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Subodh Varma
Farmers in Distress as Rains Cause Heavy Crop Damage in North-West India
25 Sep 2018
In Punjab, Haryana, HP and parts of other states, dreams of a bumper crop this year have been washed away by the downpour, aggravating the troubles of already suffering farming community.
Subodh Varma
Modi’s Rule Is Boosting Profits, Squeezing Wages
24 Sep 2018
Share of profits of big industrialists has jumped from 31% to nearly 48% in four years propelled by brazen anti-worker policies.
Subodh Varma
New Poverty Numbers – How Real Are They?
22 Sep 2018
Multidimensional poverty completely ignores income or consumption spending – just as earlier poverty headcounts ignored schooling or health or water. Both ways are unjust for the poor.
Subodh Varma
In 4 Years, Modi Pledged Over Rs 42,000 Crore Projects For Varanasi
20 Sep 2018
Is it justified for a PM to spend so much of public money in his own constituency? And is it really changing lives?
Subodh Varma
Bank Merger: Will It Help Settle Mounting Bad Loans?
18 Sep 2018
The crisis in India’s banking sector cannot be resolved by amalgamation, such as of Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank.
Subodh Varma
JNUSU Polls: The Crashing of Sangh Parivar’s Cherished Dream
17 Sep 2018
Rising discontent against Narendra Modi and his government’s policies has led to a string of defeats for ABVP – but JNU was a special experiment that failed.
Subodh Varma
Modi’s Crafty Games with Farmers and Workers
15 Sep 2018
After 5th Sept rally, Modi govt. announces ‘concessions’ that will bring no relief to either farmers or workers.
Subodh Varma
How Good is the New Law for Recovery of Bad Corporate Loans?
13 Sep 2018
The new Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) appears to be failing in recovery of NPAs, and helping big corporates in getting cheap assets.
Subodh Varma
Fuel Prices: The Truth Behind Modi Govt’s Lies
11 Sep 2018
During Modi’s rule, the price of oil imported by India fell by 32% yet central taxes were hiked by 129%.
Subodh Varma
GDP ‘Grows’, Jobs and Incomes Fall
08 Sep 2018
Latest data shows increasing joblessness and stagnant farmers’ incomes but GDP numbers don’t reflect this harsh reality.