Interestingly, as the expected parliamentary elections are coming closer, voices of key politicians are certainly getting louder and so is the aggressive nature of their verbal missiles targeting their rivals.…
On 17th of February, a big public rally was held in the NCP office grounds right at the heart of Guwahati.It was attended by leading and senior leaders of the…
Language Perhaps the most important factor that distinguishes humans from other forms of life, is language. Language is central to interactions within and between societies, and especially for governance. Language…
It is often stated that seat adjustments at the time of elections by opposition parties are very important in India. However these benefits are easier stated than realized as satisfactory…
The Global Risk Report 2024 of the World Economic Forum has ranked India as the top country where the crisis of misinformation and disinformation is most severe. The world’s largest…
Tribal communities need and deserve a high priority for welfare schemes as there has been a past record of neglect and exploitation. The government has also repeatedly confirmed its commitment…
India is going through a phenomenal transformation politically, socially, and religiously. It is exciting. But it is also scary and quite different than the popular image of a Nehru-Gandhi’s India.…
For the last ten years, blind followers in India and abroad have been claiming that India`s global image under Modi`s leadership is heightened. It is further claimed that the world…
The recent (22 January 2024) Pran Pratishtha (consecration) of Lord Ram in Ram Temple in Ayodhya has been a major spectacle. This has accompanied promotion of the mass display of religiosity in…
Many people wait eagerly for budgets of the governments at union and state levels, but frequently also complain that the information they receive from various sources is confusing and sometimes…
by Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) The Prime Minister and the Executive Not Implementing the Agreement with Farmers Responsible for the Causality and the Present Crisis The NCC and GB Meeting…
There is hardly any doubt left in the minds of right-thinking people that we now live in a new political order. We have a new constitution where the will of…
Nutritional security is essential for all-round development of an individual and the society. Only a physically and mentally healthy person can contribute for growth of the nation. Therefore it is…
To The Chief Justice of India Sub : Haldwani Violence - Recovery Notices to Accused in Case of Violence in Haldwani Violative of SC's Judgement 1. The issue of violence…
To Shri Shailesh Kumar Singh Secretary (Consumer Affairs) Govt of India Dear Shri Singh, I understand that the Punjab Agriculture Department is planning to divert 2 lakh acres under paddy…
In 2021, after a year-long protest, India’s farmers brought about the repeal of three farm laws that were intended to ‘liberalise’ the agriculture sector. Now, in 2024, farmers are again…
Temples and mosques – places of worship Many Hindus believe that temples which were built in Hinduism’s holy places long before the Muslim rule period in India, were demolished by…
Thousands of farmers, most of them from Punjab, are seeking to enter the capital Delhi. Feb 16 all India shut down or Bharat Bandh, including this time a 'Grameen Bharat…
*Big Success of Grameen Bharat Bandh, Industrial /Sectoral Strike* *Struggle Reflected Anger of Farmers, Workers and Rural People Across India* *Succeeded to Bring Back Peoples’ Livelihood Issues in the National…
The joint statement issued by the platform of Central Trade Unions and Independent Sectoral Federations/Associations on 16th February 2024 as an initial report. 16th February 2024 Nation-wide mass mobilisation alongwith…
[The sounds raised by Bulldozers demolishing ‘illegal Mosque and Madarasa’ in Haldwani, on 8 th February evening, which have resulted in few deaths and injuries to several people which includes…
When people from different parts of country, representing the same economic class, decide to protest against the central government, what does this really indicate? Yes, this clearly refers to farmers…
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties strongly condemns the Union Government’s repressive measures against the protesting farmers who are exercising their fundamental rights in demanding a legal guarantee for Minimum…
The Supreme Court of India struck down the Electoral Bonds Scheme of 2017, holding it to be unconstitutional. While pronouncing the unanimous verdict of the five-bench constitutional bench, Chief Justice…
As the 2024 General Elections are looming on the horizon some Muslim elite are appealing to Muslim community to give a relook at BJP They claim that Indian Muslims are…
Have we ceased to be a wakeful and sensitive civil society and instead have become the horns of parties, leaders and governments? Whatever profession we are in, have we lost…
NREGA Sangharsh Morcha and Jharkhand NREGA Watch jointly organised National Jan Sunwai (Public Hearing) on National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and Public Dialogue with Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on…
The construction of BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) would not have been possible without your support, Modi told the UAE President while inaugurating Hindu temple on 14 Feb,2024.…
This January 22, a massive spectacle was created when the Prime Minister Narendra Modi consecrated the idol of Lord Ram in Ayodhya. Declarations were made that Lord Ram is the…
In the last leg of its second 5-year tenure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is showering Bharat Ratnas at an unprecedented pace. In a span of few weeks, 5 people…
Animals have, at times, been given the same dismissively nasty treatment humans love giving themselves. Be it detention, torture, trial, and execution, the unwitting creatures can be found in the…
It is an elementary principle of any political conflict or even warfare in the wider sense that in order to fight your enemy you have to acquire a more or…
ToSmt Nirmala SitharamanUnion Finance Minister Dear Smt Sitharaman, Kindly refer to my earlier letter of August 8, 2022, appealing to you to enhance the quantum of EPS-95 pension from a…
To Respected State Chief Ministers Sir, The Karnataka Chief Minister, accompanied by the State's legislators, has registered a loud protest in Delhi against the Centre's "fiscal injustice". Kerala has lost no time…
To Shri Bhupinder Singh Bhalla Secretary (MNRE) Govt of India Dear Shri Bhalla, I understand that the government has given subsidies to solar companies under the somewhat contentious Production Linked Incentive…
About 15 days ago, I told a senior journalist friend that there are not even 2 months left for the Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi is roaming around on a…
Dear Venkataramani, In response to my open letter addressed to you – carried by Countercurrents.org on 7 August 2023 – you maintained a deathly silence. The letter can be accessed…
It is sad to see the HAF run roughshod over the diversity of Hinduism. In its attempt to prove the homogenous character of Hindus, HAF turned a debate on the…
Introduction The Uttarakhand government, led by Pushkar Singh Dhami, has recently introduced the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), which has sparked considerable opposition from various segments of society. Critics argue that…
The recent bill tabled by the BJP-led government in Uttarakhand, which claims to be implementing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), is potentially a serious threat to the citizens' right to…
To Shri Rajiv Gauba Union Cabinet Secretary Dear Shri Gauba, I understand that the government has just decided to confer Bharat Ratna, the nation's highest award on Dr M S…
In a charge sheet titled ‘We the People of India v. Government of India’, citizens call out the government for the systematic attack on our parliamentary democracy. The objective of…
India’s widespread unlawful demolitions of Muslims’ homes, businesses and places of worship through the use of JCB bulldozers and other machines must stop immediately, Amnesty International said in two companion…
Introducing the Highlights Reel of Hindutva Interference My first direct, personal experience being threatened for opposing India’s Hindu nationalist movement, as an American citizen on US soil, occurred in 2015…
I am writing this article to support the cautionary view expressed by Prashant Tandon (a senior journalist) who often appears on DB Live's YouTube channel. He mentioned that guarding the…
Power of money can certainly be utilized to reduce and perhaps even end poverty when/if the affected poor sections are encouraged to increase their earnings as well improve their standards…
On a perusal of the draft Uniform Civil code (UCC) Bill presented at the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, it is apparent that the rhetoric that the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and…
While social sector gets a lot of attention from the perspective of people’s needs, infrastructure doesn’t get the same attention from this perspective. However it may be both useful and…
Some "Independent Directors" nominated by the government to the Board of Directors of Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) are not "independent" as per Clause 49 of SEBI's regulation on Listing Agreement…
Saeed Naqvi in his dystopian play ‘The Muslim vanishes’ tries to present a scenario where 20 crore Muslims in India are suddenly vanished. It is a tragic comedy and satire…
Welfare schemes meant for the scheduled castes have a very high priority in India in any development framework committed to social justice. However recent data confirm the need for better…
This is the seventh consecutive academic year when I would have gone as a visiting faculty member to the Indian Institute of Management at Ahmedabad to teach an Elective course…
To Smt Nirmala Sitharaman Union Finance Minister Dear Smt Sitharaman, I welcome your statement in the latest Budget Speech on solar rooftops ("Through rooftop solarization, one crore households will be enabled to…
A memorial meeting at was held in Tapkara, Jharkhand, to remember the police firing that took place on the 2nd February, 2001.Everyone spoke about how they must continue to fight,…
While there is a provision for revising original allocations (called BE or budget estimate) in budget later in the year (when Revised Estimate or RE is prepared), normally a downward…
General elections are expected to be held in India between April and May 2024 to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha. Will this year’s elections deliver a change for better? The 2019 elections have transformed…
To, The Secretary, The Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, Krishi Bhavan,Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi -110001 Sub: Seeking Immediate disbursal of wages pending since two years to…
The vibrations of the spectacle of inauguration of Lord Ram’s temple are still in the air (January 2024). This inauguration was done by Prime Minister Modi, who was at the…
● 5th Aerial Bombing in Bastar on 13 January 2024. ● Killing of Ramesh Poyam in Bijapur district on 30th January. ● Drone strikes on Indo-Myanmar border and Changlang District…
In Andhra Pradesh the Government on 30 January, 2024 entered into an agreement with an international organization to start the school education with IB (Baccalaureate Syllabus) syllabus from class one onwards.…
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