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Day January 11, 2015

Aamir Khan’s PK collected Rs300 crore. Really?

MONEYLIFE DIGITAL TEAM | 07/01/2015 Viewers are reporting empty seats in cinema halls that are showing Aamir Khan-starrer PK, while trade analysts and media reports claim that the movie has grossed over Rs300 crore and will do Rs500 crores. Hope, the taxmen… Continue Reading →

India – Where Upanishads and Hadith are taught together

MAHIM PRATAP SINGH The Hindu Images of goddess Saraswati and Ajmer Shariff share the wall at a classroom in Madarasa Firdose centre at Mandasaur in Madhya Pradesh. Photo: Prashant Nakwe As the sun slowly warms the small classrooms of Madrasa… Continue Reading →

Saudi Arabia publicly flogged liberal blogger and activist accused of ‘insulting Islam’

Saudi Arabia has been condemned for publicly flogging liberal blogger and activist Raif Badawi, who was accused of insulting Islam. Amnesty International confirmed to The Independent that Badawi, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes, received the first round of 50 in a public… Continue Reading →

Playback singer Ankit Tiwari facing rape charges performs at Mumbai Police’s event #WTFnews

 pic courtsey indian express- Ankit Tiwari (24), best known for his songs in the recently released movie Aashiqui 2, was booked under rape charges after a 28-year-old advertising professional approached the Versova police station alleging rape.in May 2014 Press Trust of… Continue Reading →

Terrorism the Media Overlooks: White Supremacists, Sovereign Citizens and Christian Fundamentalists

BILL BERKOWITZ FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: Joshuashearn)Before I heard about the horrific terrorist attack on the offices of the Paris-based humor magazine, Charlie Hebdo, which resulted in the deaths of at least twelve people and the wounding of many more,… Continue Reading →

5 Female Directors Stir Oscar Nomination Buzz

By Jennifer Merin WeNews film critic Friday, January 9, 2015 All in all, the awards season promises to reward film feminists. But don’t overlook a couple of fresh screenings. “It’s All So Quiet,” a Jan. 9 limited release, is a… Continue Reading →

#India – A Tamil Nadu village’s nightmare

Two hours was all it took to destroy 80 hectares of fertile land with standing crop in Kannankottai, as the Tamil Nadu government went about “acquiring” the land to implement an “essential” project, invoking a British-era Act. By ILANGOVAN RAJASEKARAN… Continue Reading →

Greenpeace employee banned from leaving India on government orders. No official reason provided #WTFnews

  Feature story – January 11, 2015 New Delhi, 11 January 2015: In yet another attempt to muzzle Greenpeace India, Priya Pillai, Senior Campaigner with the organisation was stopped at New Delhi airport this morning by the immigration office and… Continue Reading →

#Sundayreading – Soldiers of the Swastika

Jan 9, 2015 at 11:04 IST The RSS’ current fascist rhetoric is not surprising given its historical links to fascism in the 1930s, which have been established convincingly using authentic archival material. It is a legacy that Prime Minister Narendra… Continue Reading →

#Sundayreading – India and the divided City

The divided city The question is not whether Shanti the city girl is better off today than if she had stayed on in her village. Written by Brinda Karat | Posted: January 8, 2015 12:00 am | Updated: January 8, 2015 11:39 am… Continue Reading →

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