Activists urge for unconditional talks with Naxals

The Dantewada bloodbath of Central Reserve Police Force jawans has shocked civil society. Most feel a dialogue between the government and non-governmental organisations could have reaped better......

Calcutta HC asks CBI to probe Nandigram firing

Taking cognizance of the situation at Nandigram in West Bengal, Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the CBI to immediately send a team to the troubled area and inquire into the circumstances......

Final NRC out in Assam, nearly 2 million stare at uncertain future

A total of 3,30,27,661 people had applied to be included in the NRC. Of them, 3,11,21,004 have been included in the document and 19,06,657 excluded. IMAGE: People to check their names on the......

The Bhushans are not the issue, the Lokpal is

Those indulging in malicious propaganda against civil society nominees on the Lokpal panel are playing into the hands of a venal government wholly unseriousabout advancing the cause of the......

'Quit Retail', protestors plan rally on Oct 10

On October 10, 50,000 to 100,000 people - representing associations of farmers, traders, hawkers, and even chemists from all over India - will converge on Mumbai's Azad Maidan to demand that big......

Post-protest: Challenges of building local economy

Farmers who opposed the Special Economic Zone at Raigad seem to have won, for now.In mid-February the Government of Maharashtra announced that it would return, to farmers, land that had been marked......