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The call for the nationwide vigil to “reclaim the night” was given by the left groups following the rape and murder of a medical staff on duty in Kolkata last week.

“Little Kites” program introduced in public schools in 2018 has prepared over 1.2 million students for the future with a sense of community and sharing.

The Modi government plans to try the globally renowned author under a draconian anti-terrorism law, reports Ullekh NP.

In attacking the wealth tax proposal, the PM whipped up hatred against Muslims, trashed Congress, thereby protecting his super-rich patrons.

Police charged Prabir and NewsClick with colluding with foreign powers to sabotage India on the basis of a New York Times “hit piece” published in August 2023 which targeted several other anti-war organizations in the U.S. as well.

The two phenomena, a reduction in real wages and a reduction in employment opportunities, in fact go together.

On February 15, 2024, a five-judge Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of India declared in a unanimous verdict that the electoral bond scheme of anonymous corporate donations to political parties was unconstitutional.

Attacks on the progressive Indian news outlet NewsClick coincided with the suspension of 141 opposition members of Indian parliament, both constituting serious attacks on Indian democracy.

Fascistic outfits which are themselves devoid of any serious thought, also lack respect for serious thought. It is little wonder then that the BJP government is hell-bent on systematically destroying the few spaces that exist in the country for serious thought. Its assault on universities will do incalculable damage to the country.

The police only swung to action after a video of the savage incident of two Kuki women being paraded naked on May 4 went viral and sparked political outrage.

A recent BBC documentary on Indian PM Narendra Modi, which has been censored by the government, is being screened by students’ organizations in various parts of the country.

Events of the last few days indicate AAP and BJP worship Ambedkar purely for electoral gains and not from commitment to his ideas.