South Asian media fraternity in Canada raises voice for Gautam Navlakha
PPCBC has passed a motion during its monthly meeting in Surrey asking for the immediate release of Navlakha.
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YHRD report on Extra-juducial Killings and Cover-up in Uttar Pradesh
This development has received scrutiny from five United Nations Special Rapporteurs. Multiple petitions seeking a fair investigation into these killings are pending at the Supreme Court, and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
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AAEA bats for long-term strategy to overcome power crisis
According to the central electricity authority of India, around 75% of the country’s 135 coal-fired power plants are in serious trouble because of the visible lesser supply of thermal coal from the mines for various reasons.
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Call for decisive action to protect children’s right to healthy food under PIPAL
Studies have found that in India, across urban and rural households, 53% children consumed salted packaged food such as chips and instant noodles, 56% children consumed sweet packaged food such as chocolates and ice creams and 49% children consumed sugar-sweetened packaged beverages at an average of over twice a week.
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The National Monetization (Privatization) Pipeline and the Return of the Company Raj
This meeting was an attempt to unmask what this “monetization” really entails for the common people and workers; and to register our protest against such pro-business moves with complete disregard to the interest of the Republic and its people.
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There is an uncanny resemblance among rightwing mindsets of every community: Javed Akhtar Public Response
I am re-iterating my opinions here because I don’t want the supporters of Hindu right wing to hide behind the false excuse that I don’t stand up against regressive beliefs and practices within the Muslim community.
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NHRC issues notices to States, Union of India and Authorities asking for reports of farmer protest
. There are allegations of adverse impact on the industrial units, seriously effecting more than 9000 micro, medium, and large companies. Allegedly, transportation is also adversely impacted, causing the commuters, patients, physically challenged people and senior citizens to suffer due to the heavy congestion on roads.
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BRICS Summit: People’s Forum calls it “lost opportunity”
As a response to the official summit which failed in living upto the principles of people’s issues and their participation, the People’s Forum on BRICS is organising a week-long online people’s summit, to discuss the concerns and challenges facing the BRICS nations and its people in October, 2021.
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Citizens from all walks of life stand by Javed Akhtar, Naseeruddin Shah
We strongly disagree with those in the sangh parivar, led by a BJP MLA and other elements from the same wider parivar who have objected to the understanding of right wing supremacists, be it of the Muslim or Hindu kind.
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With Fahim Dashty a total of 10 Afghan Journalists killed since January
Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the Switzerland-based global media safety body, expressed condolences over the death of prominent Afghan journalist Fahim Dashty, who fell prey to clashes erupted between the Taliban fighters and the national resistance force in Panjshir valley on 5 September 2021.
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