AV 16th January 2021

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FIRST & FOREMOST ASIAN WEEKLY IN EUROPE Community concerned about “forced cremations”

British Hindus demand justice for minorities in Pakistan

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Alok Sharma made President of COP26

Former Gujarat CM Madhavsinh Solanki is no more

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Let noble thoughts come to us from every side

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ACCELERATE THE VACCINE ROLL OUT Parliamentarians and medical chiefs concerned about insufficient financial, medical, emotional and mental support to the GPs, community pharmacists at the vaccination campaign

inside: Indian American Raj Iyer named chief information officer of US Army SEE PAGE - 22

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the truly Indian-Global superstar

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Indian Supreme Court puts three farm laws on hold

Priyanka Mehta & Rupanjana Dutta

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has rolled out an ambitious vaccination drive to bring the UK out of the “worst point” of the pandemic as it emerged that 1 in 30 Londoners were infected with Covid-19. The government has therefore, called for all hands-on deck including the GPs, community pharmacists and NHS doctors in ensuring that 15 million Britons in the top four priority groups are vaccinated in the next five weeks and that all adults are vaccinated by Autumn this year. While healthcare professionals have welcomed the government’s mass vaccination strategy, they worry around the lack of clarity in the timelines around vaccination of doctors. Most fundamentally, they are concerned if these medics are provided with sufficient financial, emotional Continued on page 6 and mental support to not burn out in the process..

The Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold the implementation of the three farming laws and announced the setting up of a committee of experts, purportedly to suggest if any changes were needed in the enactments which are being opposed by the farming community. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, however, said during the hearing that the suspension cannot be indefinite or for an empty purpose. The bench said it will make it clear in the detailed order to be passed that the land of farmers cannot be sold under the new law. “We have the power to suspend the legislation. But the suspension of legislation must not be for an empty purpose. Continued on page 23


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