Counterview

By A Representative   The National Health Rights Forum (Rashtriya Swasthya Adhikar Morcha), a nationwide initiative of the National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM), has expressed deep concern over the continued stocking and sale of misbranded Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) products across India, warning that the practice severely jeopardises the health of children and vulnerable populations despite a clear ban imposed by the food safety regulator and upheld by the High Court. 

By Khan Tahir   India's entrance examinations have never been merely tests. For millions of families, they represent everything — a mother's prayers, a father's overtime wages, a sister's deferred dreams, a child's sleepless years. When the National Testing Agency was founded in 2017, it came with solemn promises: transparency, security, the end of cheating mafias, and a fair shot for every deserving student. Nearly a decade later, those promises lie in ruin.

By Atanu Roy   The political rise and recent electoral collapse of Mamata Banerjee cannot be understood without revisiting the defining battles of Singur and Nandigram. Those two movements reshaped West Bengal politics, ended 34 years of Left Front rule, and transformed Mamata Banerjee from a street agitator into one of India’s most powerful regional leaders. Yet, nearly fifteen years after she came to power in 2011, Bengal once again stands at a political turning point.

By A Representative   Mumbai-based senior journalist Gajanan Khergamker , in his new collection The Bengal Mandate , examines the shifting political landscape of West Bengal following the possible fall of Mamata Banerjee and the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).  

By Raqif Makhdoomi*  Kashmir 's political atmosphere rarely settles. Barely a day passes without some fresh tussle between parties, their leaders trading accusations while ordinary people watch, exhausted and disillusioned. They voted for change. What they got was theatre.

By Jitendra Parmar   In a major anti-trafficking operation that has once again exposed the widespread use of child labour in India’s industrial hubs, 91 minor children were rescued from three textile units in Surat, Gujarat , during a joint raid conducted by multiple agencies and child rights organisations.