Nelson Mandela: in his own words
The most memorable quotations from former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, who has died aged 95 On...
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Farmers block Mangalore port in South India
Farmers from across South India gathered at the port city of Mangalore in Karnataka to protest against the WTO and...
Is Cannabis Going Mainstream in USA?
As two US states prepare for its legalisation on 1 January, there are signs that recreational marijuana has not just...
And They Are ”McDonald Free”
For better or worse — McDonald’s is practically synonymous with American culture. It’s hard to even imagine not seeing the...
कौन खेल रहा है नेपाल के लोकतंत्र से
(नेपाल में चुनाव और उसके बाद की ताज़ा स्थिति पर आनन्द स्वरूप वर्मा/नरेश ज्ञवाली का विश्लेषण) नेपाल में, जहां राजतन्त्र...
That is how we keep the rule
This story is about the misuse of police machinery and powers of the State by a top minister in the...
Soni Sori, Lingaram Kodopi get bail
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Soni Sori, a tribal schoolteacher of Dantewada, and her relative, journalist...
UAPA Cases in MP: A JTSA Fact Finding Report
Today, even if grudgingly, there is an admission in the mainstream discourse that people may be framed and implicated in...
Guilt by Association
On November 7th, The report Guilt by Association was introduced by the president of JTSA, Manisha Sethi. She said that...
Protest against UPSC’s discriminatory Policy Changes
JNUSU holds Protest Dharna at Jantar Mantar on 7th November against UPSC's Discriminatory Policy Moves of Deletion of Several Languages...
Polonium found in Arafat’s bones
Swiss scientists who conducted tests on samples taken from Yasser Arafat’s body have found at least 18 times the normal...
मुजफ्फरनगर हिंसा की जनुसनवाई पर रोक
रिहाई मंच का कहना है कि मुजफ्फरनगर सांप्रदायिक हिंसा पीडि़तों की जनुसनवाई रोक कर सपा सरकार ने अपना मुस्लिम विरोधी...
The Future of Economics in America
Perhaps the funniest contradiction within capitalism is the capitalists themselves. They seek to undermine the very system they depend on...
Slavoj Zizek: The Delusion of Green Capitalism
"Buying green" and being green is still buying into the premises of and supporting capitslism and capitalist institutions. Eating organic...
A Hard Look At GM Crops
Even as India dithers over implementing the ban on GM crops, Hungary has taken a bold stand against biotech giant...
The Koodankulam: Documenting Dissent
David Bradbury was detained and harassed in Koodankulam when he visited there to make a documentary on the massive anti-nuclear...
अतीत से मुक्त होने की बेचैनी क्यों?
अगर तुम अतीत पर पिस्तौल तानोगे, तो भविष्य तुम्हारे ऊपर तोप से गोले बरसाएगा. ‘मेरा दाग़िस्तान’ में रसूल हमज़ातोव भारत...
FBI Targets Activist Assata Shakur
The FBI has added the former Black Panther Assata Shakur to its Most Wanted Terrorists list, 40 years after the...
Retail FDI, Wholesale Disaster
Imagine a society where 80 percent of grocery sales are monopolised by just five giant retailers like Walmart, Tesco and...
दुमशुदा वफ़ादारों का खुला पत्र
कार (सेवा) चलाने वालों, कार चलवाने वालों और कार की पिछली सीटों पर बैठकर इंसान होने का दावा करने वालों...
“They Hanged A Man For Their Political Benefits”
The wife of Afzal Guru, Tabassum, in her first media interview few days after her husband’s hanging, outlines the politics...
HARUD: The Foreboding Of Autumn
Director: Aamir Bashir Cast: Reza Naji, Shanawaz Bhat, Shamim Basharat, Salma Ashai If you work with silence as your frame,...
A Padma On The Sand Dunes
When folk music maestro, Saakar Khan Manganiar, the most renowned Khamaicha player, alive today, puts his nails under the strings...
Koodankulam: Scientists express safety concerns
About sixty scientists from several institutions have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as well as the chief ministers of...
‘Opposition must allow passage of Food Bill’
Speaking at a press conference organized to discuss important social legislations that are being held up by the paralysis of...
