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How Many People Have the US and Israel Killed in Iran?
  • Commentary
  • April 15, 2026

The massacre at a school in the city of Minab is not an isolated case, but rather an example of broader brutality and also a window into how the US systematically downplays civilian death and suffering.   By Medea Benjamin | Nicolas J.S. Davies Via Common Dreams   After the breakdown of talks in Pakistan, the ceasefire […]

Sabarimala and the State’s Return to Patriarchal Theology
  • Gender
  • April 15, 2026

When the government’s top lawyer tells the Supreme Court that the 2018 Sabarimala verdict was “wrong in law,” he is not making a jurisprudential argument. He is making a political declaration — and women’s bodies are its currency.   Groundxero | April 15, 2026 by Tinku Khanna   When Solicitor General Tushar Mehta stood before the nine-judge Constitution […]

A conversation with Revathi Amma — transgender rights activist, theatre practitioner and author
  • Gender
  • April 15, 2026

Groundxero | April 15, 2026   by Sudarshana Chakraborty   “I was lying on the bed in the hospital room and 10 doctors, male and female, were examining me from all sides, to check and confirm my gender. So I know the pain. I’ve seen my life already, I’ve reached a point. I don’t fear anything. But […]

ডিলিটেড ভোটারের চোখে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ বিধানসভা নির্বাচন, ২০২৬
  • News
  • April 13, 2026

পশ্চিমবঙ্গ বিধানসভা নির্বাচন ২০২৬-কে অবৈধ বলছেন নাম বাদ যাওয়া ভোটারেরা   ১   সুদর্শনা চক্রবর্তীর প্রতিবেদন   সামাজিক, অর্থনৈতিক অবস্থান, শহর-গ্রাম-মফস্বল, জাতি-বর্ণ-ধর্ম, লিঙ্গ পরিচিতি সব পেরিয়ে পশ্চিমবঙ্গের নাগরিকদের এক বিশাল অংশ আজ ডিলিটেড ভোটার। তাঁদের চোখে এই নির্বাচন ঠিক কেমন?    সাহেব আলম, বন্ধ জুট্মিল কারখানার প্রাক্তন কর্মী, বর্তমানে এক আবাসনের নিরাপত্তাকর্মী     “আমার নাম […]

Fragile ceasefire: The illusion of war’s end
  • Commentary
  • April 11, 2026

Ultimately, the ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran does not resolve the conflict. It postpones it. And, as history repeatedly shows, postponement is not the same as settlement. It is an interlude—one that may hold, but only temporarily.   by Eko Ernada   The announcement of a ceasefire between the United States, Israel and […]

Liberation and CPIM’s New Goal of Left Rejuvenation in West Bengal  
  • Commentary
  • April 11, 2026

As West Bengal’s Left struggles to recover from years of electoral decline and political marginalisation, the coming together of CPI(M) and CPI(ML)-Liberation in the upcoming assembly elections signals a tentative attempt at forging left unity. This piece examines the historical weight, present compulsions, and uncertain possibilities of this emerging alignment.   by Subho Maitro   […]