On the first day of Eid al-Fitr, Israel turned Gaza into a slaughterhouse. Warplanes bombed homes, refugee camps, and even rescue workers. At least 76 Palestinians were murdered, including entire…
Former Seattle City Councillor was presented with the annual Hands Against Racism award by Spice Radio at a well-attended event in Surrey on Sunday, March 30. Born and raised in…
Ever since the Malayalam film L2: Empuraan was released, it has been in the news. While it has been appreciated for its bold depiction of 2002 Gujarat riots and portrayal…
Gaza (Quds News Network)- The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said on Sunday it had recovered the bodies of 15 rescuers killed a week ago when Israeli forces targeted ambulances…
In an article written in Jihad Watch, Christine Douglass Williams wrote: “The Quran commands full coverings for women (Qur’an 24:31, 33:59), allows husbands to beat and otherwise discipline (Qur’an 38:44,…
Gehlaur panchayat with its several hamlets, located in Gaya district of Bihar, came into limelight following the success of its famous ‘mountain man’ Dashrath Manjhi in carving out a path…
Gaza (Quds News Network)- At least twenty people, including eight children, were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip as Palestinians marked Eid al-Fitr, which began on Sunday. An…
The Malayalam film Empuraan has been embroiled in controversy due to its perceived depiction of the 2002 Gujarat riots and the Godhra train burning incident. The movie's portrayal of these…
Australia is a craven lackey of the serial war criminal, Zionist-subverted and Zionist-perverted US. Australia is second only to the US as a supporter of genocidal Apartheid Israel, is complicit…
As Democrats decry the Trump Administration’s national security lapse, the United States is engaged in an actual killing campaign. Beginning in March of 2017 and for the following eight years,…
The SBI Foundation, a corporate social responsibility subsidiary of the State Bank of India, has a very well-considered Program called Sammaan which seeks to honor freedom fighters and those engaged…
"The paradox of development is that while economic growth lifts many out of poverty, it also deepens inequalities and fractures societies if not managed inclusively."— Amartya Sen South Asia, home…
Recently, social media has been awash with “Ghibli-fied” versions of netizens selfies, family pictures and travel memories using OpenAI’s latest image generation capabilities for their LLMs. Some have taken a…
White Cherry in full bloom around the Tidal Basin around the historic Potomac River in Washington DC Winter in Washington, D.C. has finally retreated; a much anticipated spring has arrived…
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 that struck in Myanmar yesterday has killed more than 700 people in that country and neighbouring Thailand. The death toll, however, could…
At the height of the emergency in 1975-77 under Indira Gandhi,the country had to cope with dangerous political suppression. You were imprisoned for opposing the government or writing against it.…
In a genocidal war that has spiraled into a struggle for political survival, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition and the global powers supporting him continue to sacrifice Palestinian lives…
Man has two basic attributes, reason and emotion. While the French thinker Voltaire ( 1694-1778 ) emphasized on reason, the French thinker Rousseau ( 1712-1778 ) emphasized on emotion, saying…
Palestinian Territory – The Israeli Supreme Court’s ruling to deny a request to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip is a crucial component of a well-functioning colonial system designed to perpetrate the crime of genocide against…
Kindly consider these three facts, also try to imagine the real life situations based on these— This brief summary of the work of Dashrath Manjhi, also called the Mountain Man,…
March 27th was one of the most anticipated days for movie buffs in Kerala, as it marked the release of Empuraan across India—the second part of Lucifer, which was released…
The passing of K. K. Kochu (2 February 1949 – 13 March 2025) marks an immense loss to Kerala’s intellectual and political community. Through his work, he introduced to the…
P.Sundarayya (1913 -1985 May19), India’s veteran communist leader. He resigned in 1975 as the General Secretary and Polit Buro (PB) Member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), now having…
On 28 March 2025, 2600+ activists, academics, lawyers, journalists, artists and concerned citizens from across movements and different sections of society wrote to the Chief Justice of India regarding the…
Gaza (Quds News Network)- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that 82 percent of humanitarian aid movements in Gaza were denied by the Israeli…
BOSTON – AI “agents” are coming, whether we are ready or not. While there is much uncertainty about when AI models will be able to interact autonomously with digital platforms,…
As a mother of an eight-year-old, prepubescent daughter watching Adolescence was not easy. This Netflix 4 hour long, limited series has been praised for its impeccable acting, realistic shooting technique,…
Respected Chairman, Dr. Pranay Krishna Ji, and learned friends present here! I am grateful to Vinod Tiwari Ji, on whose loving request I am present here and I also got…
Like every time, on the occasion of Ramzan, Narendra Modi has announced a gift of some food items worth Rs. 1500/- for the people of the minority community. But Saffron…
In an era marked by rapid technological advances and evolving consumptionpatterns, the rise of digital media in India is nothing short of a revolution. As traditional television, often referred to…
On March 21st loud cries and screams were heard in front of the Balochistan University in Quetta. Videos surfacing on the social media depicted the police pushing and dragging the…
Since 2014, the Modi-led Central governments have systematically sought and substantially succeeded in undermining Indian federalism by reorganising Centre-state relations so as to enhance the relative powers and capacities for…
The following is a lightly edited version of a speech by musician Roger Waters on the 80th anniversary of the Yalta conference: Thank you for inviting me to speak here…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is waging a war on many fronts. He has ended the tense ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza in spectacularly bloody fashion and resumed bombing of…
The Houthis are firing at the heart of the Israeli depth. The military escalation is increasing despite US President Donald Trump’s warning that the Yemeni group, also called Ansar Allah,…
[Prefatory Note: The post below was published in a modified form as an opinion piece by the Andalou Agency in Turkey on February 27 with the title Trump’s Riviera Proposal for…
Trump Administration allies, along with their bipartisan co-conspirators in Congress, are actively undermining and rendering useless the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This week alone, they have repeatedly defamed…
In 2024, the Supreme Court of India noted that what is primary in the determination of the minority character of an institution is not the “existence of a religious place…
“Do your job!” and “Families Over Billionaires” were the operative messages loudly chanted to Congress outside the Capitol at a morning rally calling attention to the Trump Musk/DOGE evisceration of…
During the 2024 election campaign, candidate Donald Trump’s most controversial rally occurred at New York’s Madison Square Garden. A comedian on the program referred to the island of Puerto Rico — and…
Political satire is a constitutional right! ****** Punitive and Arbitrary demolitions as a form of punishment are an unconstitutional attempt to strangulate free speech ******* India is not an eggshell…
Recently when I was speaking to a group of socially active women from remote villages in Niwari district (Madhya Pradesh) regarding the need for a campaign to reduce consumption of…
Since the demolition of Babri mosque by RSS Combine(1992), history has started dominating the social space. A particular version of history which looks at history through the Kings, their religion,…
Yesterday, my brother called me by my grandmother’s name after I had gone through all my siblings’ names before finally realizing his and addressing him correctly. My eyes widened in…
Palestinian Territory – Since resuming its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip on 18 March, Israel has been killing at least 103 Palestinians and injuring 223 more every day. Additionally, it never stopped employing other genocide tactics prior to 18 March,…
There is a fleeting moment, just before waking, when silence blankets the world. A moment where you are still held in sleep, shielded from the harshness of reality. But then,…
Explaining Arab political failure to challenge Israel through traditional analysis—such as disunity, general weakness, and a failure to prioritize Palestine—does not capture the full picture. The idea that Israel is…
When Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited U.S. President Donald Trump in early February 2025, he gifted him a golden pager, an allusion to Israel’s booby trapping of thousands of…
Yesterday, in the US Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on global threats with the five heads of intelligence agencies of the US government, Senator Tom Cotton, accused on national TV a…
In the past two decades, the external debt of developing countries has quadrupled to $11.4 trillion (2023). It is important to understand that this money owed to foreign creditors is equivalent to…
Had she lived, Karen Carpenter of The Carpenters, Karen & Richard Carpenter, a brother/sister duo would be 75 this March. The lead vocalist of the band, Karen, was well known…
When a man agrees to walk for 300 km to take the message of water conservation to many villages, this is great. However when a rural woman decides to do…
A Press Conference was held today by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) at the Press Club of India, New Delhi on the recent trend of anti-women and anti-children…
At least 38 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in the past 24 hours.The Health Ministry in Gaza says the bodies of at least 39 people, including…
The demise of Gananath Obeyesekere could be interpreted as the symbolic end of the best era of the University of Peradeniya. Gananath embodied the ethos of what Peradeniya stood for…
Climate change has become the greatest global challenge of the 21st century. Its effects are being felt worldwide, but its impact is particularly severe in developing countries like India. India's…
Introduction Freedom of speech in India has always been a contested issue. The recent controversy surrounding stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra’s satirical song targeting former Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has…
“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All…
Ganatantrik Adhikar Surakha Sangathan (GASS), Odisha, strongly condemns the delay in opening the government-run Super Specialty hospital at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Science and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla,…
Bad ideas do not necessarily die; they retire to museums of failure and folly, awaiting to be revived by the next proponent who should know better. The Iron Dome shield…
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