, in response, said it’s impossible and the app can’t be hacked. Well, let’s just say that their… Continue Reading →
May 15, 2020, Indrajit Hazra Never was so little owed by so few to so many. And so we continue to see processions of these so many, their figures – and faces, if we have the time or inclination – segueing… Continue Reading →
There is no COVID19 positive case reported from Tinsukia district, says DC Bhaskar Pegu AVIK CHAKRABORTYDIBRUGARH , May 11, 2020 12:18 am Tinsukia deputy commissioner Bhaskar Pegu on Sunday refuted claims of discrepancy in Aarogya Setu app showing COVID19 positive case… Continue Reading →
Having suffered during the lockdown, villagers do not wish to migrate again to cities for work. This would impact the rural as well as urban economy Abhijit Mohanty May 11, 2020 Migrant workers such as Sambaru Ho, seen with his… Continue Reading →