Day March 20, 2017
Reports on the rise of fascism in Europe were not the American media’s finest hour Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler (Wikimedia Commons) By John Broich, The Conversation How to cover the rise of a political leader who’s left a paper… Continue Reading →
RAJALAKSHMI NIRMAL Prices have started to fall already; the State agencies have to ramp-up procurement at least this year March 19, 2017: Wheat farmers in Uttar Pradesh are a worried lot. Procurement of the foodgrain by government agencies in the… Continue Reading →
More than 150 farmers from Tamil Nadu have been protesting at Jantar Mantar since March 14, 2017 with skulls of farmers who had allegedly committed suicide. They are demanding better drought-relief package for Tamil Nadu farmers, as the relief package… Continue Reading →
Dipanjan Sinha Hindustan Times Advocate R Mahadevan has relatives who won’t talk to him any more. They don’t understand why he represents ‘people who hate their country’. “I tried explaining the importance of a defence lawyer, but now I have… Continue Reading →
HIGHLIGHTS Father Tomy Kalathoor Mathew, 48 was stabbed by a man at St Matthew’s Church in Melbourne Reportedly, the assailant yelled “You are Indian, a Hindu or Muslim, you cannot say mass, I will kill you” Mathew was rushed to… Continue Reading →
`First analyse, assess impact of quota in gram sabhas, panchayats and local bodies’ Anubhuti Vishnoi New Delhi Yogi Adityanath’s worldview on women -many of whom backed the BJP in the recent election -makes for interesting reading. He believes women… Continue Reading →
Update from: Kavita Srivastava, People’s Union for Civil Liberties(PUCL) 19th March, 2017 The case of Hotel Hyatt Rabbani, Polo Victory, Jaipur Date 19th March, 2017 Time 6pm onwards Arrested: Receptionist Wasim and cleaner Qasim, on the look out for the… Continue Reading →