As ethnic clashes continue to escalate, the state imposes curfews and internet blackouts while both Meitei and Kuki-Zomi groups protest demanding action from the Union Govt
The Polit Bureau of the CPI-M and the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) have, in moving statements issued today, mourned the loss of Comrade Sitaram Yechury, a “stalwart leader of the working people and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) since 2015. Comrade Yechury was also a highly regarded Marxist intellectual, a member of the politburo of the CPI(M) since 1992 and an ace parliamentarian.”
Rebutting the slur-filled propaganda being consciously unleashed by the ruling RSS-BJP combine (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-Bharatiya Janata Party), to the tune that “a large number...
In commemorating Gauri Lankesh’s death by bullets on September 5, 2017, over seven years ago, while also strongly condemning the release on bail of the eight accused, a move meant to embolden criminals of the worst kind, the All India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA – NAPM) has reiterated that murder of the slain journalist needs to be recast a hate crime against humanity
New directives intensify surveillance and biometric data collection, raising concerns about arbitrary detention, exclusion from basic services, and worsening hardships for the state’s most vulnerable communities
NHRC's National Symposium on Women's Safety at Work & Public Spaces concludes with suggestions for holistic approach, strengthened law implementation, safety audits of cities, and gender sensitization to ensure women's safety in work and public spaces
In Pune, Dalit youth attacked, barred from temple for practicing Buddhism; BHU scholar faces casteist abuse from professor; school teacher beats Dalit student with pipe in Meerut
Exploring the inherent patriarchal attitudes that govern Indian government policies on family planning, the author, a renowned specialist argues how the focus, timing and methods must be on encouraging men to perform vasectomies rather than the more commonly performed intrusive tubectomy on women and specifically advocates more robust all-round efforts than the token November 21-December 4, government observed Vasectomy Fortnight