The second round of voting will take place domestically on May 28 after neither President Erdogan nor his main challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, secured the majority support in the first round. https://t.co/Idhj5MK5RZ
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Second Round of Voting Opens For Three Million Turkish Citizens Living Abroad
The second round of voting will take place domestically on May 28 after neither President Erdogan nor his main challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, secured the majority support in the first round.
JKCCS had assumed a crucial role in holding the military-administered state accountable for its actions. However, there has been a systematic attempt by the Indian state to delegitimise and eliminate the organisation. https://t.co/64W6UJpwYt
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The Case of Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society Shows Human Rights Are Under Threat in India
JKCCS had assumed a crucial role in holding the military-administered state accountable for its actions. However, there has been a systematic attempt by the Indian state to delegitimise and eliminate the organisation.
The Union government’s grounds of review against the May 11 judgment of the Supreme Court camouflages its contentions as “errors apparent on the face of the record”. | V. Venkatesan https://t.co/yVdbZbbe0n
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Union Govt’s Ordinance to Undo SC Ruling on AAP's Control Over Services Violates Basic Structure
The Union government’s grounds of review against the May 11 judgment of the Supreme Court camouflages its contentions as “errors apparent on the face of the record”.
Renowned human rights defender Teesta Setalvad was honoured with an empty chair at the 55th International Writers for Peace Committee Meeting in the Bled, Slovenia this week. https://t.co/4Azq7ULcHq
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Teesta Setalvad Honoured With an Empty Chair by International Free Speech Activists
'It is a huge moment for us at the Citizens for Justice and Peace [an NGO she helps run], our teams and communities on (the) ground, especially given the fact that I have faced such constant targeting and slander by the most powerful,” she said.
IAF's move to ground three of its MiG-21’Bison’ ground attack fighter squadrons for safety checks bodes ill for the force that already faces a steady drawdown of its combat units. | Rahul Bedi https://t.co/mc9erEYZyF
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Why IAF’s MiG-21 Grounding Points to a Serious Impediment to India’s Defence Ambitions
Earlier this month, the IAF grounded three of its MiG-21 ’Bison’ ground attack fighter squadrons for safety checks, after one of them crashed into a house in Rajasthan, killing three people.
By disempowering elected government and empowering unelected bureaucrats, the Union government's Delhi ordinance reveals a disregard for the people’s will. | Praneet Pathak https://t.co/34pzWs0a0m
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Modi Govt’s Delhi Ordinance Is Sign the BJP Is Afraid of the People’s Will
This ordinance and the pathologies it exposes are disturbing at so many levels. This critical scrutiny must not be confused by propaganda, or exhausted by the now-normalised routine assaults on democratic sensibility.
The Taliban-dominated Afghan government’s new pick to run the embassy, Mohammad Qadir Shah has claimed that his reputation was being tarnished by this ‘forced’ identification with the Taliban. https://t.co/gcOpbVCNK1
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A Week Since Afghan Embassy Upheaval, Canny Politics Emerges Around 'Taliban' Label
The Taliban-dominated Afghan government’s new pick to run the embassy, Mohammad Qadir Shah has claimed that his reputation was being tarnished by this ‘forced’ identification with the Taliban. Meanwhile, India's silence has spoken, feel some quarters.
Renowned anti-communalism activist and human rights defender Teesta Setalvad was honoured with an empty chair at the 55th International Writers for Peace Committee Meeting in the Bled, Slovenia this week.
https://t.co/4Azq7UKERS
https://t.co/4Azq7UKERS
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Teesta Setalvad Honoured With an Empty Chair by International Free Speech Activists
'It is a huge moment for us at the Citizens for Justice and Peace [an NGO she helps run], our teams and communities on (the) ground, especially given the fact that I have faced such constant targeting and slander by the most powerful,” she said.
#Politics | Though the Rajiv Gandhi era was cut short by his tragic assassination on May 21, 1991, his achievements as prime minister for five years have been outstanding, writes Praveen Davar.
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https://t.co/oh6YASvfiz
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Recalling Rajiv Gandhi’s Visit That Broke Down ‘the Great Wall’ Between India and China
Though the Rajiv Gandhi era was cut short by his tragic assassination on May 21, 1991, his achievements as prime minister for five years have been outstanding.
#Politics | The Union government’s grounds of review against the May 11 judgment of the Supreme Court camouflages its contentions as “errors apparent on the face of the record”, writes @vvenkatesan.
https://t.co/yVdbZbaGaP
https://t.co/yVdbZbaGaP
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Union Govt’s Ordinance to Undo SC Ruling on AAP's Control Over Services Violates Basic Structure
The Union government’s grounds of review against the May 11 judgment of the Supreme Court camouflages its contentions as “errors apparent on the face of the record”.
Manesar is a a Hindutva icon in whose support huge 'Hindu Mahapanchayats' had been held in the aftermath of the killings. https://t.co/oIJLW9mIyJ
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Rajasthan Police Name Monu Manesar, 20 Others in Bhiwani Double Murder
Manesar is a a Hindutva icon in whose support huge 'Hindu Mahapanchayats' had been held in the aftermath of the killings.
The second round of voting will take place domestically on May 28 after neither President Erdogan nor his main challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, secured the majority support in the first round.
https://t.co/Idhj5MJy2r
https://t.co/Idhj5MJy2r
The Wire
Second Round of Voting Opens For Three Million Turkish Citizens Living Abroad
The second round of voting will take place domestically on May 28 after neither President Erdogan nor his main challenger, opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, secured the majority support in the first round.
Heads I win, tails you lose, is the best way to understand the ruling party's election funding policy. The withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes is but a small component of this Machiavellian method, writes @mkvenu1. https://t.co/PQcyKtsjSm
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Who Is the Complicated Process to Hand in Rs 2,000 Notes Meant to Target?
There is a clear incentive now for those holding Rs 2,000 notes to just go for an exchange rather than deposit the money in the bank and be scrutinised for income tax purposes. However, the exchange of notes has been made very difficult as only Rs 20,000…
#Security | Earlier this month, the IAF grounded three of its MiG-21 ’Bison’ ground attack fighter squadrons for safety checks, after one of them crashed into a house in Rajasthan, killing three people, writes Rahul Bedi.
https://t.co/mc9erEYrJ7
https://t.co/mc9erEYrJ7
The Wire
Why IAF’s MiG-21 Grounding Points to a Serious Impediment to India’s Defence Ambitions
Earlier this month, the IAF grounded three of its MiG-21 ’Bison’ ground attack fighter squadrons for safety checks, after one of them crashed into a house in Rajasthan, killing three people.
With this ordinance, the curtains have fallen and the string master has been forced to reveal himself in the open, writes Praneet Pathak. The lie to the supposed LG-CM conflict has been given away.
https://t.co/34pzWrZCaO
https://t.co/34pzWrZCaO
The Wire
Modi Govt’s Delhi Ordinance Is Sign the BJP Is Afraid of the People’s Will
This ordinance and the pathologies it exposes are disturbing at so many levels. This critical scrutiny must not be confused by propaganda, or exhausted by the now-normalised routine assaults on democratic sensibility.
Transgender activists in Pakistan plan to launch a Supreme Court challenge against a ruling by Pakistan's religious judiciary, which deemed various transgender legal protections un-Islamic and therefore void. https://t.co/AdtSHHGY8g
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Pakistani Trans Activists to Appeal Sharia Court Ruling
Pakistani transgender activists plan to appeal against the Islamic court that overturned the country’s 2018 protection laws such as legal gender recognition.
Once again, however, the grouping did not criticise Russia for its invasion, a position India has been unwilling to take. | @DevirupaM
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https://t.co/mqrE60T1yL
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Quad Expresses 'Deep Concern' Over Ukraine, Takes Thinly-Disguised Swipe at China
Once again, however, the grouping did not criticise Russia for its invasion, a position India has been unwilling to take.
The leader, cut off from frank interaction with sharp questioning minds, gets addicted to a continual display of power in glittering events, yatras and victory laps in flower-bedecked vehicles with huge contingents of armed commandos. | @MrinalPande1
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https://t.co/wccICwaYqU
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When People Decide They Want Change, They Will Bring in Change
Ever since the elections were announced, uncontrolled media reports began surfacing less in the mainstream media but vast numbers in the freer social media: about corruption, about pushing thousands of Muslim girls out of examination halls due to the hijab…
The khap ‘mahapanchayat’ announced its decision after it had said that they will take a ‘major call’ if no action is taken until Sunday.
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https://t.co/wj0nmQPUGK
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Wrestlers' Protest: Khap Mahapanchayat Announces 'Women’s Panchayat', March to New Parliament
The khap ‘mahapanchayat’ announced its decision after it had said that they will take a ‘major call’ if no action is taken until Sunday.
'Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage' is at once a double biography of South Africa’s two famous liberation leaders and a historical love story about their personal lives. | Jonny Steinberg
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https://t.co/qyKfWa4xYV
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New Book Explores How the Mandelas’ Marriage Embodied South Africa’s Struggle
'Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage' is at once a double biography of South Africa’s two famous liberation leaders and a historical love story about their personal lives.