Benazir Bhutto’s return to Pakistan has been marked by the worst ever incident of suicide bombing in the recent history of the subcontinent, killing and injuring hundreds of innocent people.
The impasse between the UPA Government and its Left allies over the Nuke Deal seems to have come to a sudden end with an apparent climb-down by the Congress; for
We all know how caste panchayats try to stop inter-caste marriages in the interiors of North-Western India. They hold kangaroo courts and deliver instant and exemplary ‘justice’ hoping such brutal
It was 16 February 1966. A young 12 year-old boy was in the procession along with his schoolmates and teachers who were demanding kerosene oil from a fair-price shop. Hundreds
Freedom of Speech Vs. Contempt
Towards an Independent Judicial Commission
(This article was the background paper prepared by Prashant Bhushan for a Seminar on Judicial Accountability that took place on 13/10/07 at
In Karnataka, ‘Swamijis’ are turning into politicians while politicians are queuing behind astrologers. Pejawar Mutt Swamiji of Udupi, who belongs to a Lingayat mutt, is taking an active part in
Preamble
Agriculture continues to be a key component of our economy. Even as the contribution of agriculture to India’s GDP has dropped to less than 20%, more than half of India’s
A one day conference was held in London on Saturday 6 October to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 1857 uprising. Speakers from India and Pakistan addressing this conference drew
In the wake of the SEZ Act 2005 and various SEZ Acts passed by state governments, corporate grab of thousands of acres of land has become the norm all over
More than 200 members joined CPIML, in the first phase, on 15 October at Villupuram district deserting CPI. The comrades represented four blocks, viz., Vanur, Ullundurpet, Thirukovilur and Thirunavalur, of
Kisan Sabha Conference in Bihar
The Bihar Pradesh Kisan Sabha concluded its state conference on 8-9 October in Biharsharif in Nalanda district. The Conference was attended by nearly 400 delegates from
CPI(ML) held an Anti-Imperialism March to Parliament against the Nuke Deal in tribute to Bhagat Singh on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Students and youth from from UP, Bihar,
Comrade Ashok Kumar Karmakar
Comrade Ashok Kumar Karmakar, aged 55, passed away from a brain stroke on October 7, 2007. Comrade Karmakar was first a Science teacher in a reputed high
“We have strategic and economic interests to protect in Myanmar. It is up to the Myanmarese people to struggle for democracy.” – Pranab Mukherjee, Foreign Minister, UPA Government
“We value
(While in Denmark for the Danish Social Forum, Saurobijay interviewed Venezuelan trade-union leader Ruben Linares about unfolding developments and debates in Venezuela.)
Saurobijay: What is the mood among the Venezuelan masses
(In the context of the recent blasts in Karachi, noted columnist with Dawn Jawed Naqvi recalls the role of US imperialism in fuelling terror in the sub-continent and discusses the
[November 7 (October 24 according to the old Julien calendar) is the 90th Anniversary of the historic Bolshevik November Revolution of 1917. In tribute to its legacy we reproduce a
On October 9, 1967 Che Guevara, an Argentinian doctor who was one of the key architects of the Cuban revolution, was captured and executed in Bolivia by CIA-trained Bolivian soldiers.
A popular leader of CPI(ML) in Runni-Saidpur of Sitamarhi district, Comrade Ashok Sah, was killed in police custody in the local thana after he was arrested at mid-night on October
