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Upali Cooray, a Sri Lankan Trotskyist and tireless social activist, died in London on August 21, 2009.

Someone must write a book on the Indian art and science of lying, cheating and hiding and it will be a real hit. The scores of DRDO projects including the LCA (headed by the later-day Presidential Scientist or Scientific President, how should I call him), Pokhran-II, Chandrayaan-1 and all these things will be so much fun to read and laugh/cry.

A Tribute and Reflections by the UTHR(J) Upon the 20th Anniversary of the Passing of Dr. Rajani Thiranagama
Issued on 18th September, 2009)
Contents: Her personal journey and legacy Forgetting the Past & Warring against Truth Rajani’s Unfinished Task
1. Her personal journey and legacy
The very fact that Rajani who died young at 35, twenty years ago, is remembered today with enthusiasm both near and far signifies an immense void she left behind, one that remains unfilled to this (…)

The Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners views with concern the arrest and detention of Mr. Kobad Gandhi senior Maoist leader

Global capital, as has been said earlier, has desperately been looking
for a home. Real estate development for the new rich and for tourism
offers the best opportunities for investment especially in countries
where regulatory frameworks are weak. Tourist resorts and condominiums
along the beaches of Asian cities are prime locations for this development.