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FOOTBALL ISL: CHENNAIYIN TO BATTLE FOR PRIDE, NORTHEAST FOR A PLACE IN PLAYOFFS

Sports Correspondent - 2021-02-17 14:36
Bambolim, Goa: Chennaiyin's Hero Indian Super League playoffs dream was over after their draw in their last outing against Goa.while, NorthEast United are unbeaten in the last six games and are eyeing the playoffs. The two teams face each other at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, on Thursday.

SANDERS CALLS ON BIDEN TO PURSUE ‘AGGRESSIVE WORKING-CLASS AGENDA’

BRITISH LABOUR PARTY CAN LEARN FROM U.S. EXPERIENCE AFTER JANUARY 20
Steve Howell - 2021-02-17 12:01
This time two years ago, the idea that both the White House and Downing Street could be occupied by socialist leaders seemed a stretch, but a plausible one. In the United States, Bernie Sanders had launched his second bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, with polls showing that he would beat Donald Trump comfortably.

FORMER SUPREME COURT JUSTICE P B SAWANT WAS AN INSTITUTION

HIS ENTIRE LEGAL CAREER WAS MEANT FOR DEENDING HUMAN RIGHTS
Indira Jaising - 2021-02-17 10:57
Former Supreme Court Justice P B Sawant's bittersweet smile never failed to amaze me each time I appeared in his court, first in the High Court and later in the Supreme Court of India. It is something I will always remember.

PADMA VIBHUSHAN DR. B M HEGDE INSPIRES BIG HOPES IN COMMON PATIENTS

A COMPASSIONATE DOCTOR, HE IS A MEDCAL SCIENTIST, EDUCATIONIST AS ALSO AUTHOR
Harihar Swarup - 2021-02-17 10:53
For thousands of patients over the years, he has emboldened hope, providing succour and soothing tensions, he is to them the doctor with his hand on the pulse of common man. Talking their language (he speaks about seven) identifying with their woes and relating to their despair, he heals them, combing his wealth of specialized knowledge in cardiology with compassion and clarity. His healthy respect for the native and complementary systems of medicines inspires in the illiterate and ill, a hope of better tidings.

SUPREME COURT’S ‘MSP’ FOR INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY

BUT THE CRUCIAL QUESTION IS: WILL MODI GOVT LISTEN?
K Raveendran - 2021-02-17 10:50
By no stretch of imagination can it be said that the Supreme Court has fixed a price for the privacy of Indians, least of all an MSP, the bone of contention between the Modi government and the striking farmers. But Chief Justice S A Bobde has given an indicative price, which is higher than the $2-3 billion that social media giant Whatsapp makes from its operations. “…people have grave concerns about their privacy. You may be 2 trillion 3 trillion company. But the privacy of people are more important than your money,” the CJI told the counsel for the social media giant, which is seeking to defend its policy of allowing a lower priority for the privacy of Indian users, compared to that of Europeans.

‘FREEDOM OF SPEECH’ IN INDIA BEING GAGGED

‘JOURNALISTS ON TARGET’ - OFFICIALLY OR OTHERWISE
Gyan Pathak - 2021-02-17 10:47
A defining moment has come. Free speech in India is being gagged through numerous illegal and legal means. At a time when everyone, from an individual to the United Nations, expected the government to end impunity for crime against journalists, the media is finding itself under unprecedented threat, both from the government and their supporters. What is at stake? The profession of journalism. What we are likely to lose? The very ability to remain informed in the age of ‘misinformation and disinformation’ spread online and offline. From where we can get information in all its dimensions if journalists are silenced? From nowhere.

CODE ON WAGES CREATES MAZE FOR WORKERS

MANY OF THEM WILL HAVE LESS TAKE HOME PAY
Aanchal Singh & Gauravjeet Narwan - 2021-02-17 10:39
The Ministry of Law and Justice had notified the Code on Wages, 2019. On August 8, 2019, it became the first of four labour-related codes of law—formulated to simplify, consolidate and update the existing labour laws—that received the President’s assent. These four codes replace the earlier twenty-nine laws related to various aspects of labour regulation.