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More than 200 killed and at least 500 injured as eight explosions rocked Catholic churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka while Christians began Easter Sunday celebrations.
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Sri Lanka explosions: More than 200 killed, Churches and hotels targeted
by Countercurrents Team
More than 200 killed and at least 500 injured as eight explosions rocked Catholic churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka while Christians began Easter Sunday celebrations.
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by Countercurrents Team
Vietnam, the country that defeated U.S. imperialism through decades-long war, is seeking justice for the victims of Agent Orange.
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by Dr Binoy Kampmark
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by Daniel Ellsberg
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by Dr James M Dorsey
Two attacks in as many weeks in Pakistan’s troubled province of Balochistan shatter hopes that the country has gained the upper hand in efforts to reduce political violence. The attacks also raise questions about Pakistan’s ability to walk a geopolitical tightrope.
Russia Warns Bolton: ‘Monroe Doctrine’ Remarks Are Insulting To Latin America
by Andre Vltchek
National Security Advisor John Bolton, is using this term in connection with Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, outraging those who are opposing the US foreign policy in the region. What he means is clear, although it is never pronounced as bluntly as that: Countries in the Western Hemisphere should never be allowed to go socialist, and they should be prevented from disobeying Western dictates.
To a Friend in Hospice Care – At Easter
by Robert Cable
You’ve blessed so many, Henry, whom you do not know,
Together with your family and every friend.
We won’t forget you, even when it’s time to go.
In loving memories, good lives don’t ever end.
Jharkhand’s poor show in MGNREGA continue
by Debmalya Nandy
The Government of India’s official website shows that Jharkhand has failed terribly in MGNREGA implementation in 2018-19 while the country has seen a steady increase in work demands under the programme
Women, Education and Discursive Space for Empowerment
by Dr Satvinderpal Kaur
Education may increase women’s bargaining power within their households as it endows them with knowledge, skills, and resources to make life choices that improve their welfare. But the significant value of education lies in its ability to alter women’s consciousness, so that they analyse critically and may question the traditions, practices and hegemonic structures of the society.
Why Manas Jena needs our support to get elected from Jajpur
by Vidya Bhushan Rawat
We hope people of Jajpur will vote in large number and elect Manas Jena as their representative for LokSabha on April 29th. Dedicated activists entering parliament will give it much bigger variety and strengthen democratization of not only polity but also of society. We need voices like him in Loksabha who can articulate voices of the Dalitsadivasis and counter things spoken against the marginalized communities particularly when many of these members do not speak up
Sadhvi Pragya :Not shocking, but painful
by Mir Abass
By fielding Sadhvi Pragya, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wants people to believe that she and other accused arrested in various blast cases were ‘framed in fabricated cases’ and that ‘saffron terror’ is a myth.
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