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Three hundred sweepers of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation were arrested and detained by Gujarat Police to scuttle their legitimate agitation for the demand of higher wages and permanency in employment. The workers who were on a indefinite strike since 31st December, 2013, under the banner of Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha

The central issue for our society is inequality, not just corruption, feels Sandeep Pandey

It is interesting how media reports of Narendra Modi’s rallies differ from the real thing. To see the difference for myself, I attended Narendra Modi’s recent rally in Ranchi.

From Partition to Muzaffarnagar, the history of riots has been a celebration of rape. Muzaffarnagar sounds like it’s a part of the UP badlands, while pundits hair-split words like responsibility and secularism.

The New York Times
by Sonia Faleiro
Published: December 22, 2013
Vadodara, INDIA — The mother, an animal herder in the western Indian state of Gujarat, watched in horror as her 3-year-old daughter was snatched from her. The kidnapper, an upper-caste woman from a nearby village who was unable to conceive, had been encouraged by her in-laws to help herself to a low-caste child. The mother pleaded with the village council and police for her daughter’s return. But both were dismissive. So (…)