Bihar: Why RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav’s Crime Bulletins Are …
WEB3 days ago · In the past 24 hours, the RJD leader has issued two crime bulletins one after another -- listing serious crime incidents – to counter Nitish-Modi's old ‘jungle raj’ card against RJD’s 15-year rule in the state. On Friday (September 27), Tejashwi Yadav posted a crime bulletin on his social media with details including the nature of crime ...
JNUSU 1977-78: Restoring Students’ Rights After Emergency
WEB3 days ago · The revocation of the Emergency and the defeat of Ms. Gandhi's Congress in the 1977 Lok Sabha polls led to an invigorating response for restoring and advancing the democratic rights of the students. The remnants of the Students’ Union elected in 1974 proposed to hold the elections to the JNUSU as per the normal schedule in October.
Jharkhand: Singhbhum Odias Struggle to Educate Children in …
WEB5 days ago · In Jharkhand, the Education Project Council had directed demolition of dilapidated buildings of 4,431 schools citing the safety of children. On receiving instructions, the school buildings were demolished, but in many places, the department seems to have forgotten to rebuild. Odia Madhya Vidhyalaya in Kera village is one among these.
Anti-Rape Litigation, Implementation and the Need For Revision
WEB3 days ago · Quite some time has passed since the rape and murder of a lady doctor at Kolkata’s R.G. Kar Hospital. The incident has evoked nationwide protests. Slogans of #WeWantJustice have marked the streets, followed by attempts of evidence erasure, incidents of brutality and incompetence of the police, and back-and-forth of a blame …
Can UN Attain its Mission in Imperialist-Dominated World Order?
WEB3 days ago · The Permanent Mandates Commission was founded by the League of Nations in 1920 to distribute the colonial possessions of the Ottoman and German Empires amongst the victors of the war. This set a precedent for colonial governors using international bodies to determine how colonies would continue to be controlled in a post-colonial world.
Uttarakhand: Inter-Community Clash at Dehradun Rail Station as …
WEB3 days ago · Some people belonging to the Hindu and Muslim communities clashed at the Dehradun railway station in Uttarakhand on Thursday night after confronting an interfaith couple, reported The Indian Express on Friday. Tensions ade believed to have escalated as the two groups started throwing stones at each other, leading to the parked trains getting ...
RG Kar Hospital Murder Ignites Bengal’s Fight for Justice
WEB3 days ago · The murder of Tilottama, while on duty, within the hospital premises, has ignited the collective conscience of the people of Bengal. A unified cry for justice is reverberating across the state: “I want justice, you want justice, we all want justice.”. Not since the post-Independence period, or may be even during various stages of the ...
Odisha: Naveen Patnaik Backpedals to the Future | NewsClick
WEB5 days ago · File photo. It can be said that Naveen Patnaik, the former Chief Minister of Odisha and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo, seems to have reached the end of the road in politics in a way. As political analysts would have us believe, "Patnaik himself got hung by his own petard by making rallying calls through a kind of ventriloquism enacted by ...
TN: Samsung Workers Continue Strike, Demand Union Recognition
WEB5 days ago · Samsung uses threats to break the strike. On September 16, over 100 SIWU workers were detained by police after attempting to march to the district collectors office in support of their demand for registration of the union. On Monday, management claimed more workers joined the workforce. However, according to the SIWU, 80% of production …
Fears of Flooding Add to Gaza’s Health Crisis | NewsClick
WEB4 days ago · Currently, nearly half of Gaza’s health facilities are located in areas at risk of flooding, according to the Global WASH Cluster. Without an immediate ceasefire and reconstruction, floods will almost certainly lead to the spread of waterborne and vector-borne diseases, as well as an increased risk of snakebites and worsening mental health ...