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=, 28 Mar 2022 Richard E. Rubenstein= During the past week, U.S. President Joe Biden has been in Europe “rallying” the NATO nations. He has promised to intensify economic sanctions on Russia, to send Ukraine more than one billion dollars… Continue Reading →
By Saumya Kalia Mar 22, 2022 The Maharashtra government recently included a mold of the penis in their family planning counseling kits to make the demonstrations more “effective.” But Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) — women responsible for raising awareness around… Continue Reading →
Will Americans do the same? By Paul Gunter and Linda Pentz Gunter On March 2, a striking news clip found its way onto the internet. It showed nuclear power plant workers and ordinary citizens blockading the access road to the… Continue Reading →
22 March, 2022 Riding high on its victory in the Punjab assembly election, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will look to make a splash with its debut in the upcoming corporation election in Mumbai. This will also help… Continue Reading →
Comrade Mallu Swarajyam– The Iron Lady of Telangana Highlights The Iron Lady led the Telangana armed struggle to liberate this region from Nizam rule and fought against landlords in the interest of the poor She awakened the tribals in Warangal,… Continue Reading →
Along with Lucknowi mushaira and Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb, Urdu literature is in decline. And the current socio-political atmosphere can’t escape its share of the blame Sharib Rudaulvi Photograph: Shutterstock Sharib Rudaulvi Several aspects of the literary landscape of Uttar Pradesh have changed… Continue Reading →
By Baher Kamal Women sell fruit and vegetables on a sidewalk in the Philippines. Credit: ILO/Minette Rimando MADRID, Mar 15 2022 (IPS) – More than 60 percent of the world’s adult labour force –or about 2 billion workers– work in the informal… Continue Reading →
By Kabir Agarwal On a very pleasantly cool and sunny Delhi afternoon last December, farmers were preparing to finally go back to their homes from the borders of India’s national capital where they had been stationed for over a year… Continue Reading →
Russia’s deadly assault on Ukraine is a bonanza for arms manufacturers, which are lined up to profit as the United States and its allies increase military spending in an effort to bolster Kyiv’s forces. “The spiraling conflict over Ukraine dramatizes the… Continue Reading →
March 16, 2022 Tuhina is paying the price of being a female. In a state with a woman at the helm, who knows how many Tuhinas have to die to draw the attention of the administration as well as male… Continue Reading →