Jammu, December 08, (Scoop News)- State BJP leaders and activists burst into spontaneous celebration after receiving news of the party’s victory in the elections to four states. At party headquarters, when the election results started pouring in, a large number of party leaders and activists thronged the office premises. The celebration was marked by exuberant […]
BJP workers burst into celebrating poll victory
GUJRAT: As the BJP was poised for a fourth straight victory in the assembly elections in Gujarat, party workers have burst into spontaneous celebrations by distributing sweets and exploding crackers even as results continued to pour in. Indian TV said that the Congress has conceded defeat and BJP has announced that Narindar Modi would be […]
REFLECTIONS ON THE MACHIL FAKE ENCOUNTER CASE IN KASHMIR
Ever since details of the Machil fake encounter came to light in 2010, the separatist camp has been up in arms demanding that the guilty be punished. And even when the army admitted that there was prima-fascie evidence to suggest that the encounter was ‘staged’ and announced that it was in the process of investigating […]
India Wins Battle Against Corruption, War To Continue
At 10.58 am local time, Anna Hazare, India’s anti-corruption activist and now the hero of the 1.20 billion, broke his 5-day long fast. With that celebration has broken all across India as millions of Indians, demanding the draft anti-corruption law Jan Lokpal Bill, are expressing their spontaneous joy over the victory of the first battle […]
Liu Xiaobo Nobel Peace Prize "A Moment of Great Joy" Says Chinese Blogger
A few hours ago, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced its decision to award the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. It is a moment of great joy for concerned Chinese citizens as Liu Xiaobo represents human rights activists’ determination in struggling for the peaceful transformation […]
Iran’s Green Movement Spreads Despite Crackdown
Government violence reduced number of street protests, but movement has become more difficult to control. By Behzad Yaghmaian (MR No 16, 13-Nov-09) The presidential election of June 12, which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared to have won, gave birth to a grassroots movement that has been evolving politically, embracing broader segments of the population, discovering […]