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Day April 16, 2016

22 years on, grieving mother awaits justice

 ALOK DESHPANDE The Hindu Anuradha Paladhe mother of Late Amar Paladhe, who dies 22 years ago while serving in Indian Navy, reads the book at her residence written by her on his son in Dombivali. Photo:. Levin Raju The Navy… Continue Reading →

Mechanism to certify Money Bill

Lok Sabha should create consultative mechanism for speaker to certify a money bill.  Written by M R Madhavan | Published:April 15, 2016 12:27 am Photo for representational purpose.The Aadhaar bill was passed by Parliament as a money bill. The Lok Sabha rejected the amendments… Continue Reading →

Handwara deaths show brutality of AFSPA. Scrap it

  And this is not a matter of Kashmir alone. KAMAL MITRA CHENOY The killing of four civilians in Handwara, Kashmir is ghastly and shocking. It is also UnIndian. Tragically however, Kashmiris have become more and more alienated, more bitter,… Continue Reading →

Ground report: Police-vigilante nexus exposed in Maoist-hit Chhattisgarh

A two-week long investigation carried out by the India Today special investigation team in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, Jagdalpur, Sukma and Dantewada reveals that the police seems to be working in close association with the new vigilante group, the Samajik Ekta Manch…. Continue Reading →

State struggles, sugarcane guzzles

 Surendra P Gangan THIRST Whistleblower says 70% of water from Manjara dam goes to sugarcane fields and factories, when it should be only 3% MUMBAI: Though the state is reeling under a severe drought, Maharashtra’s sugarcane fields and factories continue… Continue Reading →

“These Communal Riots Go On Happening. Have We Addressed That Problem?”

Madhav Godbole, former Union home secretary and a champion of secularism on why religion and politics need to be separated PRACHI PINGLAY-PLUMBER INTERVIEWS MADHAV GODBOLE PHOTO BY AMIT HARALKAR The B.G. Deshmukh Memorial lecture scheduled to be delivered this month by Madhav… Continue Reading →

Boy without a Passport

How the singling out of JNU student Umar Khalid is reinforcing prevalent stereotypes about a community. ASAD ASHRAF Photo : Amarjeet Singh It’s rare in history that cultural and political programmes organised within university premises, assume such significance in the… Continue Reading →

Palestine: Israeli Police Abusing Detained Children

With Arrests Spiking, Growing Concern (Jerusalem) – Israeli security forces are abusing Palestinian children detained in the West Bank. The number of Palestinian children arrested by Israeli forces has more than doubled since October 2015. Israeli border police arresting Ahmad Abu Sbitan,… Continue Reading →

Disasters waiting to happen: 8 most dangerous nuclear plants

Disasters waiting to happen: 8 most dangerous nuclear plants near earthquake fault lines Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)’s tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant‘s (L to R) No.4, No.3 No.2 and No.1 reactor buildings are seen in Fukushima prefecture. ©… Continue Reading →

Discrimination against Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle, IIT Madras continues

      DISCRIMINATION AGAINST AMBEDKAR PERIYAR STUDY CIRCLE CONTINUES AT IIT MADRAS BY ADMINISTRATION. On Commemorating the 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar, APSC had organized a seminar on 14th of April, in which Prof. Ram Punyani delivered a speech… Continue Reading →

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