Month July 2016
Shanker ChakravartyTeesta Setalvad, a file photograph. The Home Ministry order cancelling the FCRA registration of Teesta Setalvad’s trust will further hinder her work for Gujarat riot victims. By ANUPAMA KATAKAM ON June 16, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued… Continue Reading →
BY AJOY ASHIRWAD MAHAPRASHASTA The special court’s order rejecting bail calls into question the NIA’s functioning and reinforces the perception that the government has acted slowly on the Malegaon blasts. Pragya Singh Thakur. Credit: Youtube Soon after a special court in Mumbai rejected the bail… Continue Reading →
AND THIS IS A HINDU NATION By Aakar Patel, First they came after the Muslims. I did not say much because I am not Muslim. I enjoy the music of the dargah but there is always YouTube, one doesn’t need a… Continue Reading →
Try to emulate Arnab Goswami because if you don’t then you risk being accused of being on America’s or Saudi Arabia’s payroll. ABHISHEK SIKHWAL Perhaps like millions of Indians, you have an opinion. You want to share that opinion… Continue Reading →
President approves changes; Communication Ministry bifurcated; new Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology created A new Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has been created by the Centre after bifurcating Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoC & IT) to… Continue Reading →
This village is 20 kms away from Una town. On 11th July 2016, when the youth from leather tanning caste of this village were skinning the skin of dead cows, they were attacked by dominant caste youth in the… Continue Reading →
The Assault Note in Salem Central Prsion- On 8.7.2016 we were arrested in a few seconds of our embarking on a protest against the construction of mullvadi gate flyover in salem without acquiring land and laying of alternate roads…. Continue Reading →
In a major embarrassment to the Chhattisgarh police, a journalist, who was accused of Maoist links by the police, was acquitted of all the charges by a court in restive Bastar region on Thursday. Somaru Nag, a resident… Continue Reading →
The Indian Express spoke to six of the 18, with many of them saying that they took the extreme step only for attention to be drawn to the plight of Dalits in Gujarat. Written by RITESH GOHIL , RITU SHARMA | Rajkot/ahmedabad… Continue Reading →
Embed from Getty Images By Lyndal Rowlands Emma Watson, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten UNITED NATIONS, Jul 21 2016 (IPS) – Achieving gender equality has long been one of the United Nations’… Continue Reading →