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Day February 6, 2017

JNU Prof Nivedita Menon – My lecture was anti-RSS and anti-Hindutva, hence utterly patriotic

On RSS ignorance, the “upside down map” of India, and on being “anti-national” by Nivedita Menon Himal Southasian’s ‘right-side-up’ map. In their words: “This map of Southasia may seem upside down to some, but that is because we are programmed… Continue Reading →

Bangalore – Kendriya Vidyalaya Principal arrested on sexual harassment charges #Vaw

    Principal chats up student in his cabin; tells her she should emulate Sunny Leone and not focus too much on academic achievements. Despite case being filed, he obtains bail The principal of a Central government school instituted under… Continue Reading →

India – Budget bonanza may not save the day for rural job scheme

MUTHUKUMAR K SEETHARAMAN R Despite the ₹48,000-cr budgetary outlay, the MGNREGS may create lesser jobs this year BL RESEARCH BUREAU:   Arun Jaitley has been vocal about the ₹9,500-crore increase in budgetary allocation for rural employment guarantee programme MNREGS, but the… Continue Reading →

Condemn State Repression and Arbitrary Arrests of the West Bengal Government

  SUPPORT THE ANTI-LAND GRAB MOVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF BHANGAR, SOUTH 24 PARGANAS    BY WOMEN AGAINST SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND STATE REPRESSION (WSS) FEBRUARY 6, 2017   WSS stands with the struggling people of Bhangar against the severe repression unleashed… Continue Reading →

Delhi SHOCKER! Mentally challenged gang-raped #Vaw

By Zee Media Bureau | New Delhi: A 15-year-old mentally challenged girl was allegedly gang-raped by two persons including a transgender in northwest Delhi‘s Ashok Vihar area, police said on Sunday. The accused took her away while she was sleeping… Continue Reading →

Universal Basic Income: The Master Plan to Destroy Social Welfare in India

By- Monish Borah   The Economic Survey 2016-17, released by the Union Finance Ministry of India has proposed a Universal Basic Income or UBI for 75% of India’s population. This income will amount to 7620 Rupees per year or INR 635… Continue Reading →

Gujarat Tiffin Blast Acquittals After 14 Years: Anyone Accountable?

SEEMA MUSTAFA NEW DELHI: “Do not ask what we have gone through in these 14 years, and how we were made to feel as if were the criminals,” said the wife of Habib Hava, an electrician, who has just been… Continue Reading →

In this UP hamlet, life depends on who holds power in Lucknow

Rajesh Kumar Singh Hindustan Times Dalits hold a panchayat meeting near an Ambedkar statue at Deokali village in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri district.(Ashok Dutta/ HT Photo) For residents of Deokali village, life changes after every election. Who has power in Lucknow… Continue Reading →

The terrible truth about surveillance, ‘bio-political tattooing’ and #Aadhaar project #UID

GOPAL KRISHNA COMMENTS While responding to a request for the urgent hearing in the matter of ‘biometric information’ based e-identity and 12-digit biometric unique identification (UID)/Aadhaar number related projects, when a three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Jagdish… Continue Reading →

Donald Trump’s Gag Rule will affect rural women in India

Trump has reinstated the Global Gag Policy, but its on-ground impact will be damaging across the world. Women, as always, will be the victims. Written by Radhika Iyengar | Trump has reinstated the Global Gag Policy, but its on-ground impact… Continue Reading →

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