To Smt Nirmala Sitharaman Union Finance Minister Dear Smt Sitharaman, I have come across reports (https://www.thehindu.com/business/india-markets-regulator-to-tell-court-adani-inquiry-began-2014-but-hit-dead-end-sources/article67385530.ece#) to the effect that SEBI's ongoing investigation into the past allegations against the Adani…
To Shri Rahul Navin Director of Enforcement Govt of India Dear Shri Navin, I refer to a Press Release issued on September 29, 2023 by the US Department of Justice…
The dalit hamlet of Bhanwarpur village is an extremely poor rural settlement of Naraini block, Banda district (Uttar Pradesh). Most of the households here have very small holdings, or else…
Respected Minister, The nation is witness to strong arm tactics against activists who have allegedly received tainted foreign funds for their work amongst the underprivileged. Laws like UAPA, sedition, NSA,…
On the plea of decolonizing the nomenclature of our political and administrative system, as well as that used in our socio-cultural habitat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started a campaign …
The special cell of the Delhi police on 3rd October raided homes of 46 journalists and writers connected with the online news-portal News-click. The raids were carried out in 30…
On 3rd October 2023, the homes of prominent journalists and human rights activists associated with the online portal Newsclick were raided by the Delhi Police special cell, encompassing more…
While on way to the Asiatic society library two days ago, I walked into Sabyasachi, a fancy shop of art, at Horniman Circle out of curiosity since I had heard…
Although almost two decades have passed since the Second Labour Commission submitted its report, some crucial aspects of its recommendations are still very relevant particularly in the context of the…
The man who is supposed to have partly funded NewsClick through non-profits is Neville Roy Sangham, a US Tech multi-millionaire based in Shanghai. The New York Times (NYT) in a…
The social chaos and political churn in contemporary India cannot be redeemed by conventional politics.The BJP- RSS duo in tandem has caused so much havoc and confounded to such an…
To, D.Y. Chandrachud Chief Justice of India Dear Chief Justice Chandrachud, We write this letter as a voluntary and free coalition of organisations that represent the free press and who…
Today, on 3rd October, 2023, raids were carried out by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police at various locations including Newsclick’s officen, residences of journalists and employees associated with…
India has a very rich tradition of handloom weaving as well as spinning. When cloth is both hand spun and hand woven, this is called khadi, a name given by…
M S Swaminathan, widely regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India, recently passed away (28 September) at the age of 98. An agronomist, agricultural scientist and plant geneticist,…
Police carried out early morning raids yesterday on the NewsClick office and the homes of almost 50 journalists, activists, and comedians across India under anti-terrorism laws, deepening concerns over a…
Abstract: The current situation in India is attributed as a sorrowful subject. As the debate around Hindus and Muslims, Islam and Western have become ever-more relevant in contemporary politics and…
On the eve of the 154th birth anniversary of a great leader, thinker, reformer, legal expert, freedom fighter, a true Swadeshi, and a champion for the poor and marginalised, Mohan…
Abstract: Malnutrition remains a significant public health concern in India, and the state of Jharkhand faces unique challenges in combating this issue. This academic article explores the prevalence of malnutrition…
At present, the work of cleaning roads, drains and gutters in cities is mostly done manually by sanitation workers. In this, cleaning of roads, drains and gutters and dry latrines…
Our foreign minister S. Jaishankar has …
That child getting slapped turning into a pulp woke me up again. I know, wake up to sleep again. But while I was in a briefly awakened state, that…
A lie repeated a hundred times will not turn a lie into a truth. The big media should realize this and stop perpetuating the lie of the green revolution saving…
That the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has been extended to the hill areas for more time, while the valley and a part of the state which has border…
Hundreds of agitated parents, children and concerned citizens took out a rally and staged a dharna outside the Block office in Manika (Latehar district) today to protest against the rampant…
Rahul Gandhi's campaign to sew back the torn fabric of the country is in danger of coming unstuck with two senior leaders of the alliance suddenly breaking ranks and turning…
The ethnoreligious violence in the Indian state of Manipur between Meiteis and Kukis has been ongoing since May, but it was only in July 2023 when a video went viral…
To Respected Chief Ministers Dear Respected Chief Minister, Kindly refer to my earlier letter of August 24-8-2021 on how some States lose out on delimitation for Parliamentary constituencies as a…
Vikalp Sangam Core Group's response to the Manipur crisis is based on the fundamental principles of peace and of the wellbeing of all people and of the earth and all its…
Respected VC of JNU, Santishree Pandit Madam, Namaskaar! I hope the following report in one of the leading English dailies of India did not misreport you when it stated that…
In recent years, India has witnessed a concerning surge in hate speech and Islamophobia, particularly within states governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This unsettling trend, highlighted In a…
These are critical times in India’s history: in fact, whether we would like to accept it or not, it is a break or make moment! At stake is the future…
To Shri Ganeshi Lal The Hon'ble Governor Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha Email: [email protected] Sub: Appeal to immediately withdraw the notification for the public hearing on 16.10.2023 for the proposed Sijimali…
Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA): India has launched a Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA) at the recent G20 meeting in Delhi. The official declaration of it, as reported, reads as follows: "The…
PIL Watch Group is watching with concern serious developments in Canada in recent months and the statements of Union Ministers and even opposition MPs; also the corporate press which is…
Hidden behind the dark, despotic aura oozing over India is a racial minority that holds power who defines the norm by imposing the social slavish mentality over the nation’s religious…
It is not too long ago that a prolonged farmers’ movement in India to resist three new laws aimed at increasing corporate control over Indian farming had captured the imagination…
Hindutva ideologue Golwalker had outlined the place of the minorities in the country in his much talked about book, We, or Our Nationhood Defined (1939), There are only two…
Coincidentally after the opposition parties came together to form INDIA (Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance), the ruling BJP is desisting from the use of word India in official communiqués and…
Recently the BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri made a hate speech against Danish Ali MP from BSP in parliament. The words used against Danish Ali being a Muslim were urgrawaadi (militant),…
In our time and country the vital liberty of thought and speech,so crucial for health of democracy,has been under severe stress for the strangest of reasons.Such freedom is being curbed…
On 23rd August, Indian space research organization led lunar mission successfully landed on the moon. The soft landing online live event by ISRO has been named as the most viewed…
(1) A deeply disturbing,indeed ominous feature of our contemporary debates and struggles on the question of the state has been the increasing penetration and dominance of Hindutva ideas in them.…
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Bayer multinational company has signed a MoU on 1st September 2023. The collaboration aims to create innovative solutions for crops, crop protection, weed…
by Sanjiv K Sood & Feroze Mithiborwala Military Personnel and Civil Society Demand an Inquiry into the Pulwama Tragedy A powerful high intensity blast occurred on February 14, 2019 at Ladoo…
Recently several fruit growers from Himalayan states, particularly from Kashmir, expressed their serious concern and resentment at the slashing of additional duties on imports of apples, walnuts and almonds from…
On September 18 the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu made an announcement in the State Legislative Assembly that his government will be announcing a special aid package…
Notwithstanding the importance accorded to this special session of the Parliament, one is prompted to deliberate on what really is key purpose behind convening it? As per reports, the new…
by Dr Purushothama Bilimale/AK Shiburaj A few civil society representatives came forward during the last assembly elections of Karnataka ( 2023 May) to oust the BJP from power at a…
Part 1: On September 5, 2023, a group of citizens convened online to discuss the issue of Aadhaar imposition and overreach in the context of seeding Aadhaar numbers with NPR…
Introduction As debates leading up to 2024 union elections in India preceded by some important state assembly become intense, it is not enough to talk about election alignments among various…
Rajaram Ka Purva is a remote rural hamlet in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh inhabited by the poorest of the poor. Almost none of the children in this hamlet are…
To Smt Nirmala Sitharaman Union Finance Minister Dear Smt Sitharaman, It is reported (https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/sbi-led-consortium-to-fund-adani-groups-34000-crore-pvc-project-in-mundra/article67097877.ece) that an SBI-led consortium of PSU banks is considering extending loan assistance to cover a significant…
As part of the ongoing discussion between India and US on the sideline of the G20 meetings in 2023, both countries agreed to resolve their outstanding dispute at the World…
A leading RSS cadre who happens to be the chief minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma true to his training at the RSS ‘boudhik shivirs’ (ideological training camps) resorted to…
On 31 August, the Government called for a special session of Parliament for five days beginning on 18 September. The Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi tweeted, “Special Session of Parliament…
The International Day of Democracy was established by means of a UN General Assembly resolution in 2007, to encourage governments to strengthen & consolidate democracy. It is observed worldwide on…
Udayanidhi Stalin's declaration of war against 'Sanatana Hindu Dharma' has provoked a wave of denunciation and diatribe in different parts of the country.The Prime Minister has thundered that the critics…
To Smt. Droupadi Murmu The President of India Respected Rashtrapati Ji, Subject:- The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill, 2023…
To Shri Rajiv Gauba Cabinet Secretary Govt of India Dear Shri Rajiv Gauba, I have come across a disturbing news report (https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pull-out-tongue-gouge-out-eyes-union-minister-gajendra-shekhawat-on-sanatan-dharma-row-4383061) which stated, "Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said…
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