• 01 Dec 2018
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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) colossal plan for a rath-yatra in December spanning over a month is still awaiting permission from the state government. The rath yatras, aimed at “restoring democracy”, plans to cover all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state, and it is the BJP’s way of garnering support from all over the … Continue reading “BJP moves High Court over permission for rath-yatra in West Bengal”

• 26 Nov 2018
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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is on a five-day visit to the districts of south Bengal, which includes both administrative and public meetings. This includes the forested districts of Jangalmahal area where the Trinamool has done rather poorly in the recent panchayat elections. In fact, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) support has been on … Continue reading “Mamata Banerjee’s five-day south Bengal visit: includes area of alleged “hunger deaths” and areas with increasing BJP support”

• 24 Nov 2018
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• Aritra Paul

On Thursday night, I came across a social media post from a distraught parent who had visited the Bangalore Comic Con 2018 held on 17-18 November at KTPO Trade and Convention Centre, with her eight-year-old daughter. The reason for her distress and anger was the goody bag that was provided to people who bought online … Continue reading “Comic-Con gaffe on children goody bags: not necessarily pornographic because it has adult content”

• 18 Nov 2018
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• N Venugopal Rao

N Venugopal Rao, poet, literary critic, journalist, public speaker and translator, runs his own alternative magazine, Veekshanam, a monthly journal of political economy and society. He is Varavara Rao’s nephew.  Starting from 1.40 in the afternoon of Friday, when the High Court in Hyderabad dismissed the petition of Varavara Rao, till 8.40 in the night … Continue reading “The highly charged, momentous hours before Varavara Rao’s arrest”

• 15 Dec 2018
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• 13 Dec 2018
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A five-member team from the West Bengal branch of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called on the top brass of the state government at the city police headquarters Lalbazar on Thursday to discuss the possibilities of organising the party’s rath-yatra, that has already suffered a major blow. A division bench of the Calcutta High Court … Continue reading “Rath-yatra will be held when permission is granted, no change in route: West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh”

• 13 Dec 2018
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Rajasthan got twice the number of votes it got in the 2013 Assembly elections. They bagged two seats and stood second in two other seats. This success is being attributed by the party to the huge success of the farmers’ movement. The farmers’ protest rallies had stunned the … Continue reading “Not the Congress, but the farmers’ movement led to BJP’s defeat in the rural areas of three states: CPIM peasant front leader Amra Ram”

• 11 Dec 2018
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The dream run of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came across a serious stumbling block with the results of five Assembly elections out today. BJP lost two states – Chhattisgarh where it ruled for three terms and Rajasthan where it has ruled for the past five years. In Chhattisgarh, Congress won 64 out of the … Continue reading “BJP loses two states, close contest in Madhya Pradesh, KCR sweeps Telengana, Congress loses Mizoram”

• 05 Dec 2018
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• Piya Sengupta

His eyes sparkled as he reached the finishing line, hugged his mother and checked the watch. He had just finished his first Marathon in 60 minutes and 12 seconds. The 10-year-old glowed with happiness as he stared at the medal around his neck. For Abhinav, completing a 10-km run was dream come true. He had … Continue reading “IN THE LONG RUN: Should children run Marathons?”

• 02 Dec 2018
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