“You all must have only heard that poverty exists,” Ranjana Mishra, a domestic worker living in Lucknow said. “However, we experienced it closely during the pandemic. For many days we only survived on roti and salt.” Mishra’s own struggle with destitution during a pandemic-induced economic emergency
Mangluru: A college in Mangaluru has said that it will go ahead and name a park after tribal rights activist Stan Swamy though Hindutva organisations have threatened to not allow it, reported The New Indian Express. The park is located in the Kotekar Beeri campus of
Karnataka: The police in Karnataka arrested 10 people over last month’s murder of a 24-year-old Muslim man who was in a relationship with a Hindu woman. Among those arrested are the woman’s parents—Eerappa Basavanni Kumbara, 54, and Susheela Eerappa, 42—and members of a right-wing outfit, Sri
Kerala: The Kerala government will add 7,000 more deaths to its Covid-19 toll, reported the Hindustan Times, citing state Health Minister Veena George. This will take the coronavirus fatality count in the state to 33,072 as of Saturday. The move came amid allegations from the Opposition
There is growing opposition in Maldives against India’s military presence and hegemonic designs in the Island. Since the agreement was signed , there has been an immediate strong reaction from the opposition, civil social society and gen public against it. It has been termed as selling
Our Special Correspondent There is much amiss regarding the agreement titled 'Development, Support, and the Maintenance of the Maldives National Defence Force Harbour Sifavaru at Uthuru Thila Falhu' made between the governments of India and the Maldives on February 21, 2021. Since the agreement was signed ,
Oslo: The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression in their countries. The pair were honoured "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a
By Michael Kugelman The highlights this week: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman visits New Delhi and Islamabad with vastly different agendas, the Pandora Papers implicate figures across South Asia, and India’s farmers’ protests turn deadly. If you would like to receive South Asia Brief
Vatican: Pope Francis expressed his "shame" at the sexual abuse of children by French Catholic clergy, laid bare in a devastating report this week. "I wish to express to the victims my sadness and pain for the trauma they have suffered. And also my shame, our
Rome: Italy has pledged to establish humanitarian corridors for Afghan refugees. Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese told an EU forum on the protection of Afghan citizens who had fled their country that Rome will promote action that ensures refugees can reach Italy from third countries. Lamorgese told the