‘Deeply disturbing’: Unions slam SC dismissal of petition seeking minimum wages for domestic workers

NB: It is truly astonishing and a matter of dismay that the seniormost court in the country should show such lack of empathy combined with disdain for the most basic right of workers – the right to combine and freely associate for obtaining a better life for themselves and their families. The right to organise… Read More ‘Deeply disturbing’: Unions slam SC dismissal of petition seeking minimum wages for domestic workers

How Our Leaders Failed to Save Gandhi from Godse’s Bullets (2022)

‘My late mother Kamalamma Madikera Sharada Prasad was part of the prosecution team in the Mahatma Gandhi murder trial before Justice Atma Charan in Red Fort in 1948, a role for which she had been specifically handpicked by Oscar Henry Brown, chief presidency magistrate of Mumbai. A postgraduate in psychology, she was a freedom fighter who… Read More How Our Leaders Failed to Save Gandhi from Godse’s Bullets (2022)

Pro-Palestinian activists are carrying out one of the UK’s longest ever hunger strikes

London, UK —  Heba Muraisi knows exactly what is happening to her body.“My organs are slowly but surely shutting down,” she said late Monday via phone call from HMP New Hall, a prison in northern England. The 31-year-old Londoner and pro-Palestinian activist is refusing food as part of a coordinated hunger strike – the longest the… Read More Pro-Palestinian activists are carrying out one of the UK’s longest ever hunger strikes

Muted on Venezuela, patronised by Trump, dependent on lobbyists: Modi’s global image takes a hit

The image Narendra Modi sought as a world leader who is principled and autonomous has been broken. Indian diplomats rely on lobbying firm not once, but routinely for access. Records show a pattern of dependency on the lobbying firm even for routine telephone calls and meetings — paying upfront for access — rather than through… Read More Muted on Venezuela, patronised by Trump, dependent on lobbyists: Modi’s global image takes a hit

ममता ने वो कर दिया, जो कोई नहीं कर सका, ED से छीन लाईं दस्तावेज़

ममता ने वो कर दिया, जो कोई नहीं कर सका, ED से छीन लाईं दस्तावेज़ कोलकाता में आज ममता बनर्जी ED से भिड़ गईं। सीधे उस जगह चली गईं जहां सर्च ऑपरेशन चल रहा था। बाहर आकर ममता ने आरोप लगाया कि छापे के नाम पर उनकी पार्टी से जुड़े दस्तावेज़, सर्वे रिपोर्ट हथियाने की… Read More ममता ने वो कर दिया, जो कोई नहीं कर सका, ED से छीन लाईं दस्तावेज़

Nawada lynching mocks ‘The rule of law’ / Bangladesh Lynching Condemned 

NB: This heinous incident is one of many such, that have been visible in India and the countries of South Asia for many years. It indicates nothing less than the blatant encouragement and deployment of mob rule by the ruling classes of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar. Pakistan is now not just a… Read More Nawada lynching mocks ‘The rule of law’ / Bangladesh Lynching Condemned