The next phase of the ongoing struggle in Ladakh, spearheaded by the People’s Movement for the 6th Schedule’ has begun with women who sat on hunger strike, this past week. The ‘Pashmina March’ has been announced from the 7th of April. On that day thousands will march towards the Changthang area along the China border. […]
Even before his death, Mukhtar’s family has been alleging that he was being fed with “slow poison”. The deceased had also petitioned in a trial court in Barabanki through his counsel, alleging the same. Groundxero | April 5, 2024 By Anwar ST Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh): Former MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who represented eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Mau […]
CASR strongly condemns the arrest of adivasi leader Sarju Tekam under UAPA and Arms Act, demands immediate withdrawal of the false cases against him and his unconditionally release. Groundxero | April 3, 2024 Chhattisgarh police on Tuesday arrested tribal leader, Sarju Tekam, for being a ‘Naxalite sympathizer’ and booked him under Unlawful Activities Prevention […]
Marlon Brando explored zones unpenetrated in acting and was a crusader for people’s causes. By Harsh Thakor April 3, 2024 Marlon Brando on 3rd April completes his birth centenary. He died in 2004, on 1st July, aged 80 years. Arguably in Hollywood, Brando penetrated sensitivity and versatility at an unparalleled scale and discovered […]
Over 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza. Amr Abdallah was one of them. By CHRIS HEDGES April 3, 2024 On the morning Amr Abdallah was killed, he woke before dawn to say his Ramadan prayers with his father, mother, two younger brothers and aunt, in an open field in southern Gaza. “It […]
“It is utterly unconscionable that at a time where masses of the world’s population are living in dire poverty, a few individuals are allowed to amass staggering wealth,” said an activist responding to the list. Groundxero | April 2, 2024 There are more billionaires than ever before. The world has 2,781 people with fortunes exceeding […]
“You opened the door to the rise of democracy, equality, and freedom,” Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu said following his re-election. “You ignited hope at the ballot box.” By Brett Wilkins Apr 01, 2024 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party suffered its worst-ever defeat Sunday when the country’s main opposition party […]
“This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in the most dire of situations where food is being used as a weapon of war,” said the aid group’s CEO. By Jake Johnson Apr 02, 2024 World Central Kitchen said Tuesday that a targeted Israeli […]
“Arming a war criminal makes you a war criminal,” one critic admonished the U.S. president. By BRETT WILKINS Mar 29, 2024 Despite growing worldwide calls for an arms embargo, the Biden administration in recent days has approved the transfer of billions of dollars worth of new weapons shipments to Israel, including warplanes and […]
The genocide in Gaza is the final stage of a process begun by Israel decades ago. Anyone who did not see this coming blinded themselves to the character and ultimate goals of the apartheid state. By CHRIS HEDGES MAR 30, 2024 There are no surprises in Gaza. Every horrifying act of Israel’s genocide […]
“People for Himalaya” campaign have issued a five-point charter of demand for all political parties for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls demanding a complete ban on all mega infrastructure projects in the Himalayas. Groundxero | March 30, 2024 A newly-launched “People for Himalaya Campaign” held an online press conference on March 29 and released […]
SKM has released a leaflet – Why RSS is Angry with Farmers – as part of its campaign to Expose, Protest, Punish BJP, and to build a bigger movement on its demands. The leaflet appeals to all patriotic forces in India to come together to isolate and expose the divisive ideology of the RSS that spreads […]
Though many of Israel’s traditional allies in the West are openly disowning its behavior, weapons from various Western and non-Western countries continue to flow, feeding the war machine. By RAMZY BAROUD Mar 29, 2024 Common Dreams Over 9,000 Palestinian women have been killed since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. Mothers have been […]
The World Court cited “exceptionally grave” developments, especially the “spread of famine and starvation,” in once again ordering Israel to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza. By BRETT WILKINS Mar 28, 2024 Citing “the worsening conditions of life faced by Palestinians in Gaza, in particular the spread of famine and starvation,” the International Court of […]
British courts for five years have dragged out Julian Assange’s show trial. He continues to be denied due process as his physical and mental health deteriorates. This is the point. By CHRIS HEDGES MAR 27, 2024 Prosecutors representing the United States, whether by design or incompetence, refused — in the two-day hearing I attended in London in February […]
১৯৭৯ সালের ১৮ই ডিসেম্বর জাতিসংঘের সাধারণ পরিষদে গৃহীত হয় নারীর প্রতি সব ধরণের বৈষম্য দূরীকরণ বিষয়ক সনদ বা কনভেনশন – United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women বা সংক্ষেপে সিডও (CEDAW)। ভারত সহ ১৫০টির বেশি দেশ এই সনদে স্বাক্ষর করে। আজকের সময়ে দাঁড়িয়ে বিশেষত ভারতের পরিপ্রেক্ষিতে নারী অধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠা […]
Despite weaknesses and false U.S. claims that the resolution is nonbinding, it demands an end to the bombing and a massive influx of humanitarian aid. And that means the possibility of saving lives. By PHYLLIS BENNIS Mar 25, 2024 Common Dreams Five and half months into Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza with more than 32,000 […]
“Friday night’s attack in Moscow was nightmarish but sadly the horror is likely to be just beginning.” By Greg Barton, Deakin University It appears almost certain the brutal assault on a Russian crowd settling down to watch a rock concert in Moscow on Friday night was an Islamist terrorist attack. At least 133 […]
অ্যামনেস্টি রিপোর্ট বলছে, ভারতে বুলডোজার মুসলিম নির্যাতনের সঙ্গে সমার্থক হয়ে গিয়েছে। এবং এই ধ্বংস-উচ্ছেদের কারণে ব্রিটিশ বহুজাতিক সংস্থার জেসিবি ব্র্যান্ডের যন্ত্রগুলি এখন এতটাই প্রচলিত হয়ে গিয়েছে যে, ভারতে বুলডোজার এই জেসিবি ব্র্যান্ডের জেনেরিক টার্ম হয়ে উঠেছে। ভারতে জেসিবি মেশিনের মাধ্যমে গণ-ধ্বংসাত্মক কাজ বেড়ে চললেও, ২০২২ সালে ঠিক যখন গুজরাত, মধ্যপ্রদেশ, দিল্লিতে মুসলিম মহল্লায় মহল্লায় জেসিবি […]
With economic growth and industrial progress, India has also witnessed an unfortunate consequence: a disturbing rise in fatal accidents at workplaces. Tens of thousands of workers die at a horrifying rate in accidents at workplaces across the country. Groundxero | March 24, 2024 In the last 7 days, between March 18 and March 24, […]
In May 2013 I resigned from PEN America over the appointment of former State Department official Suzanne Nossel. A decade later, PEN America has become a propaganda arm of the state. PEN America peddles agitprop. It is our version of the Union of Soviet Writers. The human rights violations by our enemies are heinous crimes and our own, […]
Sonam Wangchuk’s protest hunger strike began on 6 March after talks between the Ladakhi leadership and the Union government on March 4 about the demands failed with the government rejecting the demands for Ladakh statehood and autonomy. Groundxero | March 24, 2024 Sonam Wangchuk, renowned climate activist and Ramon Magsaysay Award winner, and many […]
From Keral to Uttar Pradesh, from Punjab to Bihar, women “social workers” are getting organised and raising their voices so high that even the congenitally deaf ruling powers have been paying some attention to the demands and issues. By Kumar Rana Groundxero | March 23, 2024 (Transcript of a keynote address given at the […]
নিঃসন্দেহে সন্দেশখালিতে মহিলাদের উপর যৌন নির্যাতন হয়েছে। কিন্তু বিষয়টি কেবলই সেখানে সীমাবদ্ধ হয়ে গেছে মূলস্রোত মিডিয়ার ক্রমাগত এই একটিমাত্র বিষয়ে রিপোর্ট করার কারণে। সন্দেশখালির মহিলারা তথ্যানুসন্ধানী দলের কাছে এই বক্তব্যও জানিয়েছেন যে, সংবাদমাধ্যমে শুধুমাত্র যৌন নির্যাতন হয়েছে কি না এই ব্যাপারেই আলোচনার মনোযোগ ঘুরিয়ে দিতে চাওয়ায় তাঁরা অপমানিত বোধ করেছেন। সন্দেশখালিতে ‘খবর’ করতে আসা সাংবাদিকরা ও […]
While the attack comes over two years into Russia’s war on Ukraine, an adviser for the Ukrainian president said the neighboring nation “certainly has nothing to do with the shooting/explosions in the Crocus City Hall.” By COMMON DREAMS STAFF Mar 22, 2024 UPDATE: Russia’s Investigative Committee announced Saturday that the death toll has increased […]
বুকটান করে লড়ছেন শ্যামনগর জুটমিলের শ্রমিকরা। মহল্লায় তাঁদের স্বপক্ষে অন্য মজদুররা জড়ো হচ্ছেন। তাঁদের মূল দাবি অবিলম্বে এই চায়না মেশিনের মাধ্যমে কম শ্রমিক দিয়ে বেশি কাজ করিয়ে নেওয়া চলবে না। ১৫ জন গেটবাহার করে দেওয়া শ্রমিকদের কাজে নিতে হবে। Groundxero | প্রতিবেদন ২১ মার্চ, ২০২৪ এক জন শ্রমিক চালাতেন দু’টি মেশিন, এবার চালাতে হবে ছ’টি। […]
It is no coincidence that 95% of the political leaders targeted by the ED under the Modi government are from the opposition. Groundxero | March 22, 2024 People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has condemned the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) calling it an example of […]
বর্তমান শিক্ষা-প্রাতিষ্ঠানিকতার মধ্য দিয়ে জ্ঞান-পরিসরের জৈবিকতা যেভাবে ধ্বংস হচ্ছে, জীবন ও যাপনের বিকল্প রূপ সন্ধানের পারঙ্গমতা যেভাবে পক্ষাঘাতগ্রস্ত হচ্ছে, সেই বিষয়ে সমানুভবে পৌঁছে বিকল্পমুখী চর্চায় স্বনির্ধারিত ভাবে ব্রতী হওয়ার সূচনাটুকুই হয়ত আমরা আপাতত করতে পারি। বিপ্লব নায়ক মার্চ, ২০২৪ বর্তমান সমাজে কেন্দ্রীভূত ধাপে বিন্যস্ত শিক্ষাপ্রতিষ্ঠানসমূহের বেড়িতে বেঁধে শিক্ষাব্যবস্থার যে রূপ নির্মাণ করা হয়েছে, […]
The “temporary pier” being built on the Mediterranean coast of Gaza is not there to alleviate the famine, but to herd Palestinians onto ships and into permanent exile. CHRIS HEDGES MAR 18, 2024 Piers allow things to come in. They allow things to go out. And Israel, which has no intention of halting […]
The wealth concentrated in the richest 1% of India’s population is at its highest in six decades since 1961, and their percentage share of income exceeds that of countries including Brazil and the United States, a research group the World Inequality Lab said in a report based on a study. Groundxero | March 20, 2024 […]
The court ordered all migrant /unorganised workers registered on the eShram portal must be given the ration cards within 2 months Groundxero | March 20, 2024 In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court of India today, while hearing a petition (MA 94/2022) in the case ‘Re Problems and Miseries of Migrant Labourers’, directed […]
SKM said the attempt by RSS to vilify the farmers’ struggle is nothing but RSS working as the political agent of the corporate interests and betraying the farmers and workers of India. SKM appeals to the people to understand and rebuff the landlord-corporate arguments being broadcasted by RSS who’s ideology of establishing Hindu Rashtra – […]
The Democratic Party had one last chance to implement the kind of New Deal Reforms that could save us from another Trump presidency and Christian fascism. It failed. CHRIS HEDGES MAR 18, 2024 Joe Biden and the Democratic Party made a Trump presidency possible once and look set to make it possible again. If […]
On July 28, 2016, the Chhattisgarh Police arrested two people at the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border, and claimed recovery of a massive haul of explosives from them in the state’s Maoist-affected Bastar district. The arrested individuals were identified as Niranjan Das and Durjati Mahangkodo, both residents of Koraput district of Odisha. Senior police officers told the media […]
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) has appealed to all sections of the people including farmers, workers, youth, student and women to observe Bhagat Singh-Rajguru-Sukhdev Martyrdom Day on 23 March as Save Democracy Day. Groundxero| March 17, 2024 As per the call issued by the Kisan-Mazdoor Maha Panchayat held at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on […]
What is truly shocking is that despite the RBI and ECI expressing their reservations about the scheme before it was formalized in 2018, the BJP government has all along been more concerned with safeguarding the anonymity of donors giving money to political parties than with upholding the citizens’ right to knowing who is financing the […]
How the ‘Jan Vishwas Rally’ has infused a new life in the INDIA Alliance block in Bihar, a commentary by Anish Ankur from Patna. Bihar is continuously posing a political challenge to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) from the last one and half month. The 3 March ‘Jan Vishwas Rally’ was the […]
Admiral L. Ramdas, a relentless campaigner for regional and global nuclear disarmament and peace, passed away this morning at the age of 90. Groundxero| March 15, 2024 Admiral L. Ramdas (90) passed away this morning at the Military Hospital in Secunderabad. Born on September 5, 1933, in Matunga, Bombay, Admiral Ramdas always stood […]
India moved up a rank but is still placed at 134 out of 193 countries behind Sri Lanka (78), Bhutan (125) and Bangladesh (129) on the global Human Development Index (HDI). Groundxero| March 15, 2024 After a drop in its Human Development Index (HDI) value in 2021 and following a flat trend over […]
Most people living off Social Security, and especially most people who will in the near future, don’t know that they owe a good deal of their check to the very “illegal” immigrants they call “invaders,” rapists, and murderers. PIERRE TRISTAM Mar 14, 2024 There were plenty of alarming debt and deficit numbers when […]