Month October 2020
Plight of children without rights and equality A right is an entitlement and it has three basic principles, without which rights cannot be enjoyed. The first principle is that of universality: A right has to be enjoyed by all citizens,… Continue Reading →
BYPRABHAT PATNAIKOCTOBER 25, 2020 Capitalism allows the rich to accumulate wealth in a crisis and concentrate it in the hands of a few, writes PRABHAT PATNAIK. ——- Wealth distribution data are notoriously difficult to interpret. This is because variations in… Continue Reading →
In a shocking incident, a social activist, Mohd Abuzar, woke up to find on September 13, 2020 that his Facebook account had been suspended. He came to know of this after he received numerous calls from friends and relatives, who,… Continue Reading →
By Shashank Shekhar in Noida Like a predator, cybercriminals are looking for new prey every day. Hackers are now siphoning off money from your bank account by cloning fingerprint and withdrawing money through Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS). The revelation… Continue Reading →
Punjab and Haryana farmer outfits mark Dussehra by burning effigies of PM, BJP leaders, corporates Bhartiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) activists, including farmers, women, children, youths, elderly, labourers, artists and writers, participated in effigy-burning processions across the Malwa districts in… Continue Reading →
Victim found hanging from a ceiling fan at her home in Lucknow, no suicide note found Photo for representational purpose only. Lucknow, October 24 The wife of a senior Uttar Pradesh police officer, who was part of the SIT set… Continue Reading →
BYANNIE DOMINIOCTOBER 25, 2020 In light of the state’s attack on eminent activists who fight for the right of marginalised and oppressed, those who express solidarity must raise their voices loudly and actively writes ANNIE DOMINI. —— If you look at the… Continue Reading →
OCTOBER 24, 2020 A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped, killed, and then set on fire in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The girl was the daughter of a migrant labourer who was living in the same village. Two men have been arrested under… Continue Reading →
They can put you behind bars, saathi. But they will never break you, write Araria activists Tanmay and Kalyani.TANMAY, KALYANIPublished: 25 Oct 2020, 08:20 AM Dear friends languishing in jail for simply speaking truth to power, We are Kalyani (pronouns: she/her)… Continue Reading →
by- Rajiv Shah A retired IAS bureaucrat, with whom I used to consult, especially on issues related with nuances in the Gujarat economy during my Gandhinagar days, recently sent me a WhatApp message stating that it should be shared with… Continue Reading →