Politics

Artists’ day out at Tikri border in support of farmers’ protest

Artists’ day out at Tikri border in support of f...

January 9, 2021

 “The government is being government. The day it starts to govern, the day it starts to apply itself as a verb rather than a noun, I think we will see a lot of changes. Because you look at it, it’s just not performing when you walk around here you see what a hellhole it [&...

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A silent yet spirited night at Singhu border

A silent yet spirited night at Singhu border

January 7, 2021

It’s around 10:30 pm. The mercury has already dropped below 2°C and a fairly dense fog has descended, forecasting yet another chilly night at Singhu border, on northern fringe of Delhi that has become home to over 100,000 farmers, which remains enveloped in total darkness and ...

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The farmer who first reached Singhu border

The farmer who first reached Singhu border

January 4, 2021

A green 4×4 John Deere tractor has become the epicentre of the ongoing farmers’ protest at the Singhu border between Delhi and Haryana. This mean machine was leading the protestors march that began on November 25th from various parts of the country. The tractor was the...

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Vendors at Singhu border market support farmers despite disruptions

Vendors at Singhu border market support farmers de...

January 4, 2021

It has been one month since the farmers have been protesting at Singhu border. One look at the protest site is enough to know that the farmers are well prepared. The protest has disrupted life at Singhu border and neighbouring areas due to blocked roads. The once flourishing mark...

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Vendors at Singhu border market support farmers despite disruptions

Vendors at Singhu border market support farmers de...

December 30, 2020

 For well over a month now, life at Singhu border has been disrupted as residents of the area find themselves surrounded by thousands of protesting farmers and policemen. Many vendors at the local market are amongst the worst hit as their traditional customers avoid the market...

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Bengal voters divided over BJP

Bengal voters divided over BJP

December 29, 2020

Even though the assembly elections in West Bengal are still at least four months away, the dress rehearsals have already begun and the major protagonists have started to play act their respective roles, though with a significant difference this time around. In the 2016 assembly e...

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Bid farewell to farcical Farmers Day

Bid farewell to farcical Farmers Day

December 23, 2020

For a Prime Minister who is apparently never short of the right word to say in any situation, Narendra Modi has yet to find something appropriate to assuage the millions of Indian farmers who have been protesting against the ‘ground-breaking’ agricultural reforms that his gov...

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Martyrdom Day observed to honour farmers killed during farm protest

Martyrdom Day observed to honour farmers killed du...

December 21, 2020

“The farmers who have sacrificed their lives as part of the ongoing protests have set an example for thousands of others. Instead of breaking our morale or creating fear or worry in our minds about the future, it has reinforced our belief in our fight and that the fight is just...

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International Migrants Day 2020: Covid-19 hits migrants hard

International Migrants Day 2020: Covid-19 hits mig...

December 18, 2020

A report by the International Organisation of Migration, a body of the United Nations that looks at international migration issues, says that migrants face a much higher risk of Covid-19 infection than the natives due to a variety of reasons such as a higher incidence of poverty,...

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Google & Facebook face anti-trust heat across globe

Google & Facebook face anti-trust heat across...

December 17, 2020

Few had imagined the scenario even five years ago, but the seemingly invincible Big Tech firms Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple are all facing the heat of competition authorities across the globe as government regulators finally wake up to the threats to a fair and free market ...

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