The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill criminalising instant triple talaq is flawed, contradictory, and has been passed by the Lok Sabha without any consultation with the very
(Statement by Activists, Academics and Concerned Citizens issued on the eve of Israeli PM’s India Visit)
In the coming week, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will tour different cities of India
On January 1 every year, Dalits and Bahujans gather at Bhima Koregaon near Pune to commemorate the anniversary of the Bhima Koregaon Battle of 1818 in which the British Bombay
Has justice been frozen in an upside-down position? Why is justice a one-eyed blind woman? These are questions the late Eduardo Galeano asked. And these apply very well to the
US President Trump’s declaration that his administration recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and plans to shift the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is a bid to
-- Kavita Krishnan
The Supreme Court’s attitude to Hadiya, evidenced in its interim order on November 27, is disquieting.
Senior advocate Shyam Divan, arguing on behalf of Hadiya’s father Asokan, asked that
For Financing Corporate And Big Loan Defaulters
-- Saurabh Naruka
Last year we were told that demonetization is a magic wand that would wipe out black money and corruption in the economy.
-- Ardhendu Roy
The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus service is Delhi’s lifeline – to combat life-threatening pollution, to ensure safe and reliable public transport for women, and as the go-to
It has now been sixty-eight years since the adoption of the Constitution of India on the 26th of November, 1949. While the adoption of the Constitution was obviously a landmark
A Peace and Goodwill March to be taken out on 21 December 2017 from the Town Hall at Udaipur by Left parties, PUCL, and Loktantrik Adhikar Evam Sadbhavana Manch (Democratic
3-day Mahapadav Against Anti-Worker Policies
Responding to a call by the Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions, comprising Central Trade Union Organisations and all major industry/establishment wise federations at a National
- Arindam Sen
Part III
Following a brief overview of Marx's Magnum Opus (Part I) and an assessment of the relevance/usefulness of its key findings in understanding contemporary capitalism (Part
Mobs such as the ‘Rajput Karni Sena’, various BJP leaders, and BJP State Governments of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are acting in tandem to suppress freedom of expression
The women students of Banaras Hindu University are raising a vital issue of safety and equality on their campus. It is shocking that instead of heeding them the BHU VC
-- Dipankar Bhattacharya
Two major charges in quick succession – questions about the state of the economy followed by the revelation of the intriguing affairs of the mysterious company ofAmit Shah’s
-- Kavita Krishnan
An order passed by Chief Justice Navaniti Prasad Singh and Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan of the Kerala HC in a case concerning MES College, Ponnani declares that
CPI (ML) Condemns Samastipur Firing and Burning of Mahadalit Homes in Khagaria
CPI(ML) State Secretary Com. Kunal and Mithilanchal in-charge Com. Dhirendra Jha have strongly condemned the police firing in Samastipur
Victims of Racial Genocide by Myanmar Government, Communal Discrimination by Indian Government
no one leaves home unless
home is the mouth of a shark
you only run for the border
when you see the
Khattar and Modi Are Responsible
The courage showed by two women has resulted in justice. Gurmeet Ram Rahim has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for raping two women sadhvis
For very long, the RBI claimed to have failed to finish counting the money that came in through the Note Ban. But now the cat is out of the bag.
According
