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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Nuking protests degrades democracy
Even the most zealous supporters of nuclear power generation should logically concede three things to their opponents. First, after the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
क्या है कोयला घोटालाः एक विश्लेषण
पी चिदंबरम ने जब कहा कि कोयला के मामले में न तो कोई घोटाला हुआ है और ही देश को...
Street vendors oppose FDI in retail
National Association of Street Vendors (NASVI) has called for a nationwide protest on September 19 to protest government’s decision to...
Football: Indian eves retain SAFF title
Defending champions India fought back from a goal down to defeat Nepal 3-1 and retain the Women’s SAFF Football Championship,...
