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Syed Mohd Waquar
The Rwandan Genocide Case and its Eerie Parallels in Today’s India
18 Jan 2022
The politicians who delivered hate speeches and the media houses which ran such hateful campaigns were not even tried in the court of law, and enjoy impunity.
Neelambaran A
DMK, AIADMK in war of Words During Shortened Assembly Session
12 Jan 2022
The ruling and the main opposition parties accused each other of discontinuing schemes announced during their regimes.
D. Raghunandan
Booster Shots and Omicron: A Misconceived Concept?
26 Dec 2021
There insufficient evidence to support widespread booster programmes, as also boosters targeting against vulnerable categories such as the immune-compromised.
Adrian Kriesch
COVID-19: South Africa Develops Own Coronavirus Vaccine
15 Dec 2021
South Africa is grappling with the fourth wave of the coronavirus, driven by the omicron variant. The country is pushing for more vaccinations — and for its own mRNA vaccine.
Deutsche Welle
Naming COVID: From Places to the Greek Alphabet
02 Dec 2021
From the Spanish flu to the "Wuhan virus," naming diseases after their country of origin has sparked xenophobia and racism. COVID variants named after the Greek alphabet are also being weaponized.
Neelambaran A
TN This Week: Mass Vaccination Camp Targets 25 Lakh People, CM Seeks Cooperation for Fight Against NEET
10 Oct 2021
The number of fresh COVID-19 infections fell below 1,500 during the week, while the vaccination camps continue to be organised.
Neelambaran A
TN: Unpaid and Terminated, 7 Employees of Private Institutions Have Ended Life Till Sept
09 Oct 2021
Private schools and colleges have either slashed employees’ salaries or have not paid them for months, citing the pandemic. Several institutions have also resorted to termination of jobs.
Sruti MD
TN this Week: Debt-Ridden Farmer Dies By Suicide, Bill To Override NEET In Assembly
04 Sep 2021
A farmer died by suicide after bank officials threatened and abused him over payment dues. Schools, for classes 9 and above, and colleges opened on September 1.
Neelambaran A
TN: COVID-19 Pandemic Hit Access to Nutrition for Students, Online Classes Unproductive, Finds Survey
23 Jul 2021
The survey also found that even while remaining on school rolls, 13% of students have resorted to child labour. Of this about 60% work for more than 12 hours a day and half of them earn less than Rs…
Associated Press
COVID-19: Death Rates Soar in Southeast Asia as Delta Variant Wave Spreads
22 Jul 2021
Hospitals are overflowing as Indonesia, Myanmar, and Malaysia have been showing sharp increases since late June.