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Mar 22, 2021 Associated Press (AP) Arrests of media workers have been part of the Myanmar military’s intensifying efforts to choke off information about resistance to the February 1 coup.
Mar 15, 2021 Associated Press (AP) Martial law supersedes all other law, allowing the military total authority over the specified area, including administrative, judicial and law enforcement functions.
At least 38 people were killed Sunday and dozens were injured in one of the deadliest days of the crackdown in Yangon
Mar 13, 2021 Outlook Web Bureau Ever since the military took over Myanmar, as many as 16 people from the coup-crippled nation have entered India through Mizoram, officials said
US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the temporary protected status would last for 18 months.
India was nuanced in its response, presumably to protect its own security interests in the Northeast; China has a growing economic clout and geopolitical interests in Myanmar
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The military also lodged a new allegation against Aung San Suu Kyi, the elected leader it ousted on February 1.
'I knelt down... begging them not to shoot and torture the children, but to shoot me and kill me instead,' the nun was quoted as saying
Myanmar has asked for 'handover of eight police personnel who fled the neighbouring country and entered India to take refuge from last month's military coup
Ever since Myanmar witnessed a military coup in February, 16 people from the neighbouring country have crossed the Indian border and taken refuge in Mizoram, reports claimed
The new junta's security forces have killed several agitators, jailed journalists or anyone capable of voicing an opinion and has limited legal protections
Multiple reports from several cities and towns, difficult to independently confirm, said police used live ammunition as well as tear gas and rubber bullets to violently disperse protesters.
A month ago, Security Council strongly backed return to democracy in Myanmar and calling for the immediate release of detainees including Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
The violence erupted early morning when medical students were marching in Yangon's streets near the Hledan Center intersection
As anti-coup protests surge in Myanmar, two people have been killed in police firing
The new wave of protests come just a day after junta leaders had declared that the anti-coup demonstrations were dying down in the country
Eight days of street demonstrations are estimated to have drawn hundreds of thousands of people to the streets despite the threat of six months' imprisonment.
The US and its European allies have condemned the coup by the military and have warned of imposing sanctions
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
