The AITUC demands of the Central Government to shelve their plans to corporatise 41 Ordnance Factories, which, in the long run will jeopardize our national security. AITUC Demands the withdrawal of Draconian ordinance of 30th June.
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India: Government promulgates ordinance to ban any strike in the Ordnance Factories | Statements by AITUC and by CPI
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Video: A Closer Look at Bangladesh - Dr. Faraha Nawaz and Supreme Court lawyer Sara Hossain share their views
30 June 2021A discussion organised by Asia Society on June 17, 2021. Academic Dr. Faraha Nawaz and Supreme Court lawyer Sara Hossain share their views on Bangladesh
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India: Illegal Mining in Rajasthan - NGT order fixes responsbility Press Releases by Khannan Grast Samiti (22-23 June 2021)
30 June 2021For years Khannan Grast Samiti has been struggling against illegal mining in Kotputli and nearby areas. They had filed a petition (75/2020) on environmental violations by mining leaseholders in 2020 in NGT. NGT had instructed the government to inspect the complaints filed by Sangharsh Samiti and report to the Court. NGT heard the matter and also took into account the comments of the Sangharsh Samiti in its recent order on June 23.
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Some notes on the life of Shapurji Saklatvala (1874-1936)
by , 27 June 2021Shapurji Saklatvala (1874-1936), the first and one of only two Communist members of Britain’s parliament.
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Pakistan: Cost of enforced modesty
by , 25 June 2021Implementation of the PTI’s Single National Curriculum has started in Islamabad’s schools and for students the human body is to become a dark mystery, darker than ever before. Religious scholars appointed as members of the SNC Committee are supervising the content of schoolbooks in all subjects including science. In the name of Islamic morality they have warned textbook publishers not to print any diagram or sketch in biology textbooks that show human figures “sans clothes”.
