Nitin Sethi | In a first of sorts, New Delhi Television (NDTV) has filed a petition before the National Green Tribunal (NGT), asking for the Indian coastline to be protected. In its petition before the tribunal, the company that runs… Continue Reading →
Kalburgi, Pansare and Dabholkar melded modern sensibilities with tradition. by Seema Chishti MM Kalburgi, who was shot dead at his residence in Dharwad by an unidentified gunman (File photo)When the news of the murder of the scholar, rationalist and teacher… Continue Reading →
Arvind Kejriwal said that Minister of Child Welfare and Social Justice Sandeep Kumar has been removed from the cabinet. Delhi CM Arvind KejriwalDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday removed Minister of Child Welfare and Social Justice Sandeep Kumar after… Continue Reading →
BRINDA KARAT After getting a fairly strong battering on social media regarding its position on the Jain Muni episode, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), through its spokesman, Shri Ashutosh, has written a clarificatory piece on ndtv.com. If AAP had made… Continue Reading →
Beef—it’s the oldest shibboleth in the Indian mind. It is with textual evidence from Hindu, Buddhist and Jain canons that historian D.N. Jha takes on the sacred cow. SHEELA REDDY ON D.N. JHA T.NARAYAN For over a month, the mild,… Continue Reading →
Embed from Getty Images Guest Post- Ram Punyani Dalit activist and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of parliament in the Lok Sabha, Udit Raj, in his recent article in the Indian Express titled”‘Where is The Indian Lincoln”… Continue Reading →
‘We cannot let this country be a place where the poor pay to shit.’ That is inhuman and unacceptable.’ Bezwada Wilson, Magsaysay Award winner for 2016 and national convenor of the Safai Karamchari Andolan, speaks to Nitin Sethi and Kumar… Continue Reading →
In Ilol village, Dalits say dominant presence of Muslims makes them feel secure from gau rakshaks Written by Leena Misra | Ilol (gujarat) | Punjabhai Kuberbhai Chamar (left) with others outside the anganwadi for Dalits; the village has seven, each… Continue Reading →
By Stan Swamy The Supreme Court says: ‘Indian State, with its blinkered vision of development, is responsible’; what does the government do?: create tribal battalions to fight/kill fellow tribals in the garb of fighting extremists. The Supreme Court in… Continue Reading →
Return Singur land to farmers: Supreme Court KRISHNADAS RAJAGOPAL The apex court held that the acquisition could not be said to be for a “public purpose” and hence the land should be remitted back to farmers within 12 weeks. A… Continue Reading →
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