On 11th May 2024, twelve people from Chhattisgarh were killed in a fake encounter by the paramilitary forces of the Indian state, which claimed that they were all members of…
To, The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi – 110001. 10th May 2024 Dear Sir, Sub: Concerns regarding the conduct of…
Polling for the 7-phase elections for the 18th Parliament began on 19.4.2024, followed by polling on 26.4.2024 and 07.5.2024. Subsequent polling dates announced are 13.5.2024. 20.5.2024, 25.5.2024, and 01.6.2024, with…
Adani Gangavaram Port workers are on a strike since April 10, 2024 and due to stoppage of Coal supply to the giant steel plant RNIL may shut down within a…
ToShri Rajiv KumarChief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, Please refer to my letter of 9th May, 2024 seeking…
INTRODUCTION Adam Smith, considered as the father of modern economics, postulated three indispensable criteria for the prosperity of a nation, its economic expansion, and growth and development. The fundamental pre-requisite…
BJP has a strong electoral machine, well backed up by its parent organization, RSS. The core module of RSS-BJP is based on demonization of Muslims through distortions of the medieval…
The corporate press in the service of ruling class parties – be it Indian National Congress or BJP – damns the Sikh and Muslim religious minority communities to be terrorists,…
The buzz and fuss about Sam Pitroda's alleged prejudiced remarks on people of the South,the Northeast etc.should have died down when he had stood down from whatever post he held…
To Smt. Droupadi Murmu Hon’ble President of India Respected Rashtrapati Ji, I refer to a complaint made against the West Bengal Governor Shri C V Ananda Bose by a lady staffer at the…
The three most important and inter-related subjects concerning the past, present and future of India are: Population, Resources and Environment. In India at the time of our independence we were…
by Hemangi Sinha and Santosh Kumar 10th May 1857 holds immense historical significance in the annals of history as it heralded one of the earliest movements of freedom struggle against…
In the run up to the campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the speeches of the Prime Minister have received wide condemnation. The statement related to having Mutton and…
British rulers, historians, scholars, writers, folklorists have referred to the Rebellion of 1857 that started from Meerut on 10 May 1857 by different names. This diversity of nomenclature reflects people's…
Following the Supreme Court judgement, the SBI after much reluctance handed over all the details of the electoral bonds to the ECI, which the latter has uploaded on its website.…
Photo Courtesy narendramodi.in: Modi addressed election rallies in both Telugu states that will cast vote on May 13. Photo is of rally at NDA Rally in Rajahmundry, AP, on May…
Shri Yogi Adityanadh's latest reported statement violates the MCC, and attracts liability under Sections 123 & 125 of the Representation of People Act and the relevant provisions of the IPC-…
Paradoxically, it is primarily during electoral phase that significance of Indian vote appears to matter most strongly for practically all politicians in the race. Of course, it is great to…
Around 327BC, in his quest to expand the Macedonian Empire, Alexander annexed Punjab and Sindh (in present-day Pakistan). But after reaching a location named Taxila, his ambition to move further…
“The desecration or destruction of places of worship is a heinous crime. It should not be done anywhere and whoever does it is really doing a great disservice to not…
Amid India's vibrant election season, technology and politics converge at unprecedented levels, as AI transforms traditional campaign tactics. This article delves into the intersection of historical legacies and forward-looking aspirations,…
Hon’ble Delegates, Indian voters have learnt through a Press Release issued on 4 May 2024 by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that 75 delegates representing various Election Management Bodies…
During the election season, there is a debate going on between the BJP and the Congress as to who has the first right on the country's resources. However, it’s an…
A delegation from Loktantra Bachao 2024 campaign met Jharkhand’s Chief Election Officer K Ravi Kumar today, to submit a complaint against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for violating the Model Code…
To Shri Rajiv KumarChief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh KumarElection Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh SandhuElection Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, Hope you have seen the…
On May 8th, 2024 we are celebrating the 163rd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. In 1908, Rabindranath Tagore articulated a poignant sentiment in a letter to his friend A.M. Bose,…
Several Hindu communities, not to speak of Muslims, came out against the then BJP government’s decision (of March 24, 2023) to remove the 4% quota to Muslims, and allocate it…
Anuradha Bhasin is the Managing Editor of the ‘Kashmir Times’. She is the author of the book ‘A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir after Article 370’, published by Harper Collins…
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Pran Pratishtha breathed life into the stone idol of Lord Rama at Ayodhya on January 22, 2024. This was a moment of great pride for media and TV-channel- watching Hindus…
Police report states that Rohit Vemula, a research student who committed suicide due to casteist harassment in Hyderabad University, was not a Dalit. According to the report filed in the…
On 3rd May 2024, it has been a year since the genocidal violence in Manipur has started, and it has continued to intensify across the year. As of 1st May…
3rd May, 2024: Responding to a petition initiated by the All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA) and Women for Democracy (WFD), hundreds of concerned citizens from across India, including well-known feminists from…
ToShri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, Since the beginning of this year, in connection with…
The Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has reportedly asked the Aam Admi Party on 28 April 2024 to modify the over-two-minute-long party’s rap song which was released on 25 April…
Watan Ki Raah Mein, Samvidhan Bachao Nagrik Abhiyan was launched on 1st May 2024 in Delhi, both on the ground and online. Various civil society groups and individuals came together…
In the middle of several attempts to create confusions and uncertainties, India must hold its faith firm in equality and justice on the one hand and social harmony including inter-faith…
Modi has many ploys up his sleeves when it comes to propaganda. On one hand he is turning many a pronouncements of Congress in the communal direction, on the other…
by Ajit Kumar Lenka and S. Noonia Complexities mongering around electoral bond scheme got filtered out after facing stringent attitude of Supreme Court . Image came out very clearer as…
The Supreme Court in its judgement has backed the system of Electronic Voting Machine and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail that is used in India for conducting elections and simply…
The following statements of Prime Minister merit attention: Meanwhile the Home Minister of India has chipped in (Quote): India wants a “mazboot” (strong) PM, not a “mazboor” (weak) PM. Lately…
ToShri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, Kindly refer to my letters of 26th…
Treason showcased as religion - A planned assassination of the Constitution What they promised: What is happening actually: What are the reasons for this: Eddelu Karnataka is an independent civil society…
Famous Writer Mr. Kushwant Singh said: “Indian Freedom is written on Muslims’ blood, their participation in freedom struggle was much more, in proportion to their small percentage of population”. In…
As per current information, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will declare the results of the on-going Lok Sabha elections on 04.06.2024. This will constitute the 18th Lok Sabha of…
"Unless the conflict in a social structure where equality in the political sphere and inequality in the socio-economic sphere is resolved, the victims of inequality will not fail to destroy…
Centralisation of India's Polity-Destroying the Federal Structure of Indian Republic What they promised: All States will be developed equally and no special treatment will be given to certain States All…
RSS which claims to be the biggest organization of Hindus in the world is, in fact, a unique organization which trains its cadres in manufacturing and spreading lies in the…
BHOPAL: Perturbed over sharp fall in vote percentage in the last (second) phase of polling in various Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh both the BJP and Congress have decided…
It is part of common sense today that we must at any cost preserve and protect trees to ensure our survival.BJP leaders too sometimes repeat this proposition like a spell.Yet…
In March, India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, said at an election rally in Arunachal Pradesh that previous governments had not cared for states that sent only two representatives to the…
In this three part series, we take a look at the economic situation in the country, in early 2024, in the context of the claims being made by the Modi…
Women and sexual minorities duped – Subject to a state of perpetual oppression. What they promised: What is actually happening: What are the reasons for this: Eddelu Karnataka is an independent…
ToShri Rajiv Kumar Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar Election Commissioner Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election Commissioner Dear Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, S/Shri Gyanesh Kumar/ Rajiv Kumar, I hope that the Commission, with its…
Reservations Murdered- Poisoning the plate of the oppressed communities What they promised: What actually happened next: But instead, the BJP has done the following… What are the reasons for this:…
In this second part of our review of the economic situation of the country in early 2024, we take a look at the unprecedented unemployment crisis gripping the country. Deepening…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent comments on opposition parties “formula” for government formation may certainly be viewed as a crucial eye-opener on several fronts. While addressing an election rally in…
For majoritarian Nationalism communal, divisive propaganda has been a major plank for increasing their hold in the electoral arena through promoting Hate. The module of Hindu nationalist politics has been…
Modi’s charisma is a myth, and BJP banks on corrupt political families to make a dent in the South Modi embraces Yeddyurappa, former CM of Karnataka, who was earlier expelled…
This is concerning the SC decision reported by Prashant Bhushan jee on X: Prashant Bhushan@pbhushan1 Since EVMs & VVPATS have programmable chips in which a malicious program can be loaded…
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