Mumbai Fixated on Building Expensive Metros to Ease Commuting Woes
The better alternative would be to invest in upgrading BEST and the suburban train system.
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Black King of Songs
Chinese broadcasters have several times aired shows that feature Paul Robeson (1898-1976), one of the most popular African American singers and actors of his era and a well-known civil rights activist. It’s part of the history that connects Black internationalism with the experiences of Chinese people.
The Union Government Is Arbitrarily Squeezing States’ Fiscal Freedom To Borrow
In the backdrop of the grave financial crisis that state governments are facing currently, Kerala finance minister K.N. Balagopal said his state’s net borrowing limits have reduced by Rs 4,000 crore.
The Shame of a Nation: The Tragedy of Bilkis Bano!
Seventy-five years ago, our committed freedom fighters with their many sacrifices, gave India her freedom! Bilkis Bano, today, with her relentless fight for justice and the suffering which she is still going through, has come to symbolise India’s latest struggle for freedom.
For How Long Will India’s Banking Sector Continue to Defy SC’s RTI Verdict?
A new hearing on September 13 threatens to rake up an issue that has already been settled.
Petro’s Premonition
For centuries, the wreckage has piled up in Colombia – the dead and disappeared, the ‘nobodies’ discarded in the course of its uneven development. Now a storm is finally blowing in from Paradise. The task of the left – alongside Petro and the Pacto – is to guarantee that the storm does not bring darkness and sweep it all away.
MMDR Amendment: States, People, Future Generations to Lose Crores
A proposed change in the definition of the average sale price of mineral ore will result in a significant discount on the price states receive for their mineral wealth.
With Fact & Faith, a Growing Band of Concerned Citizens Battles Hate Speech in India
As journalists face punitive action for fact-checking and reporting hate speech by those allied with India’s ruling party, citizens are stepping into the breach, taking enormous risks to document rising instances of hate speech and hate crimes in the country.
‘Despite the Darkness, There Remain Pegs of Hope’: An Open Letter to Zakia Jafri
‘For a common Indian like me, you are the embodiment of courage and strength. You give me hope because your pursuance of justice, despite the odds, has been exemplary.’; Also – ‘The Hard Hearted State’ by Sankara Narayanan.
Stop Persecution of Medha Patkar and Trustees of Narmada Nav Nirman Abhiyan
It is indeed atrocious that a public-spirited Trust like NNNA (regd. in Mumbai) which has been working for over two decades in the interest of the displacement-affected adivasi and rural communities in the Narmada valley is having to face such bizarre allegations from vested interests.