Delhi Rapist: Girl Was Responsible for Her Death
By Rakesh Raman Mukesh Singh, one of the convicted men in the 2012 gang rape in a moving bus in Delhi, has blamed the 23-year-old victim for her death. Recounting…
Congress Protests Against BJP’s Land Acquisition Ordinance
Congress held Wednesday a rally to protest against the Land Acquisition ordinance brought by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in India. Congress leaders Digvijay Singh, Jairam Ramesh and Ahmed…
Will Rahul Gandhi be the New Congress President?
The buzz is getting louder that Nehru-Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi is all set to take Congress party’s reigns in his hands some time during April. By Rakesh Raman If you…
Forced Labor Slaves Rescued in India
International Justice Mission (IJM) reported Friday two rescue operations. Last week, IJM assisted in the rescue of 333 bonded laborers from a single brick factory in the Tiruvallur district of…
Focus Must Be on the Quality of Democracy: David Campbell
Today, most democratic nations of the world are facing myriad socio-economic challenges and finding it difficult to keep the basic principles of democracy intact. A leading global think-tank Democracy Ranking…
Communists Condemn the Move to Arrest Teesta Setalvad
By Rakesh Raman The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) condemns the Gujarat Police move to arrest civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband,…