Month November 2017
Before joining Gandhi’s ashram, Kalyanam worked in a British office as a budget assistant. V. Kalyanam, Mahatma Gandhi’s last personal secretary, is a sprightly 95. Staying by himself in Chennai, Kalyanam has strong views on the Mahatma and very indulgent… Continue Reading →
A theatre troupe of sanitary workers is dissolving age-old prejudices in Tirthahalli Until recently, people hardly ever acknowledged Mahendra K as he went around collecting garbage from homes in the small town of Thirthahalli, in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district. But now… Continue Reading →
The controversy surrounding the death of judge BH Loya has been raging on social media the past week. The allegation that former Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah offered bribe to judge Loya to decide Sohrabuddin encounter case in favour of… Continue Reading →
Rupam Jain, Jose Devasia NEW DELHI/ KOCHI, India (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court will begin hearing a case on Monday that prosecutors say shows how Islamic State sympathizers are using “Love Jihad” – marrying Hindu women and converting them to Islam… Continue Reading →
Above: A girl getting her retina scanned as she enrolls for Aadhaar, at a camp in Mirzapur (file picture). Photo: UNI The Supreme Court has taken a serious view of the contentious linkage issue of Aadhaar with several services, including… Continue Reading →
BY STEPHEN LONG PHOTO Ms Figueres has a warning to those considering investing in the Adani project — it could be a financial disaster. REUTERS: DENIS BALIBOUSE The woman who led the world to a global climate change agreement has a… Continue Reading →
George Abraham – blind visionary, belter of boundaries and veteran of the impossible. Just recently, the Supreme Court of India in the ongoing case of Rajneesh Kumar Pandey v. Union of India, made an observation: “It is impossible to think that… Continue Reading →
Dear Hon Chief Justice of India, NEED FOR A SPECIAL JUDICIAL ENQUIRY TO INVESTIGATE INTO THE SUDDEN DEATH OF JUSTICE LOYA All Democracies exist and survive on three main pillars – namely the… Continue Reading →
Gopal Krishna If once people become inattentive to the public affairs, “you and I, Congress and Assemblies, judges and Governors shall become wolves.” – Thomas Jefferson, author of Declaration of Independence and the third President of the US, in a… Continue Reading →
Srikanth @logic The fault lines of Aadhaar Mapper in digital payments This article discuss the fault lines of the current Aadhaar Mapper that is maintained by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), and used in various Aadhaar-based payment systems. For… Continue Reading →