Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
12 Bengali migrant workers murdered in 6 states, Maharashtra tops the crime list
Following the recently unleashed hysteria on the misnomer “Bangladeshi immigrants”, spearheaded by BJP elected officials from the Centre to States, as many as 12 Bengali migrant workers have been murdered, revealing the physical targeted harm that can flow out of systemic hate speech made by those in public authority; these are statistics compiled by the West Bengal Migrants Welfare Board; 4 of the 12 killed have been in “progressive” Maharashtra and 10 in states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
55 million domestic workers could lose jobs due to Covid-19: ILO
37 million of them are women, and those employed in the informal sector are at greater risk
28 migrant labourers injured in separate road incidents in Lucknow
The accidents took place in Kannauj and Kanpur as buses carrying them turned turtle after hitting road dividers
Migrant Diaries: The story of Munna Sheikh
CJP Team -
“It took us over 62 hours of a hellish train ride to reach home. I hope the Bihar government gives us money,” says a labourer wondering how else would his family survive
Is the SC directed industry-worker negotiation plausible?
Many questions have been raised on how this large-scale exercise will pan out and how the Centre will be able to keep a check on the same
‘We’, not ‘us’ and ‘them’
The ‘Us and Them’ has been playing to a full house on the world stage, in the recent past
Migrant Diaries: The story of Ganesh Yadav
CJP Team -
“How long will our relatives feed us? I will soon have to come back to Mumbai to earn,” says a cook from Madhubani would prefer to work in Bihar, but he doesn't have a choice
Migrant Diaries: The story of Dilip Rana
CJP Team -
“My wife took loans to get me home safe. Will the government help me repay the money,” asks a construction worker who fears poverty more than the Coronavirus
Defy, resist, combat: Farmers’ unions call for massive mobilisation
All India Kisan Sabha, All India Agricultural Workers’ Union and Centre of Indian Trade Unions will lead a nationwide mass movement on August 9
SC directs employer-employee negotiation to resolve dispute on payment of full wages
Many private establishments had challenged the MHA direction on full payment of wages during the lockdown
Management Irresponsibility plus weak monitoring by MoEF&CC: Committee, Vizag gas leak
The Committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal, pointed out the liability of LG Polymers and the shortcomings of the Pollution Control Boards as well as lacunae in regulatory framework of the GOI ministry on environment and climate change
Trending
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
India
India: Left at the forefront, opposition & people protests US-Israel attacks on Iran
Widespread demonstrations and protests broke out all over India at the US and Israel’s strikes against Iran, actions that clearly violated international law; Iran and the US were in the midst of negotiations and dialogue when the US-led by President Donald Trump launched strikes on Saturday February 28
Rights
Censorship Broken: Naseeruddin Shah speaks on the Urdu language at Kalina, Mumbai & recites from its rich poetry
Mumbai for Peace organised its first event, Preet Nagar, under the series ‘Lectures That Needed to Happen’ on February 28, 2026
Communalism
The Erosion of Equal Protection: Constitutional attrition and State apathy in targeted attacks on Kashmiri vendors across the states
Systemic 2025 and early 2026 vigilantism and attacks against Kashmiri sellers, fuelled by religious profiling and hateful propaganda, dismantles the constitutional "bedrock" of Articles 19(1)(d) and (g), by substituting "reasonable restrictions" with mob-enforced exoduses, these acts subvert state authority and corrode public morality
Politics
Temple Leases, Food Morality: Rajasthan’s new Panchayat order
The recent decision by the BJP-led government in Rajasthan of granting land parcels to temples, moreover those controlled by Brahmins and Banias, and further making it “mandatory” for meat shops to obtain NOCs from the local Panchayat, privileges caste elites and food choices while also being fundamentally exclusionary
Rights
66 Deaths in 13 Months: Uproar in Chhattisgarh Assembly by opposition over prison conditions and custodial accountability
Government confirms inmate deaths; Opposition alleges overcrowding, medical neglect, and governance failure — demands legislative probe into tribal leader’s custodial death
Rule of Law
Bail Granted, Freedom Denied: Madhya Pradesh High Court upholds detention of Bangladeshi woman citing “international scenario”
Despite six years in custody and a prior bail order, the Madhya Pradesh High Court refuses release, directing the State to conclude the long-pending trial within six months while holding her continued stay in a detention centre justified for safety and trial purposes
Hate Speech
Alleged Pattern of Denigration: High Court seeks response from Himanta Biswa Sarma on PIL against his alleged hate speeches
Petitioners allege a “pattern of incendiary rhetoric” targeting minorities; Court issues notice to Union, State, DGP and Chief Minister, defers interim relief till after Bihu holidays