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G. T. Myasnikov ( 1889

20 December 1980. Confidential.
To the Central Committee.
The KGB has learned that in many of Moscow’s establishments of higher education ([Moscow State] University, Institute of History and Archives, Radiotechnical Institute...) anonymous posters have appeared calling for all interested persons to take part on 21 December at 11:00, on the esplanade of the university, in a demonstration organized in memory of the English singer, John Lennon, composer and founder of the "Beatles." The (…)

As Forest Policies changed and religious tourism increased in northern India, felling of forests, building activities and road constructions too increased with the commercialisation of the revered Himalayan

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The Lion of Naushera:
The Life and Times of Brigadier Mohammed Usman
by Ziya us Salam and Anand Mishra
Bloomsbury
149 pages; Price: Rs 399
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He was a courageous Muslim soldier who remained loyal to secular India even when Pakistan

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Climate fury knows no national borders, the response should be cross border
Nature knows no national borders. Spread across parts of South Asia territories of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, J&K, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, also cities like Bombay and Delhi in India, Kashmir & Punjab including parts of Lahore in Pakistan, regions of Chattogram and Sylhet, in Bangladesh and in parts of Nepal including Kathmandu have faced damage with waves of heavy (…)

It is well-established medically that while hysterectomies are needed and justified in many cases, these should not be taken up indiscriminately, and where it is possible to treat using medication and less invasive procedures, these should be preferred. This is important considering that hysterectomies can have several harmful side effects, some of which can be serious. In any case all patients should be well-informed of the options available, the real need as well as side effects . (…)

The struggle for universal adult franchise is a continuous activity in modern politics. American President Washington turned into President with ten per cent of white people having the right to vote. They were rich, and no tenant farmer was allowed, no black labour, no white woman or black women. Only ten per cent of white males had the right to election in the early phase of American Independence. The struggle continued for two hundred years to enact universal adult franchise in America. (…)

When torrential rains turned roads into rivers in cities like Mumbai, Chennai, and Bengaluru once again in 2024, the images that emerged were sadly all too familiar: vehicles half-submerged, pedestrians wading through waist-deep water, and houses inundated in hours. These were not isolated incidents. In the same year, urban floods ravaged nations as far apart as Afghanistan, Indonesia, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, France, and Germany. The message is clear

In Telangana, cotton is a major cultivated crop after paddy. The recent decision by Union government to waive 11 % import tax on raw cotton from foreign countries is further pushing market-distressed farmers. Decision on exemption of import duties on August 18th was taken to stabilise domestic cotton prices and support the recent tariff-stricken textile industry. But the reality is different. It depresses prices further markets pushing farmers in to further distress and indebtedness. Also, (…)