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Murder of Gauri Lankesh (5th September 2017) came as a big shock to those who uphold progressive liberal values. The same was celebrated by Hindutva supporting trolls, many of who are being followed by none other than Prime Minister Modi.

Prof Kancha Illaiah must be provided all the security that he needs as well as those threatening to kill him must be prosecuted.

Announced: Nation wide protest sit-ins in India at the statues of Mahatma Gandhi on 2nd October 2017 (Birth Day of Mahatma Gandhi) to protest the killings of rationalists and dissenters like Gouri Lankesh, MM Kulbargi, Govind Pansare, Narendra Dhabolkar. To condemn such killings our slogan is ’Those who killed Gandhi, Killed Gouri Too’

Since Independence, between 25 and 60 million people have been displaced from their homes and uprooted for India’s development projects. Most end up living in abysmal poverty and deprivation. That we do not even know the exact numbers of those affected — in a country that prizes bureaucratic record keeping — is a clear indication of the callous disregard we have for these lives. Big dams such as the Sardar Sarovar have been built on an obsolete belief that the benefits of hydropower outweigh its other costs. But we now know that this is no longer the case

As part of a new multimillion-dollar project in Xinjiang, the Chinese government is attempting to ’build a fortress city with technologies.’ If this sounds Orwellian, that’s because it is. According to the Sina online news portal, the project is supposed to strengthen the authorities’ hands against unexpected social unrest. Using ’big data’ from various sources, including the railway system and visitors’ systems in private residential compounds, its ultimate aim is to ’predict’ individuals and vehicles posing heightened risks to public safety.