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Day July 13, 2016

Post Brexit – Sikh was thrown out of Wimbledon queue #Racism

Sikh was thrown out of Wimbledon queue for ‘making other people uncomfortable’ Tanveer Mann The man was allegedly kicked out because he was making other people ‘uncomfortable’ (Picture: Getty Images) A Sikh man who was asked to leave the overnight… Continue Reading →

Bombay HC strikes down Rs12000 crore tenders issued by Pankaja Munde’s ministry

Self-help groups claimed that tender conditions were designed to favour large companies and established cartels of contractors Abhiram Ghadyalpatil The court order comes as a setback for chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who has tried to build the image of a… Continue Reading →

Kashmiri doctors lament injuries by pellets in protests

Doctors say Indian security forces deliberately use rubber pellets to inflict maximum damage on Kashmiri protesters. Azad Essa & Showkat Shafi Amnesty International says the pellet-firing shotguns were not in line with international standards [Reuters] Kashmiri doctors have lamented the use of… Continue Reading →

Karnataka – More ‘unwanted hysterectomies’ come to light #Vaw

More ‘unwanted hysterectomies’ come to light in Bengaluru  AFSHAN YASMEEN Women from Basalikatte tanda in Ranebennur waiting outside Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Monday. Photo: Bhagya Prakash K. Manjawwa Mallesh Lambani (25), a resident of Basalikatte tanda of Ranebennur, is… Continue Reading →

Rohith Vemula’s ‘Dalitness’

Anand Teltumbde   The answer to a situation where institutions that at least maintained a facade of democracy are being destroyed and any dissenting opinion is being targeted, can come from students who oppose such moves. Perhaps, it is such… Continue Reading →

More than 100% Chennaiites registered for Aadhaar #WTFnews

TNN | Chennai: M Valarmathi, a housewife in Indira Nagar, had found some excuse or other not to apply for the Aadhaar number. But, recently, when she went to a bank to open an account, officials insisted she produce her… Continue Reading →

Gujarat: 7 of Dalit family beaten up for skinning dead cow #WTFnews

After beating them up, the attackers reportedly took Vashram, Ramesh, Ashok and Bechar to Una town. There, they paraded the four victims, and flogged them publicly all the way to the police station. Written by Gopal B Kateshiya | Rajkot | A… Continue Reading →

14-year-old describes how Rationalist Govind Pansare was shot 

Swati Deshpande Mumbai: A school-going 14year-old has given a chilling account of how Communist leader Govind Pansare was gunned down by a pillion rider as he returned home from his walk in Kolhapur in February last year.The child, the sole… Continue Reading →

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