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India’s highest court on April 9 ruled that journalists and non-journalists of newspapers and news agencies are entitled to a pay hike under the recommendations of the Majithia Wage Board. Dismissing pleas by various owners seeking a review of its…

Exactly 30 years ago, Dalits, in West Bengal, came to realize the true nature of Indian state that is being dominated, in every sense, by a tiny section of population but at a great personal cost. It was in 1979,…

Higher Education and Structural Unemployment: Discovering Possible Alternatives By Niamat Ullah Sarker* With globalization developed through capitalism, a new horizon has been seen in the world of trade and commerce. Under capitalism, people are free to work at jobs of…

The day is observed across the world every year since 1886, commemorating the supreme sacrifices of workers in the United States to establish the rights of eight-hour working day and with renewed pledge to uphold the rights of working class.…

 Bengali New Year or, Poila Boishakh in Bengali, occurred 14 April, 2014, was the first day of the Bengali calendar, celebrated in the Bangladesh and in the Indian state of West Bengal, by the Bengali people and also by minor…

Dear Mr. President Barack Obama, Greetings with the music of the bamboo flute… We write to you with much hope that your attention will bring light to our search for truth, justice and healing. We are women widowed by the…

 This headline in a local newspaper, the South China Morning Post: “ISS-HK food shop distributes rotten fish to refugees”, April 27, 2014, drew public attention to a newly activated group of people strongly hit by the lack of real action…

Three years ago today a massive earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami that struck Japan’s northeast coast, resulting in an unprecedented nuclear crisis: a triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. As Japan marks the anniversary with continued uncertainty…

The following is the text of a talk given by Argentinian Hugo Novotny, representing the Universalistic Humanism school of thought, at The India International Centre, March 24-26, 2014.  The India Council co-operated in the event under the title:  ‘The Relevance…

A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission ASIA: Global recognition for persecuted Bangladeshi human rights defender Mr. Adilur Rahman Khan, a renowned human rights defender, who has been relentlessly persecuted by the incumbent regime in Bangladesh, has been recognized…