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Prabhat Patnaik
The Rising Wealth of Billionaires Even Amid Pandemic
24 Oct 2020
Wealth distribution data are notoriously difficult to interpret.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
AP: Unpaid for 3 Months, Nellore Municipal Workers Protest, Demand Payment of Salaries
16 Oct 2020
Union leaders say that the workers will intensify their movement for regularisation of contracts. A state-wide protest has been planned for November 2.
Rashme Sehgal
Poverty and the Pandemic are Fuelling ‘Trade’ in Children
20 Sep 2020
Traffickers are having a field day as debt-ridden parents are more easily convinced to let go of children.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Centre Keeps Mum on COVID-19 Impact on Migrant Labourers, Rural India and Tourism
16 Sep 2020
Both the labour ministry and the home ministry said they did not have data on the number of migrant workers who died during the lockdown.
Ajith Pillai
India is Ignoring Anxieties and Fears Stoked by the Pandemic
16 Sep 2020
Spinning tales won’t make the pandemic easier on people terrorised by getting infected and then sinking into penury.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Distressed Telangana Private Teachers Observe Teachers’ Day as 'Black Day'
05 Sep 2020
According to teachers’ associations, nearly 1.9 lakh private teachers have been laid off during the pandemic and 60% of the teachers have not been paid salaries since January this year.
PTI
Several Families in Bengal Shell Out Steep Amounts for Children to Reach JEE (Mains) Test Centres
02 Sep 2020
Suspension of local train services due to the COVID-19 pandemic added to the woes of the candidates. They had to spend a fortune on private transport.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Non-BJP Ruled States Demand Centre to Borrow and Pay GST Compensation
01 Sep 2020
The issue of GST compensation has been contentious since last October as the Centre began delaying the payments for the first time since the new tax regime began.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Calling for ‘Democratisation’, Civil Society Groups To Conduct Telangana People’s Assembly from September 4
31 Aug 2020
Showing their dissent over the previous state assembly sessions, a group of organisations in the state are organising people’s assembly to highlight the real concerns of the people.
Archit Mehta
BJP Shares Old IMF Data to make Misleading Claim About Indian GDP Growth Projection
29 Aug 2020
BJP attempted to portray that India is projected to “retain its spot as the fastest growing economy in the world”, the IMF data forecasts better growth rates for China and ASEAN-5.