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Sruti MD
TN This Week: ‘Unwanted’ Farm Laws Set on Fire; Crop Damage Dampens Harvest Festival
16 Jan 2021
Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi, BJP president J.P. Nadda and RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat were in the state this week ahead of the assembly elections this year
Sruti M.D.
TN: Is the AIADMK Govt. Diluting COVID-19 Protocols for Electoral Gains?
16 Jan 2021
Allowing mass gatherings for entertainment and celebrations is a huge step backward in the state’s fight against COVID-19, belittling the work put in by front-line workers to contain the spread of…
Sruti M.D.
TN This Week: Pongal Cash Gift, Pollachi Case Arrests, Re-opening Theatres, Jallikattu - All Turns Sour for AIADMK Govt
09 Jan 2021
The ruling party is under immense pressure after controversies over the Pongal cash gift scheme and re-openning of theatres and other relaxations as Covid numbers lower in the state.
Sruti M.D.
TN: Differently-Abled Claim Discrimination by State Government in Pongal Cash Gift
08 Jan 2021
The state revenue department officials had earlier turned down the demand on grounds that the Pongal cash amount is given for celebrations and does not come under any social security scheme.
Neelambaran A
With Exploitative Mills in Wait, TN’s Cane Farmers Apprehensive of New Contract Farming Law
07 Jan 2021
Sugar mills owe Rs 346 crore to farmers from Tamil Nadu in the 2018-19 season.
Sruti M.D.
Will the ‘Two Leaves’ be Frozen? Race for Election Symbols Ahead of Tamil Nadu Polls
07 Jan 2021
The scenario of smaller allies wanting to contest under their own symbols has come to pass within the Democratic Progressive Alliance as well.
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No Country for the Poor: Inhumane Evictions in Chennai
25 Dec 2020
More than 54,000 people have been evicted across 22 states during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, according to a finding by the Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN).
Sri Harsha Kandukuri
Andhra’s Gaming Law: A Setback to Liberty and Human Agency?
17 Dec 2020
In a democracy, the Government cannot impose its morality and dictate that all games (irrespective of whether skill is involved or not) played for stakes be banned.
Neelambaran A
Cyclone Burevi: Central Teams Visit Affected Areas, Residents Protest Govt. Indifference
16 Dec 2020
Allegations of the Union Government sanctioning a very small percentage of what has been demanded, have persisted for the past several years. To add to this, the central teams, on most occasions,…
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20,000 Protest Sites, 22 States: Farmers’ ‘Bandh’ Call Leaves No Corner Untouched
08 Dec 2020
Union Home Minister Amit Shah calls farm leaders for a meeting on Tuesday evening itself; the Centre was scheduled to meet them for sixth round of negotiations tomorrow.