AMNESTY International has just published an investigative report titled “Made in India: the Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel” in which it details India’s arms supplies to Israel at a time when that country was perpetrating genocide in Gaza. Amnesty International carefully excluded from its purview all shipments carrying items for civilian use; likewise it even excluded weapons and ammunition that are likely to be used as part of anti-...
ON July 20, 2026, lakhs of students and young people assembled at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi under the banner of the Cockroach Janta Party and Left student organisations - SFI, AISA and AISF, demanding accountability for the recurring NEET paper leaks that have driven dozens of students to suicide. The state's visible response was brutal enough: lathi charges, tear gas grenades fired directly into dense...
Assam has witnessed unprecedented floods. Tens of thousands have been displaced, more than 50 lakh people in over 4,000 villages have been affected. Widespread death of livestock has also been reported in the floods which have submerged more than 1.5 lakh hectares of farm lands in 30 districts. The suffering of the people has been aggravated by the inadequacy of relief and rescue operations. Large parts of the affected districts remain submerged and inaccessible, leaving...
THE CITU Working Committee met on 17–19 July 2026 at Comrade Debanjan Chakraborty Manch (CMPDI Hall) and Comrade Bishnu Mohanty Nagar (Ranchi), six and a half months after the 18th Conference (31 December 2025–4 January 2026). While the Conference's theoretical propositions have only been strengthened since then, the practical situation has thrown up...
THE continuous dharna organised by the National Coalition for Women's Reservation (NCWR) at Jantar Mantar since the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on July 20 marks a significant moment in India's democratic and women's movements. Throughout the ten days of the ongoing dharna, the protesting women have stood firm, confronting all kinds of hurdles with remarkable determination that the promise of women...
DISABILITY rights organisations, individuals and concerned citizens have unequivocally condemned the reported use of pellet guns and electric shock weapons against peaceful protesters during the Sansad Chalo march in New Delhi on July 20, 2026. The following statement drafted by the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) was endorsed by 447 people including disability rights organisations/activists,...
AMNESTY International’s new report, Made in India: The Supply of Weapons and Ammunition to Israel, tears away the diplomatic gauze with which the Narendra Modi government has covered its relationship with Israel. India continues to speak, now and then, of a two-state solution and humanitarian relief for Gaza. But beneath this thin vocabulary lies a dense traffic in gun parts, artillery shells, drone warheads, mortar launchers and components for armoured...
THE Monsoon Session of Parliament began on July 20 with massive Opposition uproar in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha over the NEET-UG exam paper leaks, student protests at Jantar Mantar, and irregularities regarding Ayodhya temple donations. Repeated daily adjournments persisted as Opposition parties pushed for accountability regarding police action on student marchers and demanded strict measures within the education sector. Mounting pressure over exam protests led to the resignation of...
CPI(M) Member of Parliament V Sivadasan has written to the Prime Minister seeking accountability over contradictory replies furnished by the Ministry of Education in Parliament regarding the expenditure of the National Testing Agency (NTA). The NTA has emerged as one of the central issues in the ongoing student movement across the country. At a time when students are demanding transparency and...
THE recent floods in Kerala, in which 26 people have died and 4 have been reported missing so far, have exposed the fragility of governance under the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government in the state. What unfolded was not merely a natural disaster but a man-made calamity aggravated by the sheer negligence, arrogance, and misplaced priorities of the ruling dispensation. The people of Kerala, who have endured the fury of monsoons before, were left to fend for...
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