With the declaration of the results of the last leg of 2014 elections, the BJP has predictably added Jharkhand to its kitty even as it emerged as the second largest
The barbaric massacre of 132 school children in Peshawar by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan has underlined the senselessness and inhumanity of the toxic cocktail of religion and politics. This unspeakable crime
(Excerpt from the article by Leila Gautham, Kafila, December 21, 2014)
‘Make in India’ is now an all-pervasive catchphrase – every newspaper and television channel trumpeting the Modi’s ‘clarion call’
Two years after the anti-rape movement that followed December 16th 2012 in India, the hardest and most urgent challenge remains to change the conversation from that of ‘safety from rape’
(Excerpts from article by Rukmini S, The Hindu, December 19, 2014)
The beginning of a new conversation on women is welcome, but this two-year focus on rape as the key indicator
(Excerpts from article by Anumeha Yadav, The Hindu, December 11, 2014)
On November 15, 21-year-old Bhawana Yadav, who had married Abhishek Seth the same week, was strangled in her house
In 2004, Thangjam Manorama’s brutal rape and murder by the Assam Rifles personnel sparked off a historic movement demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Manipur’s
In Commemoration of 150th Anniversary of Foundation
(Third and concluding part of the article that appeared in the October and November 2014 issues of Liberation)
Part III
The Paris Commune and The
Campaigning for the BJP towards the Delhi Assembly elections, the Modi Government's Minister of State for Food Processing, asked voters to choose between a Government of 'Ramzade' (sons of Ram)
(This article is a longer version of one that appeared in DNA, 17 December, titled ‘Tactic of Intimidation’)
The BJP MP Adityanath has said that the Babri Masjid demolition was a
“I want to be absolutely clear with our people and the world: The United States does not torture. It’s against our laws, and it’s against our values. I have not
Yet again, America’s racist underbelly has been exposed: the murder of an 18-year old unarmed black boy earlier this year by a police officer was followed by systematic state-sponsored efforts
On 8 December in Kolkata, workers from various sectors such as tea gardens, jute, construction, hosiery, power, coliery, defence, railways and transport along with mid-day meal, ASHA, anganwadi and beedi
Left parties joined hands to give a fitting rebuff to the BJP’s bid to comunalise West Bengal, barely a week after BJP chief Amit Shah’s rally in Kolkata. The State
Between December 8-14, various Left Parties – including CPI(ML), CPI, CPI(M), Forward Block, RSP and SUCI(C) – held campaigns and protests across the country against the anti-people economic policies of
A massive Chetawani rally (Warning Rally) was held on 28 November at Ludhiana at the call of the CPI, CPM Punjab, CPI(ML) Liberation and CPI(M). The massive gathering of peasants
(Excerpts from Prashant Bhushan’s tribute ‘A Judge’s Judge’, that appeared in the Outlook)
With the passing away of Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, who had just entered his 100th year, the
(Excerpts from an article by Ajaz Ashraf, ‘Like Zia’s Pakistan, Sangh Parivar’s India is walking a dangerous road’, Scroll.in, December 20, 2014.)
The grisly, senseless killing of schoolchildren in Peshawar
