Mainstream WeeklyJoint Protest Call By Left Parties
22 December - All India Protest Day Left Parties Call for Protest Against Changes in MGNREGA
The Left parties strongly oppose the BJP-led Union Government’s move to alter the basic character of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which was enacted due to the pressure exerted by the Left parties on the UPA government. We call upon the people to mobilise in large numbers and protest on 22 December, against the Viksit (…)
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Joint Call for Protest from Left Parties Against Changes in MGNREGA - 22 Dec 2025
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Withdraw Opening the Nuclear industry to the private sector — Statement from IDPD, 13 Dec 2025
21 December 2025Date: 13.12.2025
Press Note
Opening of nuclear industry to private sector would be disastrous
IDPD demands withdrawal of this move
Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) has in a statement warned that privatization in the nuclear industry would be disastrous. The nuclear industry is already full of various risks. Various countries around the world are now transitioning to renewable energy resources rather than nuclear. Its management and later on dumping of the waste has no (…) -
A critique of The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill No. 196 of 2025 | National Alliance of Anti-nuclear Movements (NAAM)
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Vande Mataram Debate Exposes BJP and Modi’s Shallow Understanding of Freedom Struggle | Aswini K Ray
20 December 2025When New Delhi was gasping for breath because of very severe air pollution and the bomb blast near Red Fort killing seven people, also blasted the "Modi Doctrine" against cross-border terrorism, India’s Parliament spent ten costly hours debating the issue of "NationalSong", Vande Mataram, composed by Bankim Chandra and the " National Anthem", Jana Gana by Tagore. That debate took place on the initiative of the BJP, which was not interested in dealing with the more pressing issue of air (…)
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Table of Contents, Mainstream, Dec 13, 2025
13 December 2025* Tribute to Baba Adhav | Bharat Dogra
* The Sanchar Saathi Moment: From Telecom Safety to State Surveillance | Alka S. Yadav
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The Sanchar Saathi Moment: From Telecom Safety to State Surveillance | Alka S. Yadav
13 December 2025The Sanchar Saathi is the latest episode in the saga of Indian digital governance. It showcases a big shift from welfare-oriented digital platforms to more structural forms of state surveillance. Concerns about constitutional accountability and citizen autonomy have been raised. Sanchar Saathi came up at a time when digital governance is slowly changing everyday interactions with the state. Most public services these days employ some form of identification or verification. The centre of (…)
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Are B.R. Gavai’s Comments on Creamy Layer Justified? | Patta Venkateswarlu
13 December 2025A discussion is underway regarding the remarks made by former Chief Justice of India, B.R. Gavai, suggesting that the creamy layer principle should also apply to reservations for Scheduled Castes (SC). Such comments are nothing new. The argument that reservations should be based on economic criteria rather than caste has been made by upper castes for a very long time. Now, the fact that even Justice B.R. Gavai
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Baba Adhav is No More but his Life and Work Will Always Remain an Inspiration for Those Working for Justice and Equality | Bharat Dogra
13 December 2025, by Bharat Dogra[fond noir][blanc]TRIBUTEblanc]fond noir]
Baba Adhav passed away at the age of 96 on Monday December 8. As one of the most successful organizers of workers from poorest and largely unorganized sections of society Baba Advav became a legend in his lifetime. The inspirational impact of the struggles he led and motivated is very wide.
One of the important reasons for this success was his very high personal integrity and deep commitment to the cause of workers which has been admired by (…)