The new mining law curbs states’ power to tax mineral-bearing land. The SKM calls it an assault on federalism and warns that the ‘neo-extractivist’ regime will hand greater control of India’s mineral wealth—and Adivasi territories—to mining corporations. Groundxero | August 31, 2026 For communities living on India’s mineral-rich lands, the battle over the […]
কনভেনশন শুরু থেকে শেষ পর্যন্ত বাঁধা ছিল শ্লোগানের যে সুরে – “এই লড়াই জিতবে কে/ বস্তিবাসী আবার কে!” সুদর্শনা চক্রবর্তীর প্রতিবেদন “পুঁজিপতিদের কোলে/সরকার বাহাদুর দোলে” “বুলডোজারের সরকার/আর নেই দরকার” “জাত-ধর্ম বাদ দে/ভুখা পেটে ভাত দে” “কেউ খাবে আর কেউ খাবে না/তা হবে না তা হবে না” এক বার নয়, বারবার এই শ্লোগানে […]
They may threaten to ‘sew Jadavpur’s mouth shut’. But a university with thousands of students, teachers and workers cannot be silenced by a threat. By Tanuj Mullick On 10 May 1933, books were burned by the Nazis in cities across Germany. Known as Die Bücherverbrennung am 10. Mai, the event was not merely […]
The signing of a security and defence agreement by three countries allied with the United States cannot be viewed lightly, since it may stir significant strategic shifts in the Middle East. by Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini The Mecca Agreement, signed on 7 August, may not be the first step in a series of […]
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) and Central Trade Unions on 10 August mobilised workers, farmers and other sections of working people in a nationwide Jail Bharo protest against the Narendra Modi government’s economic and labour policies. The SKM warned that if the government fails to address the demands, it will launch an intensified and sustained […]
The outrage of over one lakh Indians at 20th July’s ‘Chalo Sansad’ call for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation has exposed the Union government’s strategic urban infrastructure disguised as dormant policing machinery–along with all its violent cracks. By Mouli Sharma New Delhi, 20 July 2026: Approximately one lakh people took to the […]
The real concern is not primarily about eggs or ISKCON but about the transformation of rights into charity and citizens into beneficiaries. by Tinku Khanna There is a particular kind of politics that hides inside a child’s plate. We are trained to see the noon meal in a government school as charity — […]
Israel is turning on its last important ally in an act of suicidal hubris. CHRIS HEDGES June 22, 2026 Israel is sabotaging the negotiations with Iran and alienating its last important ally by refusing to halt its attacks on Lebanon and withdraw from its occupation of the south. It is determined to reignite a regional […]
A looming crisis is threatening the lives and livelihoods of Adivasi communities across the Eastern Ghats. The biodiversity, nature, and environment of the Eastern Ghats are hurtling towards destruction. Yet, the struggle of the indigenous communities to save the Eastern Ghats continues. Update: 20 June, 2026 The brutal police crackdown on Kantamal village […]
A massive turnout at Cockroach Janta Party’s ‘Gen-Z Protest’ against corruption and incompetence in India’s public education sector signals a changing of the guard in Indian public fora. The police-permitted peaceful protest took place within Jantar Mantar’s designated demonstration area, and was a one-of-a-kind, perhaps chaotic display of new age, spontaneous mobilisation made possible through […]
Demonstrations held in cities across UK against escalating state violence under “Operation Kagar” in central-eastern India. Groundxero | April 4, 2026 Protests were held across Britain on March 28, as internationalist and progressive groups mobilised against what they described as escalating state violence under “Operation Kagar” in central-eastern India. Demonstrations were held in London, Manchester, […]
Thousands of anti-Trump activists gathered across cities in U.S. to form human sign that read, “Trump must go now! No ICE, no wars, no lies, no kings.” Brad Reed Mar 28, 2026 Millions of American across all 50 states on Saturday rallied against President Donald Trump and his authoritarian agenda during nationwide No Kings protests. […]
“We have enemies. They are not in Palestine. They are not in Lebanon. They are not in Iran. They are here. Among us. They dictate our lives. They are traitors to our ideals. They are traitors to our country. They envision a world of slaves and masters. Gaza is only the start. There are no […]
Despite Iran’s relative military weakness, when set against the combined forces of the U.S. and Israel, it can inflict a lot of damage. It will do this as swiftly as possible. CHRIS HEDGES FEB 24 The Laurel and Hardy negotiating team of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, coupled with Trump’s appalling ignorance of […]
Donald Trump’s public criticism of UK government’s decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius directly contradicting the U.S. State Department, have intensified diplomatic tensions, sharpened political divisions in the UK, and renewed global attention on Diego Garcia. By Arkadeep Goswami Groundxero | Feb 20, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly criticised the […]