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Day April 13, 2016

How Chhattisgarh adivasis taught the State a lesson

  Why do we still view consent to land acquisition as a roadblock to development? ARUNA CHANDRASHEKHAR “Bhoo arjan raddh karo, raddh karo (Cancel the land acquisition).” “Khadaan nahi anaaj chahiye (We don’t want a mine, we want grain).” On March 16,… Continue Reading →

Where are the women judges in India’s courtrooms?

  Does a handful imply the opposite sex is incompetent? SANJEEV NAYYAR The Supreme Court on April 11 frowned upon the practice of barring women between the ages of 10 and 50 years from the Sabrimala shrine in Kerala, asserting… Continue Reading →

Oxfam: Most of World Bank’s Private Investments Linked to Tax Havens

Corporations cheat Africa out of some US$11 billion in taxes every year. (photo: Reuters) Oxfam says poor countries are cheated out of an estimated US$100 billion in taxes a year by companies using offshore havens and other tax-dodging tricks. s… Continue Reading →

Cash transfers: Lost in transactions

Aarushi Kalra The Centre for Equity Studies, Delhi, conducted a survey to gauge the impact of the switch to cash transfers on the consumption patterns of the poor in Chandigarh. The preference for kind vis-a-vis cash transfers was recorded. Importantly,… Continue Reading →

The Tainted Game of Cricket And The Water Crisis

By Vidyadhar Date Countercurrents.org There have been serious protests in Brazil against the use of millions of litres of water for a golf course in Rio for the forthcoming Olympics amidst a severe drought in the area. U.S. President Obama… Continue Reading →

Bloodbath on Baisakhi: The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, April 13, 1919

The calculated massacre of close to 2,000 innocents 97 years ago that became a turning point in India’s struggle for freedom. Image credit:  Sabrang India Teesta Setalvad, sabrangindia.in One of the worst political crimes of the twentieth century was committed… Continue Reading →

Why is the UIDAI cracking down on individuals that hoard Aadhaar data?

Private firms’ offer to print Aadhaar details on plastic card a breach of law Alnoor Peermohamed  |  Bengaluru A A screenshot of printmyaadhaar.com The billion-strong citizen identification system, Aadhaar, has given rise to businesses keen on illegal harnessing of this private… Continue Reading →

Sikh Group Wants David Cameron To Repeat Jallianwala Bagh Regret Remarks

David Cameron had stopped short of a full apology in a message he wrote in the visitors’ book at the memorial site 3 years ago. LONDON:  One of Britain’s oldest Sikh groups has appealed to Prime Minister David Cameron to repeat… Continue Reading →

Gowda Urges Law Panel to Explore `Uniform’ Bail Act 

A SENIOR OFFICIAL OF THE LAW MINISTRY Bail(s) should not be a matter of discretion (of judges).A poor person should be treated at par with the rich Union law minister Sadananda Gowda has urged the newly appointed chairman of Law… Continue Reading →

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