While the Indian state was brutally massacring people in Thoothukudi of Tamil Nadu to serve the interests of the Vedanta group, how could the people of Kashmir remain safe, when they are supposed to be the first to take bullets and pellets of the “patriotic” Indian state machinery? The attack by the Jammu and Kashmir … Read more
The brutal massacre of more than 13 protesters by the Tamil Nadu Police, controlled by the fascist AIADMK regime, in a span of two days, 22 and 23 May 2018, to suppress the democratic mass agitation against the Sterlite Copper plant owned by Vedanta Resources, a British mining giant that has all major parliamentary political … Read more
Amit Shah, except for his villainous role in the Indian polity, also masters in the art of comedy, especially when he claims something in public, which returns to haunt him later as an irony. During a recent speech at the 3rd North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) conclave in Guwahati, Amit Shah said that the BJP … Read more
The almost nondescript town known only for its coal mines, erstwhile industries and a thriving railway division, Asansol hitherto managed to get national mainstream media coverage only during the tragic coal mine mishaps in which the poor workers died in large numbers. Death and violence are still the reasons for which Asansol is sought by … Read more
While the corporate-controlled mainstream media of India was busy talking about the election results in three states of North East India, Rahul Gandhi’s speech to Congress workers, its opposition by the BJP, and lately, the Cambridge Analytica data breach along with the “watermelon protest” by the daring women of Kerala against misogynist slurs hurled by … Read more
There was a time when the mills of Bombay were the citadel of the militant working class movement led by the communist-influenced trade unions. More than Calcutta, the militant movement of the Bombay mill workers would panic the big comprador capitalists and their foreign investors, as at the end of the day, Bombay housed all … Read more
As the BJP sweeps Tripura, one of the last bastions of the parliamentary opportunist Left Front led by the CPI(M), riding on money and muscle power and by exploiting the anti-incumbency mood prevailing in the state that lags behind economically and socially due to the anti-people policies of the ruling clique, it doesn’t need any … Read more
Since opening gates to the neo-liberal economy, India is adorned with the titular compliment of being the largest democracy in the world. There is no apprehension in this, with our universal suffrage, multi-tier governance system, a Constitution in place, Army in the barracks and an elected government making laws, we can very well compete with … Read more
The brutal gangrape and murder of an 8-year old girl, Asifa Bano, in Rasana village of Hiranagar area, Kathua district of Jammu, shook the conscience of Jammu and Kashmir last month. It also affected the people living in other parts of India as they were taken aback by the sheer display of savagery in this … Read more
A few days ago, when five Muslim soldiers were killed during an attack in Sunjuwan, a remark of Assauddin Owaisi, the Hyderabad MP of the AIMIM, created a furore. In his statement, Owaisi asked why the Indian mainstream media and the Hindutva rabble-rouser brigade are quiet on the “sacrifice of the Muslims for the nation”, … Read more
The media is portraying the visit of Narendra Modi to Ramallah of Palestine as the “first ever” by an Indian prime minister to the “State of Palestine”, as recognised by the United Nations. However, beneath such irredeemable perversion of history using a host of twisting and tweaking of words and facts, the insouciance of the … Read more
The recent visit of Narendra Modi to Palestine made headlines around the globe, especially, when Mahmoud Abbas, the head of the Palestinian National Authority awarded Narendra Modi the “Grand Collar of the State of Palestine” – the highest civilian award of the state. This visit of Narendra Modi, within a month of hosting the Zionist … Read more
There, amidst the roar of the laughter of numerous men, who kept grinding their teeth after hearing a below-the-belt objectionable jibe by their leader towards a woman who laughed at his ridiculous speech in the parliament – called the temple of democracy, the spirit of Surpanakha, the sister of Rakshasa king Ravana, found herself abused … Read more
As if the rechristening of various UPA-period schemes, projects and historic places were not enough during the extremely hyperbole BJP rule, that now we are about to witness the greatest reclamation of all times – Taj Mahal. The magnificent marble mausoleum built during the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, a marvel of medieval Mughal … Read more
In the presence of Premiers of SAARC nations, corporate bigwigs, popular celebrities and several religious and political leaders from opposition parties, more than three years ago Narendra Modi took oath as the 15th Prime Minister of the country. In three decades it was for the first time that BJP came to power with an absolute … Read more
Apparently, our prime minister, whose sycophants boast over his unmeasured 56” chest size and a macho image, has a habit of giving a meek response on each of the crucial issues while turning into a demagogue on non-important ones, or those issues that are potent to bring him votes by polarising the majority Hindu community. … Read more
The curious case of Nathuram Godse killing Mohandas Gandhi and the intricacies of Indian fascism, represented by the RSS and the Congress party.
On Saturday 27 January, the Indian Army personnel opened fire at a peaceful protest of the Kashmiri people in the Ganowpora village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district and killed two young students. A class 12 student Suhail Javid Lone, son of Javid Ahmad Lone of Ganowpora, and an undergraduate student Javid Ahmad Bhat, son of … Read more
The RSS-led Hindutva thugs have instigated the Kasganj communal riot to spark a prairie fire of communal pogrom targeting the vulnerable Muslim community in riot monger Yogi Adityanath-ruled Uttar Pradesh. By inciting violence deliberately and by exploiting the tragic death of a Hindutva fascist soldier in “friendly fire”, the Hindutva camp is trying to incite … Read more
Throughout its history of existence, the Modi government has perfectly managed the business of organising lynchings of Muslims, arson, rioting and communal carnages by using a host of RSS-linked feral Hindutva terror organisations, which are called “fringe” by the regime to delink the nefarious nexus that thrives between it and these thugs. The reluctance of … Read more