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Delivering the Smt Bansari Sheth Endowment Lecture, the judge noted that four “most disturbing” things have happened in the country this year itself. He also was severely critical of the Supreme Court’s recent judgement on the Centre’s J&K decision.
In their second drafts too, the character of the Bills remains fundamentally anti-democratic. A few modifications proposed, however, are noteworthy.
Nine Muslims facing charges of terrorism in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case are enduring systemic failures in their judicial quest for bail. Legal experts say these failures violated the constitutional right to life and liberty and the right to a speedy trial of the 8 men and 1 woman.
One of the striking findings of the Bihar Caste Survey is that absolute poverty in the country is far more pervasive than what successive governments in India have been claiming. Also: ‘’Over 74% Indians Unable to Afford Healthy Diet’: UN Report’.
Since the Congress party’s victory in Karnataka, there has been lot of discussion around Karnataka model of development and Karnataka model of resistance to fascism. However, such uncritical endorsement of any such model overshadows its inherent limitations and possible deceptions.
Since the Pannun case involves a major foreign power such as India, the indictment would have been vetted by the State Department and the White House. Unsurprisingly, Biden has regretted the Indian invitation to be the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day.
Ayodhya’s cultural identity is shaped by its diverse historical influences, including Muslim, Buddhist, and Jain traditions, alongside its Hindu heritage. As Ayodhya takes on a unipolar identity, fuelled by Hindutva, it is feared that its syncretic heritage will suffer neglect.
The process of passing the Women’s Reservation Bill in September underlined how little the substantive process mattered to the BJP-led Government. Political parties, civil society, and other stakeholders have to ensure that the new law does not remain an empty promise.
Recent research shows that the environmental costs of the Green Revolution are as severe as its economic impacts. In Punjab, India’s top Green Revolution state, heavy use of fertilizers and pesticides has contaminated water, soil and food and endangered human health.
Mildred, Meena, and Rose Xaxa: These women fight for their own communities’ land, forests and water. In the process, they clash against the might of the state and often risk their lives.
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Ever since its founding in 1946, Janata has voiced its principled dissent against all conduct and practice that is detrimental to the cherished values of nationalism, democracy, secularism and socialism, while upholding the integrity and the ethical norms of healthy journalism. For more than seventy years now, week after week, it has continued to analyse the changes taking place in the country and the world from a socialist standpoint, and thus promote the spread of socialist ideology in the country.
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