As 2010 draws to a close, the country is witnessing an unprecedented spate of mega scams. The 2G spectrum scam alone is estimated to be of the order of Rs.
Yet another round of climate change negotiations ended in Cancun, Mexico earlier this month. And yet again, the talks have resulted in a shameful betrayal of the interests of the
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. China termed the award a calculated affront, and with Liu Xiaobo in prison serving an 11-year
Micro-credit has long been touted as the panacea for poverty and mantra for women’s empowerment all over the world, and in liberalised India too. Accordingly, micro-credit and SHGs spread like
Like his American counterpart, French President Nicolas Sarkozy came to India primarily to sell all kinds of products ranging from Mirage fighter aircrafts to seats in French universities. But he
For an empire that cloaks its aggressions and coercions in the benign garb of 'liberation' and 'democracy', those who lay bare the truth are dangerous. WikiLeaks, with its devastating exposure
Truth is potent, truth is dangerous. Truth is what most governments fear and over times they have shrouded it from the masses in the cloak of secrecy. Under the garb
With Julian Assange at the centre of a fierce media debate, a young man - who celebrated his 22nd birthday in a high security prison this December - seems to
The 2010 Bihar election results have understandably triggered considerable discussions in the media and in political circles. While psephologists are busy trying to explain the sweeping nature of the poll
Stung by the tapes implicating his own lobbyist Niira Radia in the country’s worst ever corruption scandal, Ratan Tata has chosen to act the injured martyr. In an interview with
The 8th CPI(ML) Assam State Conference took place on 11-12 December, 2010 at Ramnaresh Ram Auditorium (Samhati Bhawan) of Shaheed Mukul Baruah Nagar (Dibrugarh). The manch was named after Shaheed
A 1000-strong rally was organized on 2nd December, 2010 at Singur at the call of the West Bengal State Committee of CPI(ML). The participants assembled at the Kamarkundu station from
Thousands of labourers employed by big businesses involved in the extraction of sand in the Ganga-Son river belt of central Bihar held a massive demonstration in front of the Bihar
A state-level convention on ‘Women Agricultural Labourers – Challenges and Resistance‘, was jointly organized by AIPWA and Samata Vedike on 5 Dec at Mysore. Nearly 500 women from the rural
Holding a protest in front of the Odisha Assembly, thousands of agricultural workers demanded from the Odisha Government a minimum guarantee of 200 days of work with a minimum wage
Chandigarh: The workers of Punjab Engineering College, under the banner of the PEC Mess Workers Union affiliated with the AICCTU, went on a strike on 3rd December 2010 to press
On 7 December, Indian Institute of Marxist Studies (IIMS) held a meeting at the Press Club Hall, Kozhikode, on the topic ‘Women’s Movement in Contemporary India.’ The main speaker at
The AICCTU held its Fourth Delhi State Conference on 28 November against privatisation, contractualisation and the assault on trade union rights, and with a call to intensify the struggle for
Scam after scam under the BJP rule in Karnataka has come to light, involving important ministers including the Chief Minister Yeddyurappa himself and his family. The BJP rule has proved
