Day July 25, 2015
RELATED NEWS During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first year in office, the health ministry has relaunched existing programmes and claimed credit for programmes not launched by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.Fact Checker took a look at the claims and realities:1. MISSION INDRADHANUSH, A NEW IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME: ONLY THE NAME IS NEWClaim: A… Continue Reading →
View image | gettyimages.com MOHAMMAD ALI The Uttar Pradesh Government on Friday recommended a CBI investigation in the murder of Akhil Gupta, a crucial witness in the alleged rape case against the self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu. Gupta, a resident of… Continue Reading →
S. Hussain Zaidi PTI Inmates prepare an enclosure for the media at Nagpur Central Jail, as the execution date of Yakub Memon nears. Yakub Memon would pay for his brother’s sins and become the only man to be sentenced to… Continue Reading →
India‘s Unique Identity Will the Supreme Court restrain the government from coercing everyone into getting Aadhaar numbers by parting with their biometrics information? Anumeha Yadav · 7K Total Views Over the next two weeks, the Supreme Court will hear a clutch… Continue Reading →
Dear Shri Shashi Tharoor, A friend Merin Mathew alerted me about your recent Oxford Union Society address. I had an idea of the format as I had once heard a young Muslim argue in defence of his faith and… Continue Reading →
The courts must step in when governments persecute individuals like Setalvad. Written by Julio Ribeiro | P Teesta SetalvadThe “caged parrot” that sings to its master’s tune is at it again. Twelve “parrots” searched Teesta Setalvad’s home and office in Mumbai for… Continue Reading →
PRESS STATEMENT July 24, 2015 CJP and Sabrang Trust Rebut Gujarat Police’s False Claims in latest Affidavit To begin with, the aims and objectives of both CJP and Sabrang Trust as contained in their founding documents are wide enough… Continue Reading →
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday firmly declined to entertain the trend of flaunting religious beliefs to seek immunity from dress code, asking three Muslim girls and little-known Students Islamic Organization of India to follow the code prescribed by CBSE… Continue Reading →
LUBHYATHI RANGARAJAN The Hindu Illustration: Satwik Gade The procedure followed to obtain a death warrant for Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon suffers from serious constitutional flaws. If seen through, it will set a very wrong precedent. There is a worrying… Continue Reading →
PA Sebastian, the indefatigable lawyer who lent India’s democratic rights movement its contours, is no more PA Sebastian (pictured) hated being reminded of his disability. Not one given to unnecessary etiquette at the best of times, he would be… Continue Reading →