Another Flour Massacre in Gaza’s Khan Younis
Gaza (Quds News Network)- An Israeli air strike killed at least 12 people when it targeted a vehicle and a group of citizens receiving flour in the Qizan al-Najjar area,…
November 2024
Doctor’s Testimony: The Reality of Gaza’s Suffering Under Israel’s Genocidal War
New York (Quds News Network)- Tanya Haj Hassan, a paediatric intensive care doctor who addressed UN member states on the 2024 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on Tuesday, shared…
World Central Kitchen Aid Workers killed in Israeli Attack in Gaza’s Khan Younis
Gza (Quds News Network)- A civil vehicle belonging to World Central Kitchen (WCK) was targeted by an Israeli drone on Salah al-Din Street in the eastern part of southern Gaza’s…
Why amidst many difficulties, most farmers of Rawatpura village are smiling
Visiting several villages of Karauli district (Rajasthan, India) recently, it was generally not difficult to reach them. However the situation changed dramatically when going to Rawatpura village located in Sapotra…
France No Longer Wants to Arrest Netanyahu Because of Diplomacy
At first France said it would adhere to the decision of the International Criminal Court and arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he landed in Paris because he is…
Analysing Budget 2024–25 from a People’s Perspective: Part 15: Is the Government Really Poor?
The Government of India’s social sector expenditures are among the lowest in the world. The government claims that India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Even if there…
Climate Crisis and Children’s Future: A Grave Challenge
Our irresponsible behavior towards the Earth raises a critical question: What kind of world are we leaving for the next generation? Issues like air pollution, severe water crises, depleting natural…
Children’s Suffering in Gaza Memorialized on Black Friday
As Black Friday descended on San Francisco today and Christmas shoppers invaded downtown stores for the beginning of the holiday shopping season, a group of human rights and anti-war activists…
Gaza Health Official: Israel Uses Unknown Weapons That Vaporize Victims
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director General of the Ministry of Health, stated that Israel is using weapons in northern Gaza that they have never seen before. He…
Gallic Stubbornness: France, Netanyahu and the ICC Arrest Warrants
The comity of nations, at least when it comes to international humanitarian law, took a rather curious turn with the announcement by France that it would regard Israeli Prime Minister…
‘Genocide’ vs ‘Bigger Genocide’ in Gaza: Time to Decolonize Our Minds
“Imperialism leaves behind germs of rot which we must clinically detect and remove from our land but from our minds as well,” Frantz Fanon wrote in ‘The Wretched of the…
AIPAC Goes Transatlantic
Like the US, Britain has long been captive of the Zionist lobby, which wields much influence in the country through access to ministers, donations to the parties, and the repression…
In Choosing to Ban UNRWA, Israel Has Entrenched Itself as a Pariah State
Introduction In choosing to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Israel has permanently branded itself as a pariah state. However, what…
Emergency Summit re Antarctic Meltdown
“Runaway ice loss causing rapid and catastrophic sea level rise is possible within our lifetimes.” (Source: Our Science, Your Future: Next Generation of Antarctic Scientists Call for Collaborative Action, Australian…
Can the Government take any property?
Legally speaking, serious implications are dealing with private property rights. It is around the Constitutional Directive Principle of State Policy, especially Article 39(b) of the Constitution. A nine-bench Supreme Court…
The Interplay of Literature, Natural Sciences, and Human Sciences: A Case for Balance
In a world enamored with the relentless pace of technological advancement, a pervasive belief has taken root: that the natural sciences, with their capacity to harness and transform the physical…
Model of Facilitating Cultivation of Abandoned and Neglected Land in Eco-Friendly Ways Evolving in Karauli
Efforts to increase food production generally emphasize intensively developed areas which already have high levels of production. On the one hand many areas recording much lower levels of food production…
Enough of this Shadow-Boxing
The Congress led opposition has failed to make out who or what had hit them so hard from behind in the last elections.EVMs,last minute sops, communal or any other ignoble…
Democracy Needs Workers
WARSAW – Donald Trump shocked the world in 2016 when he was elected US president, winning swing states in America’s Rust Belt, including Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, that have traditionally…
Haiti: Scarce Protection as Sexual Violence Escalates
(Washington, DC, November 25, 2024) – Criminal groups in Haiti have intensified attacks against the population in recent weeks, including by subjecting girls and women to horrific sexual abuse, Human…
Hymn To Freedom
Ὁ Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν(Hymn To Freedom) Σὲ γνωρίζω ἀπὸ τὴν κόψητοῦ σπαθιοῦ τὴν τρομερή,σὲ γνωρίζω ἀπὸ τὴν ὄψη,ποῦ μὲ βία μετράει τὴ γῆ. Ἀπ᾿ τὰ κόκαλα βγαλμένητῶν Ἑλλήνων τὰ…
Worsening Spiral of Hate speech: Demonization of Religious Minorities
RSS-BJP and its affiliates take every opportunity to deepen the demonization of religious minorities. Though there are legal provisions for punishing these Hate speeches mostly they go unpunished. Last decade…
Romanticizing Death as a Choice and the Ongoing Debate on Right to Die
Many commuters who passed through the London underground railway stations in the last two weeks were surprised and shocked by seeing posters placed by an organization named Dignity in Dying.…
Expel Israel from UN
by Sandeep Pandey and Saleem Khan To: Antonio GuterresSecretary General, United NationsNew York Dear Mr. Guterres, The genocide - the ongoing Holocaust in Gaza - and who stands in clear…
FIFA is whitewashing and sportswashing Israeli genocide and sporticide
Israel ‘Defense’ Forces, with unconditional support of the United States, have been waging a genocidal war on Gaza since October 2023, resulting in an unparalleled humanitarian catastrophe. They dropped over…
More Than 2 Million Trapped With Little Food And No Safe Water in Gaza: UN
Gaza (Quds News Network)- The United Nations has issued a reminder that more than two million people are now trapped in the Gaza Strip with little access to food and…
Israel’s never ending war: A strategy to encircle Iran?
With the taming of Lebanon, the US backed Lebanon/Hezbollah- Isreal ceasefire has successfully delinked Hezbollah- Isreal relations from the Palestinian question. Now the focus of Netanyahu's everlasting wars have shifted…
Solidarity With Imran Khan
The International Movement for a Just World (JUST) expresses total solidarity with detained former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan who has been imprisoned since August 2023 by a military regime…
Sri Lanka: The IMF’s Remarkable Timing and a President’s Mandate for Debt Justice
At Annual Meetings in Washington last month International Monetary Fund head, Kristalina Georgieva claimed Sri Lanka as a debt restructuring ‘success’ story.[i] Left unsaid by the IMF’s Managing Director was…
Jagdharpura responds to the challenge of expanding ravines with many-sided initiatives
Jagdharpura village of Karauli district (Rajasthan) faces a challenge due to its geographical location—it is situated close to those parts of the Chambal region which are known for their ravines.…
The Public Life of Noam Chomsky
“A man of stupendous brilliance.” -----Norman Finkelstein “A gargantuan influence.” -----Chris Hedges “ . . . brilliant . . . unswerving . . . relentless . . . heroic.” -----Arundhati…
Debunking the Lies That Promote Islamophobia
From Verbal attacks , threats & Insults to vandalism of mosques, Businesses and individuals, Have you seen how muslims are being treated throughout the globe as a result of stereotype…
Harit Jharkhand, Vikasit Jharkhand and Vibrant Jharkhand
100 Day Program of Jharkhand Government, Some Agenda for Consideration 1. We will review and discard the Land Bank Policy brought out by the BJP. In 2016, the BJP government,…
Government formation should be followed with action on Jharkhandi issues
Loktantra Bachao Abhiyan extends advance congratulations to the INDIA alliance government being formed today under the leadership of Chief Minister Hemant Soren. In this election, the people of Jharkhand have…
Kalinganagar
(“The commissioning of India’s largest blast furnace at Kalinganagar (on September 20, 2024) is a momentous occasion for the steel industry.” – T.V. Narendran, Tata Steel CEO & MD) jal-jangal-jameenthe…
SC’s landmark judgement on UP Madrasa Act
On November 5, 2024, the Supreme Court (SC) declared the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, with the exception of the sections permitting the…
Israel and the ICC Arrest Warrants
On November 21, Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) formally issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant, for crimes…
US Reportedly Plans to Approve $680 Million in Arms to Israel
Just hours after a cease-fire between the Israeli government and Lebanese group Hezbollah took effect, the Financial Times revealed that "U.S. President Joe Biden has provisionally approved a $680 million weapons sale to Israel," which has…
Israel blocks entry of blankets, clothes and shoes amid cold weather, intensifying Gaza’s catastrophic humanitarian crisis
Palestinian Territory - Despite the advent of a harsh winter and dire humanitarian circumstances, Israel continues to prevent blankets, clothing, and shoes—including necessities for children—from entering the Gaza Strip. Israel has…
Zapatismo at 30: An Indigenous Rights Movement Faces Perilous Times
Thirty years ago, thousands of Indigenous people (as many as 12,000, primarily Mayan) rose up in armed rebellion and declared war against the Mexican state. While their arms were largely makeshift weapons, the Zapatista…
Political Perfection
No matter which candidate won the U.S. Presidential election, about half the citizens were set to fear the end of the country. Rather than argue about whether each side’s concern…
No More ‘Deals’ – What Palestinians Want and Will Fight to Achieve
A major problem in American thinking in the Middle East is the utter rejection of the notion that Palestinian rights are fundamental, if at all relevant, to the coveted peace…
Why Do the Israelis Bomb Palestinian Homes in the Middle of the Night?
At 10 p.m. on the night of October 28, 2024, the Israeli air force struck a five-story building in Beit Lahiya, in the northern area of Gaza. Northern Gaza has…
The Dangers of Big Power Domination
On November 20th, the United Nations Security Council, the principal organ of the United Nations entrusted with maintaining international peace and security, introduced a resolution demanding an immediate and permanent…
The Crisis of Global Warming: The Need for Shared Responsibility and Collective Efforts
The crisis of global warming is knocking on the doors of nations across the world. In this context, it is unfortunate that the COP-29 summit held in Baku failed to…
Farmers Scarred by Mining Recover Lost Ground as Green Crops Smile on Rocky Land
Farmers of Makanpurswami village, located in Mandrayal block of Karauli district (Rajasthan) were experiencing a lot of difficulties about a decade back. This is a rocky area known for its…
Maharashtra & Jharkhand Polls Spell Limited Success; Mamata Defies Rivals in WB!
Politically, there is nothing surprising about rivals sparing no opportunity to target Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and trying to earn maximum mileage from it on the media front and in…
Celebrating the life of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule on his death anniversary
On this day, 134 years ago, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule left this world! In a life journey of 72 years, if we leave aside the first 15-20 years, the work he…
Israel carpet bombs Beirut after Biden announces ceasefire
The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu carpet bombed Beirut and its southern suburbs on Tuesday, moments after US President Joe Biden announced a ceasefire between the Zionist regime…
Pakistan: Signposts of a Revolution in Progress
"From the scenes we saw, it looked like the war between Palestine and Israel. A bloody game has been played and brutality is too small a word for what these…
Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza School Kills 15, Injures Dozens
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israel killed fifteen civilians and injured dozens more on Tuesday when Israeli airstrikes hit Al-Hurriya School in Gaza’s Al-Zaytoun neighborhood. The school housed hundreds of displaced…
Israel Erases 1410 Palestinian Families, Killing 5,444 People, in Gaza Genocide
Gaza (Quds News Network)- The Ministry of Health reported that Israel has committed 7,160 massacres against Palestinian families since October 7, 2023. According to the ministry’s infographic, Israel erased 1,410…
Protect This Place: Ladakh, the Planet’s ‘Third Pole’
The Place: Ladakh, India’s cold desert, is located to the east of Jammu and Kashmir at altitudes between 8,800 and 18,000 feet. This mountain enclave is geographically distinct, with unique…
Don’t call us heroes
The air was heavy, filled with ash and smoke that burned my throat with every breath. I crouched behind a broken wall, holding onto a bottle of dirty water that…
Ironic Dependency: Russian Uranium and the US Energy Market
Be careful who you condemn and ostracise. They just might be supplying you with a special need. While the United States security establishment deems Russia the devil incarnate helped along…
Amazon Is Busting Democracy, Not Just Unions
GENEVA – Black Friday has become more than a shopping spree. Relabeled Make Amazon Pay Day by labor advocates, it increasingly marks an annual season of resistance. As millions of…
With Trump’s Return, Truth Is in Deadly Danger
During this year’s presidential election campaign, I was puzzled and increasingly troubled that the issue of truth-telling — and the spectacular lack of it from one candidate — wasn’t getting…
Ungrateful Lying Upstarts: The Western Denial Of The Eastern Origins of Their Civilization
OrientationSituating my article Often the rise of China and the Middle East appears to many Westerners as something recent, maybe 30 years old. Before that? Is Western dominance beginning with…
20 Priorities for the Peace Movement
The peace movement does not have a visibly big presence, at least relative to its need, in a deeply troubled world. However the number of people who want to live…
India: A Linguistic Civilisation
Every language has a different way of organising the world based on how it interprets time and space. A language is a distinct way of thinking as well as a…
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