-Scroll.in What better place to discuss proposed amendments to the farm laws that have sparked massive protests than the legislature? Explain this combination of claims from the Centre over the past few Days: India has done “very well” at containing Covid-19, far better than many other nations. The Delhi government in particular was congratulated for its efforts. Meanwhile, the invite has gone out to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be the chief...
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Firing a warning shot across big tech’s bows -Jayati Ghosh
-The Hindu Lawsuits and regulatory moves in the West suggest that their easy, unchecked expansion may be coming to an end It was a long time coming, but the Day of reckoning for the big digital companies may finally have arrived. Despite the growing monopoly power of big tech and their use of anti-competitive practices, earlier attempts to regulate them (such as an attempt by the U.S. Department of Justice in 1998...
More »Anything but samvad -Avijit Pathak
-The Tribune Democracy is not about oratorical skills, it requires mindful listening Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as it is said, is an excellent orator. The other Day, while laying the foundation stone of the new Parliament building, Mr Modi, with his characteristic style, invoked Guru Nanak, reminding us of the great saint’s message: “Jab tak sansar rahe, tab tak samvad rahe”, and stressed on the need for dialogue to preserve the ‘soul...
More »Paddy Prices Have Crashed Below MSP in Many States -Subodh Varma
-Newsclick.in This is because the new farm laws have already paralysed mandis and traders are buying up paddy at lower prices. Even as farmer protests against the three new farm laws entered the 17th Day, information available for mandis (wholesale markets) shows that a large proportion of this year’s paddy crop is being bought from farmers at much below the government declared Minimum Support Price (MSP). This could be attributed to the...
More »Caught between debt and landlessness, Punjab’s protesting women assert fight for rights -Sangeet Toor
-CaravanMagazine.in The sky had been overcast all Day in Gharachon village, in Punjab’s Sangrur district. It was cold and by evening, it started to rain. None of that deterred Gurmail Kaur, as she prepared for the “Chalo Dilli” rally for the next Day—an “onwards to Delhi” march called by farmers’ organisations of Punjab, to protest the three farm laws recently enacted by the Narendra Modi government. The plan was to reach...
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