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• The Qatar World Cup: Soccer upsets, politics, and sensitive situations | James M. Dorsey

  26 November 2022

  by James M. Dorsey
  Nov 24, 2022
  Barely out of the starting blocks, the Qatar World Cup has already produced a fair share of upsets as well as politically and personally sensitive situations and incidents.
  Qatar’s 2:0 loss to Ecuador in the tournament’s opening match will have reinforced critics’ conviction that the Gulf state should never have been awarded World Cup hosting rights, among other things, because of its alleged lack of a soccer legacy.
  Leaving aside the merits of the (…)

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  NFIW Petition to Supreme Court on Women’s Reservation - Statement by CPI

  26 November 2022

  The Communist Party of India
  Central Office
  Ajoy Bhawan
  New Delhi
  New Delhi,
  November 22, 2022
  SC Accepts NFIW Petition on Women’s Reservation
  The Supreme Court has accepted the petition moved by Annie Raja, general secretary of National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) on reservation for women and posted the case for hearing on March 3, 2023. The apex court has sent notices to the central government and ten political parties including Communist Party of India (CPI). Counsel for (…)

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  2022 Edition of ’Less Than Gay’ - Citizens’ Report on the status of Homosexuality in India is released | ABVA

  26 November 2022

  AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan (ABVA)
  PRESS RELEASE
  [Nov 25, 2022]
  The AIDS Bhedbhav Virodhi Andolan (ABVA) is releasing the second edition of ‘Less than Gay’ – A Citizens’ Report on the status of Homosexuality in India. The first edition of the Report – co-authored by seven members – was published in November 1991.
  This edition has a long essay running into 18,360 words in the form of an introduction written by Shobha Aggarwal, advocate and member, ABVA. It details the struggle of (…)

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  Raza on Hindi translation of Maulana Azad speech Qaul-e-Faisal

  26 November 2022

  Book Review by Aamir Raza
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  Qaul-e-Faisal: Insaaf ki baat by Maulana Azad Translated by Mohammad Naushad
  Setu Prakashan 198 pages Rs 325
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  The sedition law in India has colonial origin and served as an effective tool in the hands of the British imperialist rulers to suppress dissent against its actions and policies. In the last few years, the number of Sedition cases filed against the individual has risen substantially. The Sedition law has been repeatedly used to harass (…)

• Raj Bhawan Cho Protests | Samyukt Kisan Morcha - Press Release, 26th Nov 2022

  26 November 2022

  Samyukt Kisan Morcha - Press Release - 26th November, 2022
  MILLIONS OF FARMERS MARCH & RALLY IN STATE CAPITALS OF INDIA AT MEGA PROTEST OF SAMYUKT KISAN MORCHA’S "RAJ BHAWAN CHALO” PROGRAM
  Delhi, 26th November, 2022: On the call of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), farmers, supported by workers, students, youth, women and ordinary people, held mega foot-marches and rallies today. From information available with the national secretariat of SKM till the time of issuing of this press release, (…)

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  An Expose of Hitler’s Disdain for India | M.R. Narayan Swamy

  26 November 2022, by M R Narayan Swamy

  BOOK REVIEW
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  Hitler and India:
  The untold Story of his Hatred for the Country and Its People
  by Vaibhav Purandare
  HarperCollins Publishers
  207 pages
  Price: Rs 399
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  Adolf Hitler is considered by some as a friend of India because he hosted, even if briefly, Subhas Chandra Bose. This is perhaps one reason why his autobiography Mein Kampf sells well in this country. The reality is nauseatingly different, as journalist-author Vairbhav Purandare unveils in this path (…)

• Reading the Hidden Transcripts in the Movie Kantara | Raj Kumar Thakur

  26 November 2022

  by Raj Kumar Thakur *
  Depiction of forest dwellers in Indian movies is often based on stereotypes whereby they are cast as ‘primitive’ living outside history. The movie Kantara’s take on forest dwellers is fresh in the sense that it has captured the nuances of everyday life of the tribal world who draw their lifeline from the forest. From cocks and pigs to firewood and leaves, from feast and liquor to friendship and passion, the movie has captured the everydayness of the forest dwellers in (…)

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  Caricature on 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar | Jayaraj Vellur

  26 November 2022
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  Video: A Ukrainian family in Berlin | DW Documentary

  26 November 2022

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  A Ukrainian family in Berlin | DW Documentary by DW Documentary https://youtu.be/us9FdlP59Ro

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  Music: Herbie Hancock, Ravi Coltrane, Zakir Hussain: "Maiden Voyage" | International Jazz Day 2022

  26 November 2022

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  Herbie Hancock, Ravi Coltrane, Zakir Hussain: "Maiden Voyage" | International Jazz Day 2022 by International Jazz Day https://youtu.be/G3in_Ewqu_g