The Economist unmasks the silencing of journalists in Asian countries
byCurbing journalists is a common practice across Asian countries. Many journalists who are critical of the regime that they are living under are simply…
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Cricketer Pathan sends money to cobbler struggling due to postponement of IPL 2020
byNews: Irfan Pathan sent Rs 25,000 to the “official cobbler” of Chepauk Stadium, Baskar. Due to the postponement of IPL 2020, Baskar was facing…
Washington Post raises alarm as the Indian health care system crumbles with the surge in cases
byAs India batters through a spate in the number of coronavirus cases, the health care system is starting to crumble. Some patients are struggling…
Legal notice to South East Delhi DM for scapegoating Muslims as no Covid-19 cases for 65 days in Nizamuddin
byHarleen Kaur, District Magistrate of South East Delhi, was given a legal notice for “arbitrarily” keeping Hazrat Nizamuddin village sealed as a containment zone…
Vietnam and the Indian state of Kerala curbed covid-19 on the cheap- The Economist
byKerala had already an experience of containing contagious diseases. It tamed Nipah within a month, adopting an all-hands approach that included district-wide curfews, relentless…
COVID-19 Tempts Would-Be Authoritarians- Foreign Affairs
byThe pandemic reveals something that many would like to abhor at the first sight. It is the implementation of emergency measures that prompts governments…
No safe haven: Domestic Abuse-The Economist
byBefore COVID-19 began to spread, domestic abusers often got their way by isolating their victims to exert physical and psychological control over them. The…