-IndiaToday.in The economic crisis is not limited to Sri Lanka. From Europe to Asia to Africa, many emerging economies are slipping into chaos. Here is the why and what next. Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe have said they will resign for an all-party interim government to take over. Thousands of demonstrators entered the palaces of both men in Colombo over the weekend as the bankrupt island nation...
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Shun hatred, interfaith iftar gets momentum -Shabina Akhtar
-The Telegraph The get together is no longer confined to Muslims, people across communities are coming together to spread message of camaraderie The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. - Richard Bach Kolkata: Put aside the incendiary remarks by hate mongers. Ignore the ones who thrive on divisiveness. When it comes to the festive season, it is all about throwing...
More »Barring a few, most states and UTs ignored the guidelines to help persons with disabilities during the lockdown
A recent survey conducted by National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) -- a Delhi-based non-profit organisation -- shows how persons with disabilities in the country were disproportionately affected by the COVID–19 crisis. The report by NCPEDP has observed that persons with disabilities, particularly those from economically deprived sections, went through severe hardship during the lockdown. Without sufficient access to food or money, many of them faced hunger...
More »Audit of bigotry: How Indian media vilified Tablighi Jamaat over coronavirus outbreak -Ayan Sharma & Chahak Gupta
-Newslaundry.com Communal hatred, fake news, conspiracy theories, misinformation, misreporting. The coverage of the Nizamuddin congregation had it all. Having recovered from Covid-19, more than 200 followers of the Tablighi Jamaat are donating plasma to Delhi’s hospitals. Blood plasma containing antibodies against coronavirus from recovered patients is given to severely ill people to help them fight off the infection. It’s an experimental treatment known as convalescent plasma therapy. The donation by the Tablighis...
More »Every drop matters -Kevin James & Shreya Shrivastava
-The Hindu The regulatory framework must be reformed to ensure access to safe and sufficient blood A ready supply of safe blood in sufficient quantities is a vital component of modern health care. In 2015-16, India was 1.1 million units short of its blood requirements. Here too, there were considerable regional disparities, with 81 districts in the country not having a Blood Bank at all. In 2016, a hospital in Chhattisgarh turned...
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