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Activists Targeted in Mumbai Over Kites Flown in Solidarity with Children in Gaza
  • Palestine
  • September 19, 2026

Kites flown by activists in solidarity with Palestinian children in Gaza have become the latest reason for police crackdown in Mumbai.   Groundxero Desk 19 SEP 2026   Even as the government of India under Narendra Modi publicly supports Palestinian sovereign statehood and calls for an immediate halt to violence and forced displacements in Gaza, […]

Quashing the Questions: The Crisis of Press Freedom in Contemporary India
  • Media and Journalism
  • September 19, 2026

When journalists ask questions to powerful figures, be it from the Congress or AAP or BJP, there is a concerning trend of social or legal backlashes against them for doing their job.   Debasree Sarkar    On September 12, 2026, during a press meet held in Lucknow, just as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, […]

Sugar Prices Soar, Mill Profits Swell, Farmers Demands Share in the Surplus
  • National
  • September 17, 2026

As sugar prices surge from Rs 48.18 to Rs 62 per kg in less than two months, SKM – the joint platform of farmers’ unions – accuses Modi government of facilitating market profiteering; demands Rs 5,500 per tonne for raw cane and mandatory sharing of sugar-industry surplus with cane farmers.   Groundxero Desk Sep 17, […]

The ‘Seditious’ Life of the Public University
  • Commentary
  • September 17, 2026

Today, as we battle to save our public universities, we must remember that what is at stake is more than just democratic practices, administrative autonomy or academic freedom.   Jhelum Roy   “I swear fidelity to the King, to his Royal successors and to the Fascist regime, and I swear to respect the [National Fascist […]

যাদবপুর: রাজনীতির প্রতীক, প্রতীকের রাজনীতি
  • Commentary
  • September 17, 2026

যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়েকে গঠন করেছে তার প্রতিরোধের ইতিহাস যেখানে তার রাজনীতি থেকে শিক্ষানীতিকে বিচ্ছিন্ন করা সম্ভব নয়।   সোহিনী সাহা    “ওরা যত বেশি পড়ে তত বেশি জানে তত কম মানে।”   “হীরক রাজার দেশে” (১৯৮০) সিনেমাটির এই লাইন গুলো তুলে ধরেছিল শিক্ষা এবং রাজনীতির এক ওতপ্রোত সম্পর্ক। এক স্বৈরাচারী শাসন ব্যবস্থার পতন ঘটিয়েই মুক্ত হতে […]

‘This Land Is Ours’: North Bengal Convention Demands Land Rights for Tea Workers, Adivasis and the Poor
  • Labour
  • September 13, 2026

A convention held in North Bengal has called for a united movement against the continuing denial of land rights to tea workers, Adivasis, forest villagers, bustee residents and other working-class communities across the region.   Groundxero Desk SEP 13, 2026   More than 100 people representing 10 organisations came together at the Convention on Land […]