Extension of the 21-day lockdown and an imminent food crisis
The extension of the 21-day lockdown in India must be done judiciously as there is a need to complete Rabi harvesting and prevent a major food crisis.
Anand Patil
Game of government formation in Maharashtra isn’t over but at the next stage
The drama over government formation in Maharashtra didn’t get over with the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance coming to power, it just entered the next stage.
Not “cheap” tourists Mr Kamat, Goa is threatened by your government-backed corporate aggression
Goa Forward Party leader Durgaprasad Kamat recently made a derogatory statement over “cheap tourist” by citing a photo of people sleeping at Goa airport.
Modi-fied India: The tyranny of the non-existent
How the Modi regime has promoted the growth of utmost cronyism and corrupt practices in India by allowing the non-existent to rule and thrive.
Tigress Avni Killed to Appease Corporate Greed for Forest Land
The brutal killing of a tigress, Avni, by a sharpshooter illegally hired for the job by the Maharashtra government, showed how hollow is the Indian state’s commitment towards saving wildlife in general and conserving tigers in particular. The tigress Avni, codenamed T1, was shot by Asgar Ali, son of sharpshooter Nawab Shafat Ali, on 2 … Read more
Activists Arrested to Cover-up Hindutva Terrorism Exposé by Maharashtra ATS?
The anti-fascist, left, democratic and progressive forces of India and abroad strongly condemned simultaneous raid at nine locations by the Pune Police and the subsequent arrest of five renowned civil rights activists on falsified terrorism charges as an attempt by the Modi regime to establish a reign of terror, like the emergency imposed by Indira … Read more
Arrest of Three Hindutva Terrorists in Maharashtra now Forgotten?
It’s more than a week since the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested three Sanatan Sanstha members, ardent Hindutva fanatics, and also recovered huge cache of explosives from the trio. These men, Vaibhav Raut (40), Sharad Kalaskar (25) and Sudhanwa Gondhalekar (39) were arrested following raids in Palghar district and Pune, and they were remanded to … Read more
Maharashtra Plastic ban is a Stint by the BJP to Help Corporates
The Narendra Modi-led BJP government has done many stints since coming to power and almost all of the BJP-ruled states have followed the suit to match the pace of their New Delhi-based mentor. From granting cabinet minister status to Sadhus, a sect of Hindu religious leaders, by the Madhya Pradesh government to the building of … Read more
Nitin Gadkari Exposed Sangh Parivar Hypocrisy by Abusing Navy
The essential pre-conditions of nationalism and patriotism, according to the Sangh Parivar and the Modi regime, are absolute and unconditional submission to the might of the Indian military establishment, which consists of the Army, Navy and Airforce. Seldom does the crook pastor follows the gospel teachings in his own life. This became evident once again … Read more
Times Lit Fest Honouring Modi’s Hindutva Mascots
The most popular literary festival of India, the Times Lit Fest will be organised this December in Mumbai, where, along with literary and cultural personalities, RSS’ favourite Yoga-Guru-turned-FMCG-businessman Baba Ramdev is invited as a prominent guest. This decision by India’s largest corporate media conglomerate has taken aback a lot of distinguished writers and literary personalities. … Read more
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Supporters Couldn’t Have Survived Without BJP
Gurmeet Ram Rahim ‘Insaan’, the self-styled godman, whom even Narendra Modi saluted to woo voters during the Haryana assembly election, now stands convicted of rape and is awaiting punishment from a CBI special court in Panchkula, Haryana. More than 100,000 supporters of the convicted god man are on rampage opposing the verdict of the court … Read more
Attack on Taslima Nasreen by AIMIM to Help RSS
Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen faced the wrath of Salafist goons of AIMIM at the Aurangabad Airport, where she was bullied and forced to leave the town after she came there to spend a holiday with a plan to visit the historical sites of Ajanta and Ellora caves. Under the leadership of the Aurangabad Central … Read more
Modi Government Resorts to Fake Ambush Propaganda to Boost Morale of Paramilitary in Chhattisgarh
Since the Sukma encounter of 24 April, in which 25 CRPF men were killed by the Maoist guerrillas, the Modi government has plunged into a drive to prove that its forces in the jungles of Chhattisgarh are gunning down the outlawed CPI (Maoist) activists successfully. One such claim surfaced a few days ago when the … Read more