Day October 23, 2014
K S Subramanian Fake encounters do not draw a response from the Indian state Both the US and India have witnessed extra-judicial executions by the police of the members of minority communities. However, the response to these killings on the… Continue Reading →
Ananda Banerjee It is ingrained in our cultural thought process that the river cleanses everything and over centuries we have abused its resources, only to turn it into a sewer A file photo of immersion of Durga idols in Yamuna… Continue Reading →
Express News Service | New Delhi | Posted: October 23, 2014 1:37 am Seventy four of the 122 BJP MLAs elected to the Maharashtra Assembly in the just concluded elections have criminal cases against them. Of them, 46 have declared serious… Continue Reading →
Joseph A. Palermo Professor, historian, author Posted: 10/20/2014 7:55 pm EDT Updated: 10/20/2014 7:59 pm EDT Few things are better at getting the word out about a past injustice than a Hollywood movie and Kill the Messenger starring Jeremy Renner and directed by Michael Cuesta does… Continue Reading →
The present approach on labour reforms without addressing industrial safety and health hazards is certainly not reformist. ‘Reforms’ become a euphemism then The explosion in a cracker factory at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh killing nearly 20 people, most of them women, is a tragedy… Continue Reading →
IndiaToday.in New Delhi, October 23, 2014 | UPDATED 10:56 IST Seven people were charred to death after a fire broke out at a shop in Barmer, Rajasthan on Thursday. The incident took place around 1 a.m. at the shop in Shastri circle area, where… Continue Reading →
And the tragedy is that those in power seem little inclined to address it When Nick Hardwick, the Chief Inspector of Prisons, reported a year ago on the state of the nation’s jails, he warned: “The cracks are beginning… Continue Reading →
Delhi is the most polluted city in the world, but it may actually be worse as faulty instruments, data fudging and lack of regulation allow industries to pollute with impunity Smog obscures the view of the road as women wait… Continue Reading →
By Mark Joyella on October 22, 2014 For hours this afternoon, Canada’s CBC News covered the breaking news of at least three shooting incidents in Ottawa. Led by veteran anchor Peter Mansbridge, the rolling coverage was smart, careful, and absolutely un-American. As Andy Carvin noted, Mansbridge… Continue Reading →
Arrested for Singing? This Is What NYPD Officers Are Doing With Their Time Recent videos illustrate what happens when “broken windows” policing is the law of the land. October 22, 2014 | Two videos released within the last week show the… Continue Reading →