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While female participation in labour force has been on the rise in India, it's not indicative of working women's empowerment at all.

Despite rising female labour force participation, 61% of Indian women work in informal sectors like domestic help and construction, facing low pay, hazards, and legal exclusion.

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The CAA 2019 has always been a political trap for the refugees and a dilemma for the BJP. Now Shantanu Thakur's "slip of the tongue" exposed the hollowness of Modi's much-hyped citizenship law once more.

In the wake of India’s Interim Budget 2024-25, questions arise: Is it a budget of business as usual or a political gambit? With a cautious conservatism characterising the budget, we delve into the numbers, the narratives, and the nuances.

South Africa wins a legal battle against Israel at the ICJ, accusing it of genocide in Gaza. While the court lacks enforcement power, the ruling exposes the plight of Palestinians and challenges biased narratives. Can this be a turning point for accountability?

What's behind the BJP's victory in the 2023 assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan? Beyond numbers, lies a complicated web of political and organisational factors.

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The ruckus over the alleged breach in Modi's security during his Punjab trip is a well-orchestrated election drama, staged by the BJP to win public sympathy.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised his boss, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for providing "good governance". But what does facts say?

Modi spoke on "national unity" while addressing a Gurparab in Kutch, but used the occasion to peddle Islamophobia and exhibit hypocrisy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said UP (Uttar Pradesh) + Yogi (Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath) = Upyogi (useful thing) in a bid to promote BJP.

The Indian Army’s killing of civilians in Nagaland has jeopardised the Naga peace process and gave a jolt to the BJP and the Modi regime.

The BJP's victory in the Tripura civic body polls showed how the disunity of the opposition helped the ruling party. Blame it on TMC and CPM.

Tripura Police has slapped UAPA on activists who have raised their voice against the anti-Muslim violence. What's its source of its impunity?

What do the 2021 bypoll results indicate? Was this a mandate against the BJP and the Modi regime? Or was it hyper-local reaction to policies?

Amit Shah claimed that crime decline in Uttar Pradesh under the BJP’s rule is remarkable. But his MHA's NCRB data counters this narrative.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s 2021 Vijaya Dashami speech provided a blueprint to the Modi regime and the BJP on what's to be done in the future.

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The UP STF chargesheet against Siddique Kappan, full of loopholes and Islamophobia, looks like as if the BJP itself has prepared it according to its template.

What's the truth between the BJP government's allegation of Muslim population growth and 'land jihad' in Uttarakhand? What's the BJP's agenda behind this bogey?

As Modi lectures the UN citing "state-sponsored terrorism" as a threat, his party's government is unleashing terror in Assam and killing Muslims with impunity.

Police violence against farmers at Karnal showed the BJP's anti-farmer hatred. Can the same SDMs, who order cracking of heads, deliver justice to farmers?

The NIA's draft chargesheet against Elgar Parishad accused after three years of most of their arrests, not only is gibberish but looks like a BJP pamphlet.

The recent acquittal of terror accused Bashir Ahmad Baba after 11 years of wrongful confinement again brought up the demand for compensation for such victims.

Seven years have passed since Mohsin Shaikh, Modi-ruled India's first recorded hate-crime victim, was lynched. Until now, justice remains elusive for Shaikh.

The recent MHA order on citizenship stirred a controversy on whether it's a backdoor entry of the CAA 2019. It's not. Also, both won't help Bengali refugees.

Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque is now under gloomy clouds as a synchronised campaign has placed it on the Ayodhya template used to demolish the Babri Masjid.

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The gang-rape and murder of Priyanka Reddy is one of the goriest incidents but the Hindutva fascist camp's attempt to communalise it is extremely heinous.

Women suffer the most as the gloomy clouds hover over the Indian economy and the automobile sector, causing massive job loss and unemployment.

The tragic accident that killed two aunts and injured the Unnao rape victim and her lawyer, exposes the complicity of the accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar.

UP BJP MLA's daughter fighting against her father's reign of terror over her marriage with a Dalit man is actually an inspiring story for many more women.

A clean chit to CJI Ranjan Gogoi in the sexual harassment complaint without sharing the findings with the victim will impact the judiciary's credibility.

Though the International Women's Day is celebrated with a lot of fanfare, the Indian women have to traverse a long course to achieve equality in the society

Chanda Kochhar had been an icon of capitalist women empowerment for a long time. Her fall shows the hollowness of the oxymoron.

The BJP and the RSS didn't shy away from resorting to terrorism in Kerala over Sabarimala to create a space for Hindutva fascism. Can they win this battle?

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Global stories

After 45 years of Mao Zedong's death and establishment of capitalism in China, the growing mass resentment against the anti-Mao ruling clique is troubling Xi.

The ISIS's suicide bombings at Kabul Airport killed 72 so far, including US personnel and children. However, the big question is, who benefitted from this act?

As the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan’s COVID-19 vaccination is at severe risk as international sanctions may choke the country and push it towards mayhem

As the Taliban insurgents seized power in Afghanistan by ousting the American puppet government, what lies ahead for the war-torn country and its people?

India-China border stand-off at Gogra was resolved through bilateral dialogue and this proves that a peaceful approach to resolve the impasse can work well.

The US exit from Afghanistan is another defeat of the imperialist power in the hands of the Asian people. A critical retropection of the 20-year-old Afghan war.

The recent CIA-sponsored Cuba "protest" riots are replicas of the 1960s model. These are now part of Joe Biden's frantic attempt to occupy Cuba and oust PCC.

Beyond a financial boost, Twitter's recent donation to the RSS's arm Sewa International legitimises a non-profit tainted by exposés.

Editorials & op-ed

The farmers’ movement against three farm laws continues with equal zeal even after seven months and this is posing the greatest threat to the BJP's existence.

Ghaziabad Police’s recent FIR spree against journalists, Twitter and news portal The Wire nailed democracy's coffin once again in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh.

Corporates in India are celebrating World Environment Day with much fanfare while they are destroying the environment by encroaching on water, forests and land.

Under Modi's rule India is going through a genocide under the garb of "pandemic". Yet, there is no accountability. Also, there is no simmering and visible anger

Modi's megalomania made him a demigod for his ardent fans, but with time, especially in the last two months of COVID-19 crisis, his incapabilities were exposed.

The BJP is desperate to obliterate Modi’s failure to curb the COVID-19 pandemic. This rings an alarm about the possible route it will take to cover up the mess.

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Education and campus stories

JIO Institute, the proposed higher education institution of the Reliance Foundation, owned by Mukesh Ambani’s wife Nita Ambani, which doesn’t even has

The purpose of this article is not to state and revise the issues of JNU or AMU once again, but to understand

In a sudden move, the University Grants Commission (UGC) decided to grant full autonomy to 62 higher education institutions, including six central

In a perfect world Gurmehar Kaur would have been an “Adarsh” daughter for the RSS and its affiliates, who would have hailed

A massive clash broke between the students of Delhi University (DU) and the ABVP goons, who were paid by the RSS head office

When Narendra Modi declared his war on black money by demonetising the notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 on 8th November 2016, he

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