Around ten thousand workers and their family members marched through the streets of Ahmedabad on 22nd April, 2010 defying the threat of the Government to invoke ESMA against the striking transport workers of the Ahmadabad Municipal Corporation. The strikers were demanding the implementation of the sixth pay commission’s recommendations which were adopted by the Government [...]
A century has passed since 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. In 1910, the first international women’s conference was held in Copenhagen in the labour-movement building. Ever since, the ‘International Women’s Day’ has been observed and the next was held on March 19, 1911 in Germany, [...]
Never in his wildest dreams did IGP D.G.Vanzara ever think that some day he would be encountering the CBI. Between 2002 to April 2007, he was the de-facto Police Chief of the Gujarat State and no senior police officer would dare cross his path knowing his proximity with the Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi. First, [...]
The “encounter” on 26.11.05, of Sohrabuddin Sheikh had exposed all encounters of the period 2002-2006. He was shot and killed at Narol, Ahmedabad alleging that he was a terrorist who had come to kill Narendra Modi. The Police also killed his wife Kauserbi. A letter from Rubabuddin, his brother to the Chief Justice of India [...]
What did Obama serve Manmohan Singh when he invited him for the great American dinner on 24th November?? AmericanChopsuey? Nobody knows why it is called American Chopsuey, but it is one of the most common recipes in the Chinese restaurants. It is basically a stir fry vegetables sautéed in sauce served over crispy noodles. And [...]
While we wholly disagree with the declaration of the Prime Minister that the CPI (Maoist) is the gravest threat to the security of the country, it is equally difficult for us to agree with the violent activities of the Maoist in the name of “revolution”. The call to boycott the recent assembly elections in areas [...]
Is science circumscribed by class interest? Does the dissemination of science suffer from the same ailment?? Many of our leading scientists and intellectuals would be aghast even for posing such obnoxious questions. Surely, science and knowledge cannot have any boundaries and least of all, class boundaries!Ofcourse, to those of us who are born in this [...]
NANAVATI COMMISSION DIRECTS OFFICERS OF CHIEF MINISTER’S OFFICE TO FILE AFFIDAVIT STATING THEIR TELEPHONIC TALKS BUT DECLINES TO ISSUE SUMMONS TO CHIEF MINISTER
After about two years of Jan Sangharsh Manch making application requesting the Commission to issue summons to seven persons including the Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi for the purpose if enquiring into the [...]
Researching on Jinnah appears to have become a fatal obsession for the leaders of BJP. The spectre of Jinnah has claimed yet another victim, Shri Jaswant Singh, a senior leader of BJP. In 2005, Shri L.K.Advani had almost dug his own grave when he was spoke in glowing terms about Mohammad Ali Jinnah at [...]
While launching “elaan”, the clarion call of the New Socialist Movement, one cannot but recall the opening lines of the “Manifesto of the Communist party” written by Marx-Engels way back in 1848:
“A spectre is haunting Europe — the spectre of communism. All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance [...]
