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Day April 6, 2016

RTI activist Satish Shetty murder -Former inspector of Pune Crime Branch arrested

Former Maharashtra inspector held for activist’s murder IANS  | The CBI on Wednesday arrested a former inspector ofMaharashtra Police Crime Branch in its ongoing probe into the murder of Pune-based RTI activist Satish Shetty. A team from the special crimes… Continue Reading →

5000 slum residents hit South Mumbai’s streets demanding housing right, basic amenities and scientific waste management system

    Mumbai | 6th April, 2016: Slum residents from all over Mumbai threatened by illegal forcible eviction and annoyed by lack of basic amenities in slums, marched from Carnac Bunder to Azad Maidan, Mumbai on 5th April, 2016 in… Continue Reading →

Is India for Hindus only, Bombay HC asks Nagpur civic body

Expressing anguish over the move to recite “Hanuman chalisa” at an AIDS awareness programme, the Bombay high court has asked the BJP-ruled Nagpur Municipal Corporation if, according to it, “India is for Hindus only”. The Nagpur bench of the court,… Continue Reading →

An Open Letter to Prof Makarand Paranjape from a DU student

Guest post by SHOURJENDRA NATH MUKHERJEE Please note that this response was first sent to Swarajya Mag, where Prof Paranjpe’s Open letter appeared, but was not published.  Dear Prof Paranjape I am Shourjendra, an MPhil research scholar in the Department of… Continue Reading →

Why This Kochi Artist Has Been Painting Herself Black After the Rohith Vemula Suicide

 Neeti Vijaykumar   Artist P. S. Jaya has undertaken a 100-day social experiment, in which she paints herself black before stepping out of her house. She is documenting the reactions and comments that she gets from people on the streets,… Continue Reading →

Chhattisgarh- Woman sarpanch killed for lighting mother’s pyre #BharatMataKiJai

PAVAN DAHAT Village sarpanch Geeta was fulfilling Surjubai’s last wish A woman sarpanch has lost her life for fulfilling her mother’s last wish. On Tuesday last, Geeta Pralhad, sarpanch of Mohda village in the Raipur district of Chhattisgarh, defied tradition… Continue Reading →

Progressive writers association passes resolution on Debaranjan Sarangi

    Bhopal – The meeting was jointly organised by progressive writers association (PWA) and IPTA  (Indian People’s Theatre Association). The topic was ‘Students Movement: Challenges and Potential’ The State president of IPTA and  a well known poet Hariom Rajoria… Continue Reading →

Jai Prakash Singh is sowing seeds of hope for vidarbha farmers

Son of the soil Jai Prakash Singh is sowing seeds of hope for farmers buried under debt and failing crops  Utpal Pathak You’ve probably never heard of Jai Prakash Singh, from Varanasi district, but this man is quietly leading a… Continue Reading →

Sexual Harassment case: MU bans admissions to L S Raheja Bandra college 

This is the first time ever that a MU college is facing de-affiliation due to non-compliance of recommendations made by the Women’s Development Cell (WDC), MU, in a sexual harassment case, although several complaints of sexual harassment have been made… Continue Reading →

Four problems Maharashtra can’t wish away by chanting #BharatMatakiJai

Kalpana Sharma Scroll View photos Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has joined the chorus of voices demanding that every Indian stand up and shout, “Bharat Mata ki jai!” to prove their loyalty to the country. Like his fellow believers, he… Continue Reading →

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