Pakistan’s security forces have “disappeared” about 600 individuals since 2002, acting since 9/11 and Guantanamo, as if “they have a free hand,” human rights activist lawyer Asma Jahangir says.

Six months have passed since the Caretaker Government (CG) led by Dr. Fakruddin Ahmed has taken office. A grave crisis had evolved in the country prior to the assumption of power by this CG.

n order to increase the productivity of the major crops, it is essential to increase the use of improved seeds and also ensure a balanced application of fertilizers on the basis of preparation of a soil fertility map of the state.

The intensification of fighting between the students of Lal Masjid and the Pakistani army has left hundreds dead and many injured.

The past few months have been quite important for developments in the patents front. Most of the action has come from the US, with the US Supreme Court giving two important judgments on the scope and reach of patents.

June 21, 2007 marks a historic anniversary. This date marks the completion of thirty years in office of the Left Front government of West Bengal. This is a record not only in India but the world.

It was on 22 May 2006, that the flames of angry revolt were ignited and a massive upsurge brought out into the streets throughout the country hundreds of thousands of garment workers.

Nicolas Burns, US Under Secretary for Political Affairs in a recent article titled “Why these are heady times for India and the Unites States” in the Washington Post, lists out the strategic benefits for the two countries in the ‘heady times’ ahead.

The appreciation and support that the LDF government received on the occasion of its first anniversary in office was overwhelming.

The RSS has concluded that the recent rout of the BJP in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections was due to the fact that it was not aggressive enough with its Hindutva agenda. The message is clear.

The significance of 1857 is that it was the first major national revolt against British colonialism. All through the 18th and 19th centuries, there were a series of uprisings against the British.

Hardship in the daily life of the people continues to increase. The vast majority of people are facing intolerable economic distress, and the future shows no signs of brightening up.

The opportunist attempt at anarchism of the Bengal opposition and the corporate media, at Nandigram and elsewhere in Bengal, shall never be able to slow down, far from putting a stop to, the process of industrialization of the state.

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) extends revolutionary greetings to the working class fraternity all over the world, on the historic May Day –– the day of the international solidarity of the working people.

The military-backed caretaker government, though proclaiming to create conditions for holding of free and fair elections, has refused to announce any time table, so far.

Pakistan’s army suffered losses of 700 killed in its unsuccessful effort to push Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters from Afghanistan out of their tribal sanctuaries in Pakistan, an Islamabad-based journalist reports.

The political uncertainty gripping Bangladesh after the declaration of state of emergency on January 11 is still continuing.

A KISAN rally organised by the Bengal unit of the AIKS filled out the expanse of the Brigade Parade grounds, and beyond, and raised a strong slogan in favour of industrial growth.

This is indeed a great long-term ambitious plan of Europe to reduce emissions by 20% by 2020 although it remains to be seen how effective an example Europe will set.

After roughly seven and half years in office with his domestic popularity at an all-time low, his party the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) dysfunctional, his cabinet deprived of its ministerial authority—all indications are that Musharraf is here to stay.