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Day June 11, 2016

Indian women pushed into hysterectomies #Vaw

For the first time, there is comprehensive data on the rampant practice of hysterectomy among young women It was about 11 years ago when a Hyderabad-based NGO stumbled upon what it thought then was a strange medical practice. Several Lambada… Continue Reading →

TISS Professor Sanober Keshwaar says she deserved a dignified exit 

Mumbai: “I feel like I have been robbed of my dignity . The institute could have carried out the termination process in a little transparent manner,“ said Sanober Keshwaar, associate professor, from the School of Law of Tata Institute of… Continue Reading →

Questions on human rights, tolerance disturb Modi’s American party

 Varghese K. George Questions related to religious intolerance and violence, minority rights and the restrictions on civil society organisations in India have followed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the U.S. The issues featured prominently in the conversation between Mr. Modi… Continue Reading →

India- 17 people killed every hour in road accidents

The Hindu Majority of road accident victims are in the 15-34 age group. File photo: K. Ananthan Majority of victims in the 15-34 age group An official report, released by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday,… Continue Reading →

Stop this brutality, it shames India

Patriarchal  killings, devadasis, virginity tests, dowry deaths and domestic violence — the stark reality of extreme brutality facing Hindu women across castes and tribes in Maharashtra is captured in these words   BY FLAVIA AGNES The blockbuster Marathi film Sairat… Continue Reading →

Welcome to Hotel Selfie on the highway

Scroll down to view the article Welcome to Hotel Selfie on the highway You can check in or out of it anytime in Padvi village, Pune district, but it never leaves you   P. Sainath He knows gold when he sees… Continue Reading →

#Goodnews – Kobad Ghandy cleared of terror charges

| Nirnimesh Kumar  A file photo of Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy being brought to the district court in Karimnagar amid tight security. | Special Arrangement Delhi Court, however, holds the Maoist ideologue guilty of cheating and forgery A Delhi court… Continue Reading →

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