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TopicStan Swamy

Topic: Stan Swamy

Marxist Jesuits are not for tribal welfare. India and Indian Catholics both must realise that

Marxist Catholic priests in India are no longer happy focusing on old-fashioned parish work. Instead, they want to guide tribals towards ‘revolutionary Marxism’.

Cairn, Vodafone, Devas cases show India can’t treat outsiders like it treats its own people

When a predatory state used to treating citizens as captives behaves in the same manner with external players, it gets a push-back that it does not usually experience domestically.

Healthy democracies must respect role of human rights activists: US on Stan Swamy’s death

Stan Swamy, who was arrested by the NIA in Bhima Koregaon case in 2020, died in a hospital Monday after he contracted Covid in jail.

TV news focus camera on Dilip Kumar’s ambulance, BJP leaders’ cars — away from public issues

Before Modi cabinet reshuffle, channels were delighted by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s speech. But Stan Swamy, Supreme Court's remark, or CBSE's new system were virtually missing.

Bhima Koregaon accused observe hunger strike in jail over ‘institutional murder’ of Stan Swamy

The statement released by the Elgar case prisoners alleged that the NIA and Taloja jail's former superintendent Kaustubh Kurlekar never missed a single opportunity to 'harass' Swamy.

India rejects international criticism over handling of activist Stan Swamy’s arrest, death

MEA spokesperson said India remains committed to the promotion and protection of the human rights of all its citizens and that due process was followed in Swamy's case.

Death of activist Stan Swamy ‘devastating’, EU, UN human rights officials say

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders said Swamy was arrested on false charges of terrorism and criticised jailing human rights defenders as 'inexcusable'.

Stan Swamy death ‘institutional murder by inhuman state’, kin of Bhima Koregaon accused say

Stan Swamy, 84, an accused in Elgar Parishad case, died at Mumbai’s Holy Family Hospital where he was admitted on 29 May following a Bombay HC order.

Stan Swamy lived a life of service to the poor and oppressed. He paid for his commitment

Stan Swamy would have preferred to die amongst his adopted children, the Adivasis of Jharkhand. But the government and the NIA thought otherwise.

Stan Swamy, 84-yr-old Jesuit priest arrested by NIA for ‘Maoist links’, dies in hospital

The tribal rights activist had been suffering from Covid and Parkinson's disease, and was admitted to a private hospital on 29 May from the Taloja prison.

On Camera

Coup, conspiracy & the foreign hand—What Indian TV news channels saw in Nepal this week

‘Gen Z v/s Govt’ TV news coverage went for two days—not sure about the source of the telecast from Kathmandu since no credit was given.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?