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<image:caption>Violence and counter-violence in the Literature of North Indian Languages. Image is representational.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ved Bhasin in an undated photo. His 97th Birth Anniversary falls on May 1, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T00:31:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Literature, Violence and the Conscience of the Writer</news:title>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/workers-cry-for-justice</loc>
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<image:caption>Workers protest on April 14, 2026, in Noida, the main industrial centre in India's largest state of Uttar Pradesh.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-01T00:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Workers Cry for Justice!</news:title>
<news:keywords>Labour Day, May Day, Labour Code, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, India, Workers, Politics, Corporate, Justice, Meagre Wages, Police Repression, Industrial Centre, Industrial Workers, Social Security, Fixed Term Employment, Trade Unions, Capitalism, Crony Capitalism</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/news/press-freedom-falls-to-a-25-year-low-worldwide</loc>
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<image:caption>Freedom of the press worldwide.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Key Global Figures of Press Freedom in the world.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Countries with Sharpest Legal Indicator Declines — 2026. South Asian countries highlighted. Source: RSF 2026 World Press Freedom Index.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>South Asia Full Regional Rankings 2026. Source: RSF 2026 World Press Freedom Index. All seven South Asian nations listed.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>2026 World Press Freedom Index.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-30T06:42:47.976Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Press Freedom Falls to a 25-Year Low Worldwide</news:title>
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