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• Japan: Kishidanomics Vs Abenomics - Which is better? | Rajaram Panda

  19 November 2021, by Rajaram Panda

  After Fumio Kishida won victory on the 31 October elections with a comfortable majority, thereby becoming Japan’s 101st prime minister, he has flashed out his grand vision to bring Japan’ economy back on track. It is to be seen how much his economic policies would be different from his immediate predecessors, Shinzo Abe and Yoshihide Suga, both of whom were seen to have violated basic political imperatives while in office. While acknowledged that there is no room for complacency in dealing (…)

• Kangana Ranaut: How and When India Got Freedom? | Ram Puniyani

  19 November 2021, by Ram Puniyani

  by Ram Puniyani
  As sectarian nationalism is becoming more assertive and dominant the narrative about our freedom struggle and how we got freedom are being twisted to suit the currently surging religious nationalism. So far communalism was constructed by the communal vision of medieval history in particular. To add on to that now the narrations related to the period of freedom movement are being distorted to undermine the freedom movement on one hand and to glorify those who kept themselves (…)

• A Bollywood Celebrity of Hindutva | Bhabani Shankar Nayak

  19 November 2021

  by Bhabani Shankar Nayak *
  The Hindi film industry in Bombay has contributed immensely in the growth of peace, solidarity and secular nationalism, and progressive popular culture in India. The actors, directors, singers, artists, producers and writers of Bollywood have challenged power and stood behind people and their citizenship rights by upholding highest traditions of art and cinema. The market driven commercial culture motivated by profit has diminished such traditions within the (…)

• Enforcement Of Fundamental Duties Required | Chittarvu Raghu

  19 November 2021

  by Chittarvu Raghu *
  Instances of disrespect shown to the national flag, constitution, and the National Anthem, prompted Parliament to enact prevention of insults to the National Honour Act, 1971. The said Act stipulates that whoever in a public place or in any other place within public view burns, mutilates, defaces, defiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon or otherwise shows disrespect to or brings into contempt whether by words either spoken or written or by acts the Indian National (…)

• Himachal Unions and Panchayats Demand Early Payment of Delayed Wages to NREGA Workers | Bharat Dogra

  19 November 2021, by Bharat Dogra

  Himachal Pradesh has been experiencing several adversities in recent times including erratic weather conditions. The year 2021 started with a prolonged drought spell and unseasonal, widespread forest fires. After this there have been several spells of very heavy rain concentrated in a short span, sometimes accompanied by hailstorm, which have caused extensive damage to seasonal crops and horticultural produce from from time. Combined with serious policy mistakes manifesting in avoidable (…)

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  Letter To Chief Justice of India from concerned citizens regarding pending matters of national importance

  19 November 2021

  Date: 12 November 2021
  To: The Hon’ble Chief Justice of India Supreme Court of India Tilak Marg New Delhi-110001
  Subject: PENDING CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS
  Respected Hon’ble Chief Justice of India,
  We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens from various fields, approaching you regarding non-listing as also pending adjudication in the Hon’ble Supreme Court on several urgent matters affecting citizen’s fundamental rights, as also matters of national importance.
  The recent appointment (…)

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  Historic Victory of Farmers’ Struggle - Statement by Communist Party of India (Nov 19, 2021)

  19 November 2021

  New Delhi, November 19, 2021
  Press Release
  The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India issued the following statement today (November 19, 2021):
  The National Secretariat of the Communist Party of India congratulates the farmers and their organisations for their historic victory which they achieved through a prolonged and determined struggle supported by all sections of society. Their relentless struggle forced the government to repeal farm laws, but it must be ensured that (…)

• Bharat Ratna for Sir Syed: Critical Analysis | Badre Alam Khan

  19 November 2021, by Badre Alam Khan

  To celebrate birth anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1998), the Aligarh Muslim University’s alumni who are living in different parts of country including in abroad used to organize a host of academic and literary programmes on 17th October every year to express their tribute. This time while celebrating 204th birth anniversary of Sir Syed (a great educationist, historian and social reformer of 19th century colonial India), the retired Director General of Police(DGP) of Chhattisgarh, (…)

• Mexican women win abortion rights, state by state | Carli Pierson

  19 November 2021

  by Carli Pierson
  Slowly but steadily, Mexican women are gaining access to legal abortion – despite right-wing politicians and conservative doctors who oppose it
  Valeria, a 17-year-old girl skateboarding with her friends on the boardwalk in Veracruz, on the south-eastern coast of Mexico, is enthusiastic about recent legal changes that have decriminalised abortion in her state.
  “I totally agree with it. Every woman should be able to decide about her body and not have to go to jail,” she (…)

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  Photo: A woman bids farewell to her husband leaving for work in the Middle East at Dhaka airport, Bangladesh - 1996 | Shahidul Alam

  19 November 2021