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India

14/08/2018

15 August: Freedom from Hunger?

Food grain availability for Indians has increased by just 3.3% since 1961.

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Economy

14/08/2018

Walmart-Flipkart Deal: Traders To Challenge Competition Commission's Approval

Fair trade regulator said in its order that Flipkart’s competition-distorting practices like deep…

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India

14/08/2018

Bank Fraud Cases Between 2014-2018: Loss Of Over Rs. 34,000 Crore

In 2018, till June, Rs. 14,000 worth of fraud have been reported; the big cases being of Mehul…

India

14/08/2018

The Current Regime is a Coward One: Pooja Shukla

Newsclick spoke to Pooja Shukla, a student activist who was arrested post showing of black flag to…

India

14/08/2018

Is Sajjad Lone’s Background Haunting BJP’s General Elections Plans?

BJP seems to be ready to tie up with anybody, including Lone, for forming a new govt. in J&K.…

sports

14/08/2018

Golden Freedom: Legacy of Independent India’s First Hockey Olympic Gold in 1948

Independent India’s first Olympic gold medal, won by the hockey team in the 1948 London Olympics,…

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India

14/08/2018

CRPF Jawan or Militant, Same Fate for all Kashmiris

Naseer Ahmad Rather was a CRPF jawan. He was shot outside his home on the evening of July 29, 2018.

India

14/08/2018

Finance Ministry Defers Decision on Safeguard Duty on Solar Equipment

As Newsclick has reported, the duty would have increased power costs of the end consumer by…

India

14/08/2018

In MP Governor’s House, Photos of Gandhi and Savarkar Installed Together, Spark Controversy

Savarkar was accused of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, but was acquitted by the court…

India

14/08/2018

Caste Violence: Dalit Youth Killed in Meerut

On the night of August 8, Rohit, a 17-year old Dalit along with two other Dalit youths were beaten…

OPINION

Science

14/08/2018

‘Cooperation’ as a Crucial Factor in Human Language Evolution

The hypothesis that well-structured language is a byproduct of self-domestication, cooperation and…

Science

14/08/2018

‘Healers or Predators’ – Excerpts

Sanjay Nagral’s book called ‘Healers or Predators?’ was recently published by Oxford University…

India

13/08/2018

Christopher Lydon on the Role of Alternative Media

International

13/08/2018

Adieu, Prof. Samir Amin

The Marxist intellectual was a source of great inspiration for all those who dreamed of and toiled…

NEWS

India

14/08/2018

UP Govt. Proposes Withdrawal Of Muzaffarnagar Riot Cases Against Hindus; Opposed By DMs

After BJP president Amit Shah started guiding BJP activities in UP in 2013, the state

India

14/08/2018

‘It’s Your Turn Now’: Death Threat for Dr Kafeel Khan After Attempt to Shoot Umar

Khan’s younger brother had received three bullet injuries on June 10 when unknown assailants

India

14/08/2018

Do NRIs Have a Right to Information?

NRIs may soon be able to vote from abroad, but is the government planning to take away their

India

13/08/2018

Somnath Chatterjee: Veteran Parliamentarian Dies at 89

He was known for his sharp speeches and rhetoric and was respected by all sections of the

India

13/08/2018

Centre Neglects The Demands Of Kerala As The State Suffers Unprecedented Monsoon Damages

The state has witnessed the biggest flood since 1924, and the death toll stands at 186 in

Politics

13/08/2018

Protests at Presidency University: Ban on the Students’ Unions Responsible, Argue Activists

“This is our 11th day of sit-in at the campus, but the administration has not come up with a

We Protest

13/08/2018

We Protest: Despite Repeated Attacks, the Oppressed and Marginalised Continue their Fight

With 2019 elections around the corner, the resistance against the current government is

India

13/08/2018

Delhi Government Finds Only 32 Manual Scavengers in Its Latest Survey

What comes across as a gross underrepresentation of human scavengers also points towards

Politics

13/08/2018

Umar Khalid Shot at in Delhi; Attackers Escape High Security Zone

Khalid said the attack was the culmination of hate campaigns and propaganda by the IT cell

India

13/08/2018

Merger of Schools Forces Students to Drop out, BJP Fears a Political Debacle

The parents say that the hilly terrain and forest areas are too dangerous for children to

India

13/08/2018

25% of Affordable Houses Built With Govt. Loans Still Lie Vacant

Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh are the major states which have the problem

India

13/08/2018

We will not be Silenced: The Writers’ Protest Continues

Statement from the Indian Writers' Forum.

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