The UPA Government lost credibility and earned people’s anger for the series of scams stemming from its crony capitalist nexus with corporations. Within a year of the Modi Government, it
( Surabhi is a documentary filmmaker and FTII alumnus. Here, she reflects on what FTII means to her; what stands threatened by the BJP Government’s choice of political appointees to
Is the Maggi controversy a mere storm in a teacup? Are Governments blowing it out of proportion?
We don’t agree. We think it is important to hold corporations (MNCs and Indian
In the latest instance of saffron crackdown on dissent and freedom of expression, the IIT Madras de-recognised the Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle, after the Modi Government’s MHRD forwarded an anonymous
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has faced international outrage and criticism when he remarked about Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, that “Despite being a woman, she has declared zero tolerance
21 June 2015 was declared by the United Nations, following the appeal from the India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the International Day of Yoga. Prior to the much televised
One Year of the Modi Government
A year ago, a Government was elected at the Centre, promising good days. A year later, what have people got?
Anti-worker labour law changes, crackdown on
An AIPF team visited Palamu region (Jharkhand) on 17-18 June to investigate cases of state-police repression and social oppression.
The team comprised of ex-MLA Vinod Singh, Ananta Prasada Gupta, Dayamani
The CPI(ML) held a two-day All India National Workshop for activists at the Gandhi Auditorium in Kaisarbagh, Lucknow on 30-31May 2015.
700 grassroots organizers from 23 States and Union Territories, working
Protest marches, dharnas, and meetings were held on 25 May in front of DM’s offices in different district of Bihar in response to the call from Kisan Sabha (Kedar Bhavan),
Since 6 June, CPI (ML) leaders Comrade Sudama Prasad and Comrade Raju Yadav had been on an indefinite hunger strike demanding immediate payment to farmers from whom paddy had been
Com. Ashok Pandey
Com. Ashok Pandey, from Bigah village in Nalanda district passed away on 14 May 2015 following a snake bite while he was sleeping. He was 52. Com. Ashok
A Biography of Eleanor Marx
(Concluding part of the introduction to the 2014 biography of Eleanor Marx by Rachel Holmes. The first part appeared in Liberation June 2015 issue)
Eleanor the Political
Mandate Against Authoritarian, Majoritarian Regime
In the recently held elections in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lost majority in the Turkish parliament for the first time in 13 years since 2002.
(Farooq Tariq is General Secretary, Awami Workers Party, Pakistan. This is an excerpt from a longer article by him.)
It was one of best votes for any Left candidate in decades
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Dangerous Jingoism in the Wake of the Myanmar Operation
The jingoistic rhetoric and posturing by the Modi Government as well as sections of the media in the wake of
