Nineteen Parties Statement

Leaders of nineteen opposition parties – INC, NCP, TMC, DMK, SS, NC, JMM, PDP, RJD, RLD, AIAUDF, LJD, CPI, RSP, KCM, IUML, VCK, JD(S) and CPI(M) – have issued the following statement after an online meeting on August 20, 2021WE strongly condemn the manner in which the central government and the ruling party disrupted the monsoon session of parliament, refusing to discuss or answer the illegal usage of Pegasus military spyware to conduct unauthorised surveillance, repeal of the three anti-farmer laws, gross mis-management of Covid-19 pandemic, runaway inflation and

Rental Housing Necessary, But Privatisation will not Help

THE transition from the old model towns built during the late 60s and the new townships developed during the late 90s and still continuing is very stark. There are many changes, one of the noteworthy transformations happens to be the housing sector. Take for example the Nangal township in Punjab, which was developed during the 60s. This township had three major units Bhakra Beas Management Board, National Fertilizers Limited and Punjab Alkalis and Chemicals Limited.

Vancouver's Komagata Maru memorial vandalised

A MEMORIAL in Vancouver meant to acknowledge a racist chapter in Canada's history has been defaced with white paint on August 22.Nearly 400 people were aboard the Komagata Maru in 1914 when it was turned away from Canada due to racist laws at the time.

Malabar Rebellion- Rebutting the Vilification of History

THE recommendation of the three member committee constituted by the Indian Council of Historical Research to review the fifth volume of the Dictionary of Martyrs: Indian Freedom Struggle (1857-1947) to strike down 387 entries from the dictionary has sparked off a controversy.

All Set for SKM National Convention, Punjab Sugarcane Farmers Win Demands

THOUSANDS of farmers from different states of India are getting ready to take part in two important events of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) – the national convention of SKM on August 26-27, 2021 at the Singhu Border and the massive Muzaffarnagar rally to inaugurate Mission Uttar Pradesh-Uttarakhand on September 5.

MAHA: Talasari Naka Named After Godavari Parulekar on Her Birth Anniversary

ON August 14, 2021, the 114th birth anniversary of the legendary leader of the famous Warli Adivasi Revolt from 1945-47, one of the co-founders of the Maharashtra Rajya Kisan Sabha in 1945, a member of the CPI(M) Central Committee for over 25 years, and the first and only woman president of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) from 1986 to 1989, Comrade Godavari Parulekar, was celebrated through various programmes held at Talasari in the Palghar district of Maharashtra.Firstly, the name of the main square in Talasari town was officially named Comrade Godavari Shamrao Parulekar Chowk, through a

JAMMU & KASHMIR: Gupkar Alliance Demands Restoration of Article 370 and 35A

Below we publish the text of the resolution adopted in the extended meeting of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on August 24, 2021 held at Srinagar.UNCONSTITUTIONAL decisions of August 5, 2019 taken in the parliament to nullify Articles 370 and 35A of the constitution of India and the damaging legislation which dismembered the historic state and created two union territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh - has created a big political void and deep uncertainty in the erstwhile state.

Haryana: Judicial Probe Needed in Leakage of Exam Papers

SFI, DYFI, and Janwadi Mahila Samiti staged a protest at the office of the Haryana Staff Selection Commissioner, Panchkula on August 20, against repeated leakage of the selection examination papers in the state.The protesters were led by DYFI state president Shahnawaz, general secretary Naresh, SFI state vice president Arjun, and Manjeet, Janwadi Mahila Samiti general secretary Savita, and treasurer Rajkumari. CITU state general secretary Jai Bhagwan, district secretary Lachi Ram, and others addressed the meeting.

Halt this Sell Out!

CAMOUFLAGED in jargon that speaks of ‘monetisation of de-risked assets’, the BJP-led NDA government has announced its plan to sell out India’s public sector. In that plan, assets ranging from roads, ports, airports and railway track and stations, through fuel pipelines, telecom towers, optical fibre cabling, warehouses, and stadia, are to be handed over to big private investors in return for upfront or staggered payments of around Rs 6 lakh crore over a four year period ending financial year 2025.

In the Mirror Image of the Taliban

THE everyday violence against Muslims is showing a disturbing pattern. In the month of August, there have been at least four recorded cases of gratuitous violence against Muslims in the streets of some cities and small towns in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The targets of such attacks were poor Muslims such as street vendors, auto rickshaw drivers and even beggars. In one such incident, a 52 year-old auto rickshaw driver in Sikar district of Rajasthan was beaten up badly by two young men without any provocation. They started to beat him when he refused to say ‘Modi Zindaba

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