Day May 9, 2015
Shiamak Davar, Bollywood star, sued for alleged sexual assault of B.C. dancers in sect Indian choreographer denies allegations, calls accusations ‘nonsense’ By Natalie Clancy, CBC News Posted: Natalie Clancy Investigative Reporter | CBC News Vancouver Two former dance students allege one of India’s… Continue Reading →
Guy Carawan, whose rendition of ‘We Shall Overcome‘ became a civil rights anthem, died. File photo of the singer: AP As Highlander music director, Carawan taught the song to activists who led the sit-in movement of the 1960s. Guy… Continue Reading →
Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015 – 15:57 New Delhi: As many as 9.73 crore enrolments have been rejected, by the Unique Identification Authority of India, due to duplication, quality of data and other technical reasons, Parliament was informed on… Continue Reading →
9th May, 2015 11:54am National Comments In a shameful incident that’s sure to add to India’s disrepute globally in terms of women’s safety record, an acclaimed US-based Indian ayurveda doctor was allegedly molested by five men on April 22 on the… Continue Reading →
May 8, 2015 Ahmedabad: DSP NK Amin, the only accused left in jail in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, was on Friday granted bail by a special CBI court on grounds of worsening health and parity with co-accused…. Continue Reading →
The Thane police have arrested a paedophile tantrik who has allegedly raped 22 minor girls by promising their struggling families he will drive away all their woes if they offered him their children’s virginity. The police caught Vijay Thombre, 42,… Continue Reading →
h The MPs expressed shock that despite Supreme Court refusing custodial interrogation of Setalvad, “even now the government is insisting on her arrest”. More than 30 MPs belonging to both Houses of Parliament have written to home minister Rajnath Singh… Continue Reading →
PHOTOGRAPH: SHAILENDRA PANDEY/TEHELKA Picture of an armed terrorist? Dr Saibaba outside his house in May 2010 ESSAY Professor, P.O.W. So afraid is the government of this paralysed wheelchair-bound academic that the Maharashtra police had to abduct him for arrest ARUNDHATI ROY… Continue Reading →
According to villagers, besieged by diarrhea, fever and a poor harvest this year, the adivasi residents of Jatni Toli decided to perform a ritual they had conducted over 10 years back as part of their Sarna belief system. A… Continue Reading →
Guets Post – Venkatesh Nayak RTI activist, New Delhi A big question that is begging a credible answer today is- why is the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government hell bent on road rolling amendments on to the land acquisition… Continue Reading →