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Underneath India's Kashmir rhetoric lies the macabre facts of Jammu's Muslim genocide, resulting in a series of violent incidents until now.

Jammu's Muslim genocide remains a forgotten part of India's history, which brings up inconvenience for the establishment.

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Over 34 communist parties have expressed solidarity with the CPI(M) during its 24th Congress in Madurai, uniting against fascism, imperialism.

Communist parties worldwide rally around India's CPI(M), revealing common views on imperialism, Palestine and right-wing populism

The KITU organised a massive rally of IT workers in Bengaluru demanding legal framework for their work-life balance and right to disconnect

Bengaluru's IT and ITES workers clash with police during protest as union accuses Congress government of protecting corporate interests

While female participation in labour force has been on the rise in India, it's not indicative of working women's empowerment at all.

Despite rising female labour force participation, 61% of Indian women work in informal sectors like domestic help and construction, facing low pay, hazards, and legal exclusion.

Modi cited Bruce Riedel’s JFK’s Forgotten Crisis to target Nehru, but did he expose his own foreign policy contradictions in doing so?

By wielding Bruce Riedel’s JFK’s Forgotten Crisis against Nehru, Modi may have handed his critics a powerful argument—one that questions his own strategic moves in the global arena.

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Over 34 communist parties have expressed solidarity with the CPI(M) during its 24th Congress in Madurai, uniting against fascism, imperialism.

Communist parties worldwide rally around India's CPI(M), revealing common views on imperialism, Palestine and right-wing populism

Why has the Delhi Assembly election 2025 sparked a déjà vu for the city's marginalised Muslim community, reminding them of a trauma?

The Delhi Assembly election 2025 is taking place under the shadows of the 2020 polls and reminding the minorities of some of the traumatic events of that year.

What helps the Uttar Pradesh government, which has a low per-capita income and a troubled, jobless economy, to spend on extravaganza like the Deep Diwali festival held in Ayodhya recently?

Does Modi own no property? What does data say about Modi's wealth?

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed at an election rally in Jharkhand, that he is poor, owns no property and doesn't even have a bicycle. But is this true? What does data say?

Modi's Islamophobic hate-mongering exemplifies his hatred towards the idea of wealth distribution and waning confidence in his own guarantees

What does Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Islamophobic hate-mongering imply? Is he losing confidence on his "Modi Ki Guarantee" narrative? Or is it an exhibition of his frustration?

How did Shantanu Thakur's recent claim regarding the CAA 2019 push the BJP back to the dilemma it has been trying to evade for long?

The CAA 2019 has always been a political trap for the refugees and a dilemma for the BJP. Now Shantanu Thakur's "slip of the tongue" exposed the hollowness of Modi's much-hyped citizenship law once more.

Interim Budget 2024-25: business as usual, or political gambit?

In the wake of India’s Interim Budget 2024-25, questions arise: Is it a budget of business as usual or a political gambit? With a cautious conservatism characterising the budget, we delve into the numbers, the narratives, and the nuances.

The BJP's victories in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan: Factors and facts

What's behind the BJP's victory in the 2023 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan? Beyond numbers, lies a complicated web of political and organisational factors.

Questioning Adani in the Parliament: BJP exposes itself over Mohua Moitra bribe row

TMC MP Mahua Moitra is reportedly under fire from the BJP for questioning Adani in the Parliament. But the BJP's actions exposed it once more.

Left side (lined): CPI(M) at crossroads in Bengal

What does the CPI(M) want in West Bengal? It's not clear from the party's recent actions whether it's concerned about defeating the BJP at all.

Deep-dives stories
The KITU organised a massive rally of IT workers in Bengaluru demanding legal framework for their work-life balance and right to disconnect

Bengaluru's IT and ITES workers clash with police during protest as union accuses Congress government of protecting corporate interests

Lies about the citizenship of Matuas: BJP's new weapon Matua Mahasangha identity card

The BJP has restarted another deceitful campaign regarding the citizenship of Matuas with an eye on the forthcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Minority persecution in India: Jaishankar's rebuttals expose a lot

On the allegations of minority persecution in India, S Jaishankar claimed in the US that there is none as the minorities get ration in India.

Allegations of minority persecution in India proven by Modi's men after he denied it in the US

While Modi denied the allegations of minority persecution in India under his government, the BJP took it upon itself to prove him wrong.

Naroda Gam massacre accused Maya Kodnani and Babu Bajrangi

The acquittal of the 67 Naroda Gam massacre accused, which took place in February 2002, will bolster the BJP's prospects and weaken its opponents.

Ram Navami rally sparks violence in West Bengal's Howrah, while CM resorts to mere rhetoric

West Bengal suffered once more due to violence triggered by Ram Navami rallies organised by the Hindutva-incensed organisations in Howrah.

40 Years of Nellie massacre: Where the template of injustice was created

Nellie massacre took place 40 years ago and doesn't appeal the mainstream Bengali conscience, but it set the precedence for gory atrocities in India, which helped the perpetrators of future pogroms.

Post-mortem of communal violence in Howrah: A ground report from the epicentre

The fake news on communal violence in Howrah helped the BJP in polarising Hindus using Islamophobia in West Bengal. But what's the truth?

How derogatory remarks against Muhammad the Prophet are helping the BJP?

The Modi regime may have managed the outrage in the Gulf over vile remarks on Muhammad the Prophet, it wants to prolong the issue in India.

Stories from the grassroots
While female participation in labour force has been on the rise in India, it's not indicative of working women's empowerment at all.

Despite rising female labour force participation, 61% of Indian women work in informal sectors like domestic help and construction, facing low pay, hazards, and legal exclusion.

GM mustard crop approval stirs a hornet's nest and rings an eerie alarm

The GEAC's recommendation for GM mustard cultivation has stirred a hornet's rest, bringing even the RSS's farmers' wing against the BJP.

Why does the 'break the bias' theme of International Women's Day 2022 mock Indian women?

The celebration of International Women's Day 2022 with the theme 'break the bias' mocks Indian women who reel under patriarchy's juggernaut.

Karnataka hijab row: a standoff between Muslim women's right to education and Hindutva fascism

The Karnataka hijab row has been used by the BJP-RSS to deny Muslim women right to education, while the Opposition fell in the "hijab" trap.

Why the raising of the women's legal age of marriage by the Modi regime isn't going to solve the "underage" marriage issue but complicate it further?

Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu and the Miss Universe pageant glorified Zionist occupation

Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu won the Miss Universe pageant, which was marred in controversy over its normalisation of Zionist terrorism in Palestine.

Survey reveals grotesque fact: Patriarchy enslaves Indian women mentally too

National Family Health Survey shows that around 75% of women in three Indian states support domestic violence by their male partners.

Autumn in West Bengal: The season of pain and not celebration

Autumn in Bengal has been stereotyped as per the romanticised version peddled by poets and authors for ages, ignoring the crisis it brings.

Law and rights

Bengaluru's IT and ITES workers clash with police during protest as union accuses Congress government of protecting corporate interests

Finally, the Rules of the CAA 2019 saw the light of the day (or night, technically). But as this publication predicted four years ago, it won't benefit the Bengali Hindu refugees but throw them under the bus.

The BJP has restarted another deceitful campaign regarding the citizenship of Matuas with an eye on the forthcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Activist Anish Khan's murder in Howrah district of West Bengal has posed a threat to Mamata Bandopadhyay-led TMC as students have hit the streets.

While Lakhimpur Kheri massacre accused Ashish Mishra and Muslim genocide advocate Yati Narsinghanand can get bail, activists rot behind bars.

Ashish Mishra's bail in the Lakhimpur Kheri massacre case has shocked many and created a furore amid the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Modi asserted that focus on rights made India weak in the last 75 years and asked people to focus on duties. Why this claim is sheer fascist?

The unbridled systematic attacks on RTI activists is not just jeopardising their lives but also threatening India's democracy and freedom

The proposed electoral reforms of the Modi government are merely a smokescreen before starting the NPR-based NRC to disenfranchise the poor.

Global stories
The 2024 US Presidential Elections exhibited a meagre increase in the votes of the left and their marginalisation in American politics.

With Donald Trump sweeping the 2024 US Presidential Elections, what's now left of the 'left' in the American polity outside the neo-liberal democrat ecosystem?

People of Iran celebrating the missile strikes on Israel on April 14th, 2024.

Iran's April 14th attack on Israel was its first direct strike and the maiden one from another country for Tel Aviv after the Arab-Israel war.

Bangladesh's "India Out" movement gaining momentum amid global recession

Amid a global recession, the "India Out" campaign, which aims economic self-sufficiency by boycotting neighbouring India's commodities, has gained momentum in Bangladesh, especially after the controversial general elections.

South Africa's vs Israel at ICJ: A moral triumph amid Gaza's struggle for justice

South Africa wins a legal battle against Israel at the ICJ, accusing it of genocide in Gaza. While the court lacks enforcement power, the ruling exposes the plight of Palestinians and challenges biased narratives. Can this be a turning point for accountability?

Abraham Accords: What will be the consequences of Bahrain severing ties with Israel?

The recent Israel-Palestine crisis is restructuring the 2020 Abraham Accords, which had implications for oil pipeline routes and defence deals, but now seems to be disintegrating as we see the Gulf engaging in a multifaceted diplomatic venture.

Saudi-Emirati soft power surge amid Russia-Ukraine crisis

Saudi Arabia and the UAE strategically navigate the Russia-Ukraine conflict, aiming to bolster their soft power influence. These Gulf states' increasing aid, mediation, and trade efforts showcase their commitment to multipolarity and growing influence on the world stage.

Is the Palestinian resistance creating a new history with Operation Al-Aqsa Flood?

The Palestinian resistance stunned the world with its strategic offensive campaign. Is this the beginning of the end of Zionist hegemony?

Henry Kissinger's China visit in 2023: Questions and de ja vu

What's the reason behind Henry Kissinger's China visit in 2023? Why did the 100-year-old make his 100th trip overcoming all difficulties?

Editorials & op-ed
The Zionist Israeli attack on Palestine has dug the grave for the West in the Middle East

Did the West just dig its own grave in the Middle East and in the Global South by supporting the Zionist Israeli attack on Palestine?

What is next for the left-wing politics after the Congress’s victory in Karnataka?

While the Congress defeated the BJP in Karnataka, the threat of Hindutva fascism still looms large over the state, which only the left can combat.

Indian Muslims have more than happy faces on Eid

It's Eid; and beneath the typical happy photos, the pain, agony and tears of Indian Muslims, especially of West Bengal will remain hidden.

Revisiting Lenin's views on religion on his 152nd birth anniversary

On Lenin's 152nd birth anniversary revisiting his views on religion in the context of the working class's struggle. It's important even now.

Anti-Muslim violence during Ram Navami celebration: new normal in Modi's New India

The recent surge in anti-Muslim violence during Ram Navami celebrations across different states exhibit Modified India's disastrous journey.

The BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh revealed the opposition's decadence

The BJP's victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022 despite the strong anti-incumbency wave shows the decadence of the opposition.

Special stories
Underneath India's Kashmir rhetoric lies the macabre facts of Jammu's Muslim genocide, resulting in a series of violent incidents until now.

Jammu's Muslim genocide remains a forgotten part of India's history, which brings up inconvenience for the establishment.

Goa Liberation Day: Modi can't hide the new Goa liberation struggle

While Modi celebrated the Goa Liberation Day, he and the BJP remained mum on the new liberation struggle that has unfolded in the state.

Does the anti-CAA 2019 movement have a potential to defeat Modi like the farmers?

Why the anti-CAA 2019 movement failed to gain anything unlike the farmers' movement? What went wrong with the anti-CAA-NRC protests?

Why after 50 years of his death Lin Biao terrorises the Chinese rulers?

Lin Biao, Mao Zedong's designated successor, mysteriously died on September 13th 1971. But why? Did he die while fleeing after failing in a coup or was killed?

Education and campus stories
Why Modi's jibe on students pursuing medical education in Ukraine is unfounded?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's jibe on students pursuing medical education in Ukraine is unfounded as it lacks facts regarding the issue.

Why the students’ agitation against RRB NTPC in Bihar and UP is more than just Modi's fault?

The students’ agitation against RRB NTPC results reached a peak in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. What had sparked this agitation? What's its goal?

Disruption in learning and dropouts: how online learning performed in 500 days?

For 500 days, schools are closed in India. How has this closure of schools affected the children? Either their learning is disrupted or dropouts have increased.

Why Modi's “Pariksha Pe Charcha” isn't something Indian students need now?

Modi has donned the attire of a student and parenting counsellor in the new edition of "Pariksha Pe Charcha". But who is benefitting from it?

NEP 2020 HRD Ministry

The National Education Policy 2020 aims at turning education into a robot-making system for big corporate houses. This must be resisted by the students.

PmeVidya

The PMeVidya online education programme is launched by the Modi regime for school students. But which class of students can avail online education in India?

Media and journalism stories
How Yogi's Kolkata flyover ad gaffe exposed Indian media's editorial bankruptcy?

Yogi Adityanath's ad in The Indian Express using a Kolkata flyover's photo to show Uttar Pradesh's development stirred a controversy after the paper apologised.

Danish Siddiqui's killing and some uncomfortable questions

Danish Siddiqui's killing in Afghanistan raises uncomfortable questions regarding the practice of "embedded" journalism that jeopardises journalists' security.

Neutralise critics, control the narrative: Modi’s PR strategy when India battled COVID-19

When India was reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment and conflict with China, the Modi regime was planning to muzzle the press.

BJP's attack on journalists continues unabated as India skids press freedom index

Any attack on journalists is a threat to the functioning of a democracy. But in Modi's India, attacking and imprisoning journalists is a norm.

Arrest warrant for Paranjoy Guha Thakurta’s articles on Adani shows India’s shabby press freedom

The row over Paranjoy Guha Thakurta’s articles on Adani Group continues as a Gujarat court issued an arrest warrant against him recently.

Fake news stating Putin has Parkinson’s disease published by Indian media

A fake news in the west that says Russian President Vladimir Putin has Parkinson’s disease is republished without verification by Indian media

Arnab Goswami's arrest

Arnab Goswami's arrest on charges of abetment to suicide isn't an attack on "press freedom" and it's not something to be happy of either.

Bajaj and Parle’s boycott of toxic news channels

Bajaj and Parle's boycott of toxic news channels can't stop hate-mongering as the servile corporate-owned media survives on spewing venom.

Fact check: No, the Chinese PLA soldiers crying in the video aren't afraid but singing

Recently, Indian mainstream media outlets like Zee News and Times Now published a story showing a video of a few soldiers of

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