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Day February 26, 2021

Wife not chattel or object, medieval notion of her being property of husband still persists: Bombay HC

Court rejects appeal by Pandharpur man convicted for hitting wife with hammer, leading to her death. Rejecting an appeal by a man from Pandharpur, who was convicted for hitting his wife with a hammer, which led to her death, the… Continue Reading →

Dalit Activist Nodeep Kaur gets bail in third case by Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Dalit activist had alleged that she was severely beaten and tortured in police custody. The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday granted bail to labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur in the third case lodged against her, Bar and Bench reported. Kaur, a… Continue Reading →

Bangladeshi writer Mushtaq Ahmed dies in jail; cartoonist Kabir Kishore allegedly abused in custody

February 25, 2021 4:21 PM EST New York, February 25, 2021 — Bangladeshi authorities should conduct a swift, transparent, and independent investigation into the death of writer and commentator Mushtaq Ahmed in custody, and should release jailed political cartoonist Kabir… Continue Reading →

Public Sector on Sale-NAPM condemns decision to privatize the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

Corporate Profits over National Interest and People’s Livelihoods !! NAPM supports the massive protests in Andhra, seeking withdrawal of Union Govt decision to privatize the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant 25th Feb, 2021: National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) stands in solidarity with the employees… Continue Reading →

Farmers Rally asks Punjab govt to repeal APMC amendment, contract farming laws

Thursday, February 25, 2021 By Harsh Thakor*  History was literally made at the Barnala grain market in Punjab on February 21 in a conference staged jointly by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ugrahan) or BKU (Urugrahan) and the Punjab Khet Mazdoor… Continue Reading →

How Amnesty International went wrong in assessing Russian opposition leader arrested by Putin

By Rajiv Shah Quoting a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) report, “Amnesty Move To Strip Navalny Of ‘Prisoner Of Conscience’ Status Sparks Outcry”, a Moscow-based journalist, Fred Weir, whom I peripherally during my Moscow days (1986-93), has brought into the light… Continue Reading →

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