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
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Significance of International Women’s Day shouldn’t be forgotten
It is time to understand the real significance of International Women’s Day, 8 March, and reclaim its legacy by fighting against patriarchal capitalism.
Coronavirus: Is India ready for the menace?
Is India ready to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) menace? Can Indian public healthcare system tackle an epidemic outbreak in any metro city?
Women of Shaheen Bagh and Park Circus are writing a glorious chapter of anti-fascist struggle in India
The women of Shaheen Bagh and Park Circus have shown how resiliently women can trigger panic within the Hindutva fascist state and cause it severe ignominy.
Unnao rape victim and others will be cast to the oblivion of India’s memory
India will cast the Unnao rape victim and many like her, whose case won’t instigate the Brahminical patriarchal middle class, to the oblivion.
Jaya Bachchan’s lynching advocacy exhibits how mobocracy lures democracy
Jaya Bachchan has advocated the lynching of rapists to punish them. While saying that she didn’t clarify who will judge the crimes and who will lead a mob?
The women’s suffering goes unnoticed in this period of economic crisis
Women suffer the most as the gloomy clouds hover over the Indian economy and the automobile sector, causing massive job loss and unemployment.
The tragedy of justice in Unnao rape case as accused MLA plays his cards well
The tragic accident that killed two aunts and injured the Unnao rape victim and her lawyer, exposes the complicity of the accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar.
UP BJP MLA’s daughter’s fight against Brahminical attack remarkable in saffronised India
UP BJP MLA’s daughter fighting against her father’s reign of terror over her marriage with a Dalit man is actually an inspiring story for many more women.
Clean chit to CJI Ranjan Gogoi will have an ineradicable effect on sexual harassment inquiries
A clean chit to CJI Ranjan Gogoi in the sexual harassment complaint without sharing the findings with the victim will impact the judiciary’s credibility.
Election Commission’s collaboration with Modi will go down the annals of history as an act of sheer betrayal
As the Election Commission is nakedly collaborating with the Modi regime and the BJP, its role will be marked as a betrayal of people’s trust in the history
Chanda Kochhar and the Fallacy of Capitalist Women Empowerment
Chanda Kochhar had been an icon of capitalist women empowerment for a long time. Her fall shows the hollowness of the oxymoron.
Pictures of Servility Illustrate Modi-fied India’s Celebrities
Selfies and photographs are harmless unless there is a craze to get into a frame with a fascist despot who is accused of abetting massacres and lynchings.
Is Sabarimala row a Watershed or Waterloo Moment for BJP in Kerala?
The BJP and the RSS didn’t shy away from resorting to terrorism in Kerala over Sabarimala to create a space for Hindutva fascism. Can they win this battle?
Why ‘Smash Brahminical Patriarchy’ is a Taboo Topic for Upper-caste Elites?
In November, the CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey came under unprecedented vitriolic attack from a large section of Indian Twitterites after him holding a poster with “Smash Brahminical Patriarchy” inscribed on it became viral on the microblogging platform. A feminist journalist, Anna MM Vetticad posted a picture of herself with other prominent journalists like Barkha … Read more
#MeToo Movement is Baring the Grotesque Corporate Media World
The continuous revelation of horror stories related to brutal sexual abuse and harassment faced by women in the media, film, entertainment and other such “glamorous” industries, is carving a bruise mark on the grotesque face of India’s patriarchal society. The highly regarded institutions and personalities are finding themselves naked in public, revealing their utmost patriarchal … Read more
The Parody of Fascism in Tamil Nadu
A student was arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police following a complaint lodged against her by the state BJP chief Tamilisai Soundararajan. What was her crime? She used her freedom of expression to call a spade – a spade. She called the Hindutva fascist Modi regime a “fascist” government and for that crime, she was … Read more
Trolling of Sushma Swaraj Reaffirms Worsening Situation for Women in India
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj faced the wrath of the Hindutva-incensed social media trolls when her department took a stern action against a passport officer in Lucknow against whom an interfaith couple filed a complaint of harassment. From being blamed as a Muslim sympathiser and a Christian-lover, the prominent Lal Krishna Advani-loyalist Swaraj was also … Read more