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False fears over the food security bill

Fears have been expressed about the financial affordability of the food security bill.    These fears are misplaced. In its…

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A proposal to simplify food security bill

Eminent development economists from across the World have written to prime minister Manmohan Singh  proposing significant changes in the proposed…

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Food Bill denying coverage to 33%

Right to Food Campaign is alarmed over the media reports which say that government is considering a plan as per…

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Hunger Must Go

The recent Cabinet nod to the National Food Security Bill triggered a flurry of criticism in the mainstream media, focusing…

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Insurance does not cover the womb’s woes

In a recent study involving 3,855 low-income women (two-third rural agricultural workers and one-third urban labourers) in Gujarat, we found…

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दोषी पुलिसकर्मियों पर हो कार्रवाई

आतंक विरोधी क़ानूनों का बड़े पैमाने पर एक ख़ास समुदाय के ख़िलाफ़ दुरुपयोग हो रहा है और इसे रोकने के…

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दिल्ली पुलिस स्पेशल सेल का खोखला सच

 दिल्ली पुलिस की प्रतिष्ठित स्पेशल सेल, इन दिनों एक बार फिर काफी चर्चा में है. लेकिन  इस चर्चा से स्पेशल…

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Activists demand subsidised cereals for all

Activists of ‘Rozi Roti Adhikar Abhiyan\\\' working for food security, on Saturday appealed the Central and Rajasthan governments to provide…

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Protest continues against Hul power project

A press release by Saal Ghati Bachao Sangharsh Morcha and Himalaya Niti Abhiyan: Villagers at Chamba held a day long…

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When We Send Them Back

(Last week, the Tamil Nadu government deported 3 Japanese tourists who were part of the anti-nuclear movement in their country.…

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बाबू तोरे राज में इज्जत लूट गई हमार

मैं एक सामंती समाज में रहता हूं, जहां हर पल पुरुषवादी अहम अपने को तुष्ट करता रहता है. हाल के…

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Selling Us Soap, Shampoo and Ads, Not News

The evolution of India\\\'s booming news industry has been a process of gradual degradation of editorial ethics and propriety. Journalism…

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US Presidential race: Business as Usual

(This article is based on author\\\'s interaction with David Barsamian during his lecture at India International Centre-Annexe, Delhi on 04.12.08…

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Nuking protests degrades democracy

Even the most zealous supporters of nuclear power generation should logically concede three things to their opponents. First, after the…

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Koodankulam: CPI (ML) Gen Secy arrested

Press statement by CPI (ML) on arrest of party general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya and other leaders to prevent them from…

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Who is in whose land Mr. Thackeray?

India is facing lot of communal-ethnic strife where the place of origin and religion of people is the marker due…

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The Idea of Illicit Love

The childlike scrawl, diligent correction of spelling errors and the tentative title ‘suicide note’ are more poignant in expression than…

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Are you going to Kudankulam?

On Tuesday this week, three Japanese visitors who are part of the anti-nuclear movement in Japan were refused entry to…

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Fasih’s wife slams govt, intelligence agencies

As the Saudi authorities have asked for reasonable evidences from Indian government on Fasih Mahmood’s involvement in terror activities, his…

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Koodankulam plant can be shut if unsafe: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday made it clear that it can stop commissioning of the Koodankulam nuclear power plant if…

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Death in the House of God

The fact that God exists is perhaps as true as He (has to be a man) does not. The faithful…

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Koodankulam: The cost of resistance

“Many people have asked me why I protest in my condition (polio affected) but I tell them exactly why I…

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Concern on arrest of publishers

 Press statement regarding arrest of Punjabi publishers and editors for allegedly publishing anti-Dalit text:   The arrest of two Punjabi…

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खामोश हो चुके जिस्मों के ज़िंदा सवाल

बटला हाउस ‘इनकाउंटर’ के चार साल पूरे हो गए. 19 सितम्बर 2008 की सुबह दिल्ली के जामिया नगर इलाके में…

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Need to increase spending on nutrition

Save the Children\\\'s Nutrition Barometer, a study of nutrition-specific commitments by 36 countries, finds India sharing space with Yemen and…

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