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A Minor Gang Raped in Assam’s Dhing, Hundreds of Women Protesters Hit the Street

Guwahati: Hundreds of Assamese women on Friday hit the street of Dhing in central Assam demanding justice for a minor who was gang raped by a group of suspected Muslim migrants on 22 August 2024 while she was returning home…

Protests in India: Doctor raped and murdered in Kolkata

In a shocking incident, a 31-year-old trainee doctor was raped and murdered on August 14 at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. This case has not only shocked the medical community but also the entire nation, triggering a…

Prof Yunus Calls PM Modi, Assures Security to Hindus in Bangladesh

Guwahati: As the voices against the atrocities on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh get mounted across India and many parts of the globe, the head of the interim Bangla government in Dhaka made a call to Prime Minister Narendra…

Lowering Organic Waste Methane: Turning Organic Waste into Climate Solutions

Mobilizing Asia-Pacific for Rapid Methane Reduction and Sustainable Waste Management 12 August 2024 — As the climate crisis escalates, the spotlight is on a potent but often overlooked greenhouse gas: methane. With approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food wasted annually…

Bangladesh: Worries in Delhi grow if Yunus demands extradition of Hasina

The delay in ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking asylum or stay in destination to North America, the United Kingdom or Europe, has caused the elites in India’s South Block and Indian Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi to bite…

PRESS RELEASE: UN Recommends the Abolition of the Prosecution Sanction Regime

                        Extrajudicial Execution Victim Families Association, Manipur (EEVFAM) and Human Rights Alert (HRA) heartily welcome the recommendation of the UN Human Rights Committee (Committee) to the Government of India…

Philanthropist and Ex-banker Harihar Talukdar Passes Away

Guwahati, India.  Harihar Talukdar, former managing director of the Industrial Co-Operative Bank Limited and Union Co-Operative Bank Limited, passed away July 30, 2024, after suffering from a brief illness. Talukdar, who was a leading figure in urban cooperative banking of…

Kashmiri woman leads the way in overturning patriarchy in India

R.S. PORA, India – Smelling the toxic smoke of burning gunpowder and staring helplessly at fields covered in smoke and ash has always been traumatic. Running to shelters, abandoning homes, belongings and livestock every time Indian and Pakistani forces open…

No Reprieve from the Assam flood Situation, over 24 Lakh is Affected

Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam remains grim as incessant rainfall continues, affecting over 2.4 million population in 30 districts. The second wave of flood in Assam inundated over 2200 villages, following which thousands of families took shelter in 700…

PPFA Bats for a Correct NRC with the 1951 Base Year

Guwahati:  Expressing distress over the recent debates about the voting pattern of Bangladesh-origin Muslims in favor of a particular political party in the General Elections 2024 and a steady increase in aggression over the original inhabitants despite enjoying development benefits…

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