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Statement from Sanhati, PUDR, WSS, AIFFM, NSI and MZPSG We are gravely concerned about the developments related to the proposed mining and steel plant project by POSCO in Orissa. While the residents of Jagatsinghpur district in Orissa have been resisting forcible land acquisition and the establishment of the POSCO steel plant that threatens complete destruction […]

by Rajeev Ravisankar As a brief outline, I’ll begin by providing a brief historical overview of India’s nuclear program before discussing more recent policy developments, namely the Indo-US nuclear deal initiated in 2005. Then I’ll move into the ramifications of the drastic push to expand nuclear power and the amazing movements that have emerged to […]

Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia p r e s e n t s INDIA: AN URBAN BATTLEGROUND a talk by Dr. Parthosarathy Ray FRI. JUL 26. | 6:30 pm MIT Building 4, Room 237 677 Mass Ave, Cambridge Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/353266528135923/ About Over the last decade or so, the focus of most […]

New Delhi, July 21 : In a shocking and highly condemnable incident police brutally attacked the peaceful gathering of villagers, yesterday, who were removing the illegally laid effluent pipeline of the Nitta Gelatin Company in village of Kathikudam in Thrissur District of Kerala. The people were discharging the legal responsibility of removing the pipe laid […]

[Summary in English – Bhagat Singh Chatra Morcha and Mashal Sanskritik Manch from BHU was holding a cultural programme (to celebrate Premchand jayanti) in Laalganj area of Vaishali, North Bihar, when they were picked up by a battalion of COBRA, CRPF, STF and local police. They were detained, tortured and their belongings were confiscated. The […]

Committee For The Release of Political Prisoners West Bengal(Preparatory) Chapter An All-India convention on 20 July at Seva Kendra, Kolkata on Kolkata High Court judgement on political prisoners, repeal of draconian laws, withdrawal of ban from all banned organizations and the unconditional release of political prisoners. ################# You are aware of the fact that state […]

Press Release: 14th July 2013 As the struggle of the workers of Maruti Suzuki, Manesar continues despite the powerful anti-worker forces that are arrayed against them, progressive and democratic sections of society came in their support on 13th July 2013 in a program organized under the banner ‘Justice for Maruti Workers Campaign’. Over 400 people […]

by N. Venugopal (Source : EPW) With the ghastly assassination of Ganti Prasadam, a popular Maoist ideologue, trade unionist, writer and public speaker, on July 4 in Nellore, the state seems to have thought it has succeeded in intimidating those who question its brutalities. The horrifying murder might have been planned as a threat to […]

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Gurgaon/A-year-after-Maruti-violence-admin-bans-protests-rallies-in-city/Article1-1091174.aspx A year after Maruti violence, admin bans protests, rallies in city Fearing massive protests by workers to mark the first anniversary of violence at the Maruti plant in Manesar, the district administration on Thursday banned demonstrations and rallies near the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway and the Manesar area, a spokesperson said. Deputy commissioner of Gurgaon […]

Report of the Demonstration in Delhi Protesting the Dastardly Murder of Revolutionary Leader Ganti Prasadam Today, 10th of July, 2013, democratic and revolutionary voices from across Delhi came together to condemn the brutal attack and murder of Ganti Prasadam in a protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar. A dastardly murder of a popular trade union leader […]