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'China Murdabad'

'China Murdabad'

Rediff.com14 Dec 2022

Protests in Mumbai and Jammu denounce the Chinese government after Chinese soldiers clashed with Indian troops in Arunachal Pradesh.

How long will we turn a blind eye to the Maoists?

How long will we turn a blind eye to the Maoists?

Rediff.com30 Oct 2009

'We have to strive to bring these people into the democratic system,' says civil rights activist Sujato Bhadro.

'Kanu Sanyal was unabashed in criticising CPI-M'

'Kanu Sanyal was unabashed in criticising CPI-M'

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

To Kanu Sanyal, the world consisted of two things -- right and wrong. There was no in between. Inspired by hardcore radicalism, Sanyal was someone who would fight till his last breath. Which is why I am startled by his suicide. Why would someone who was willing to lay down his life for others hang himself? What ailed him?Was it his own disillusionment or his frustration at the failure of a movement that he and his friends laid down their lives for?

Funeral service for Stan Swamy held at Mumbai church

Funeral service for Stan Swamy held at Mumbai church

Rediff.com6 Jul 2021

The church authorities said Swamy's body will be cremated in Mumbai after completing certain formalities and his ashes will be taken to Ranchi and Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, the state where he was based.

Maheshtala rape case: An 'exaggeration' or a cover up?

Maheshtala rape case: An 'exaggeration' or a cover up?

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Those who claim the Maheshtala rape case was only a road accident, are unable to answer why four people were arrested and a gangrape case was registered. Indrani Roy and Dipak Chakraborty report