We, the alliances and coordinations of movements and organisations named below, have been opposed to the Union Government’s attempt to introduce a new citizenship regime through Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) and the allied National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC). We believe that these are divisive, discriminatory, against the letter...
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with the leaders of the SAARC countries through video conference to chart out a common strategy in order to combat COVID-19 in the region. He thanked the leaders for joining the conference at such short notice. Stressing on the ancient people to people ties and interconnectedness of societies of...
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s Vice President Muhammad Salim Engineer has said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s assurance on NPR in Parliament is not sufficient and urged the government to legalize and formalize these assurances by suitably amending the Citizenship Rules 2003. In a press statement, the JIH Vice President said: “Yesterday Home Minister of India, Mr...
National Conference MP Farooq Abdullah released from detention, says,” I’m grateful to people of the State&all leaders&people in the rest of the country who spoke for our freedom. This freedom will be complete when all leaders are released. I hope GoI will take action to release everyone”. The senior National Conference leader, who is a...
“Shoot the traitors!” A cry raised by a group of young men, dressed in saffron, the color of the Hindu right, at a metro station in Delhi on February 29, 2020, following massified violence targeting Muslims. The Hindu right’s popular victory in the 2019 elections signaled the reign of majoritarian fascists in India today. The...
One day Seminar on the theme ” Plight of Women Rights in Kashmir ” Was held at Ganderbal on Tuesday 10th March-2020. The seminar was organised by Sindh Women’s Welfare Society and Centre For Human Rights – International. Director Centre For Human Rights -International, Syed Mujtaba Hussain stressed that the Kashmiri women have always fought...
The colonial usage of ‘riots’ denoted two religious groups indulging in bloody violence. The British, who thought themselves as morally superior to every other group in India, sought to distance themselves from these warring factions in trying to impose order. The British have long gone, but the usage of this colonial word continues and is...
Stock markets in Europe and the US are facing for their biggest worst falls since the 2008 financial crisis after the trading week began with panic selling amid the double threat of a coronavirus-driven global recession and an oil-price war. The FTSE 100 was projected to plunge by 6.3% when trading begins on Monday, while...
In 2017, I had written a post about the genesis of current crisis in Indian economy especially in Banking and Financial sector after the demonetization madness that claimed the lives of more than hundred people. I referred many reports, interview and opinions of eminent economists of the world to substantiate my argument that current economic...
The DGP appreciated this initiative of Ludhiana Police and distributed bags to the Investigating Officers from various police stations of Ludhiana Commissionerate. Speaking on this occassion, Commissioner of Police Ludhiana Rakesh Agrawal informed the DGP that these water proof bags will be used by IOs for safely carrying case files, stationery and other investigation related...