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Day August 23, 2017

How An Oregon Activist’s Barn Produced The ‘Poison Papers’

by Tony Schick Tidewater, Oregon  Download Carol Van Strum has been in legal battles with the federal government and chemical industries since the 1970s. She amassed a trove of government documents, which are now being published for the first time. Courtesy of Risa Scott… Continue Reading →

India – Government hospitals on sale! #WTFnews

Kundan Pandey   India is eagerly handing over its public health facilities in towns and villages to private players. Is this the end of public healthcare? Illustration: Tarique Aziz How do governments push for privatisation of public property? The theory goes… Continue Reading →

NGT Serves Notice To Tata Steel Limited, Sukinda For Ecological Damages And Environmental Degradation Caused By Chromite Mining

KOLKATA; Aug 23: The National Green Tribunal, Eastern Zone Bench, today on Wednesday, 23 August 2017 served notice on the matter of ecological disaster and environmental pollution caused by mining activity to Tata Steel Limited and others. The respondents include the… Continue Reading →

After Illegal arrest of 15 days Medha Patkar Granted Bail by Indore HC

Indore High Court granted bail to Medha Patkar on 15th Day of arrest.   Hearing on bail plea of Vijay, Santu and Dhurji will take place tomorrow   Village Bajrikheda joins en mass resignation drive from BJP’s membership   Indore/Barwani | 23rd… Continue Reading →

BJP MLA supplied poisonous gas that killed patients at BHU hospital  

VISHWADEEPAK Photo courtesy: BHU Sir Sunder Lal Hospital, BHU In response to an RTI application, the assistant commissioner of Drugs, Allahabad, has conceded that the firm neither had the licence to produce nitrous oxide or oxygen nor supply them  … Continue Reading →

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Rape Case Verdict: Punjab, Haryana on Alert

Devotees Storing Weapons, Petrol, Diesel: Punjab Police Issues Alert Followers of Dera Sacha Sauda leader Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh have started gathering in large numbers in Panchkula, ahead of the CBI court’s verdict in a rape case against him, scheduled for 25… Continue Reading →

BJP IT cell secretary’s bail rejected twice in connection with fake video post

Tarun Sengupta was arrested on July 12 this year after he allegedly uploaded a fake video of a Muslim police officer beating a Hindu man. Officials said the video was accompanied by an image of chief minister Mamata Banerjee.  … Continue Reading →

BJP’s Hypocrisy In Seeking Credit For Triple Talaq Ban

    Brinda Karat– The 395-page judgement of the Supreme Court on the triple talaq issue ends with a short order: ” In view of the different opinions recorded, by a majority of 3:2 the practice of talaq-e-bidat – triple… Continue Reading →

Indian-origin CEO racially abused by Trump supporters in US

  HIGHLIGHTS US-born Ravin Gandhi, 44, founder and CEO of GMM Nonstick Coatings, wrote an op-ed for CNBC following Trump’s Charlottesville remarks He was quickly trolled and racially abused by readers Gandhi said he would speak out against such abuse… Continue Reading →

Statement – Condemn harassment  of Prof Nivedita Menon by JNU administration

More than 100 activist and academics    Condemn harassment of Prof Nivedita Menon  by JNU administration We, the undersigned women’s rights groups, activists and academics, are shocked to learn that the JNU administration has adopted a biased and mala fide… Continue Reading →

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