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Month October 2018

Death of Judge Loya: Ravi Bhawan employee’s police testimony casts doubt on judges’ statements relied on by SC

ARSHU JOHN AND AATHIRA KONIKKARA A statement to the police by a room service staffer at Ravi Bhawan in Nagpur, who was on duty when the judge BH Loya is said to have checked in to the guest house, directly contradicts the… Continue Reading →

Odisha- Dongaria Kondhs demand immediate halt to police “repression” in Niyamgiri Hills

By Manohar Chauhan Dongaria Kondhs, under the banner of Niaymgiri Surashkya Samittee (NSS), has demanded immediate halt to police repression and asked for peaceful life in Niyamgiri Hills. Alleging state repression on their peaceful movement towards saving Niyamgiri Hills, Lada… Continue Reading →

Relief for Kudankulam protesters #Goodnews

A view of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project site. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday quashed FIR proceedings against 179 villagers in Tirunelveli for agitating against the Kudankulam nuclear power project in 2012. The petitioner, Eric Jude… Continue Reading →

Statement- Indian Association of People’s Lawyers condemns Maharashtra Police’s threat to arrest Justice Hosbet Suresh

IAPL condemns the threat issued by Shivaji Pawar, ACP, Maharashtra Police to arrest IAPL’s President Justice Hosbet Suresh (Retd.) and the most alarming portrayal by him of IAPL as a frontal organisation of CPI (Maoist). IAPL believes that such attacks… Continue Reading →

How Google gave ‘Father of Android’ a hero’s farewell despite misconduct #Vaw

Under Fire For $90m Exit Deal To Andy Rubin, Co Says It Fired 48 Employees Over #MeToo Daisuke Wakabayashi and Katie Benner San Francisco: Google gave Andy Rubin, the creator of Android mobile software, a hero’s farewell when he left… Continue Reading →

Bombay HC asks cops for case diary, extends relief for 2 human rights activists

Says No Coercive Steps Against Teltumbde, Navlakha Till Nov 1 TIMES NEWS NETWORK Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday asked the Pune police to place before it the case diary as well as other documents in connection with the… Continue Reading →

India – Sexual harassment in the Carnatic music world #MeToo

Following allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment by many, the Madras Music Academy has dropped seven Carnatic musicians from its list of performers for the annual December Margazhi festival [email protected] and [email protected] There’s discord in the Carnatic music world. The Madras Music… Continue Reading →

Sabarimala-Driven by notions of purity and impurity

  Brinda Karat   The Sangh Parivar’s opposition to the Sabarimala judgment has little to do with religious belief While heated debates and discussions were expected after the Supreme Court’s Sabarimala judgment, what is unusual is the kind of public… Continue Reading →

VHP Makes Blatant Temple Push, Bringing 70 Trucks With Stones to Ayodhya

October 25, 2018 Tweet on Twitter   Babri Masjid was demolished by a Hindu mob in Ayodhya on 6th Dec 1992. — File photo Caravan News NEW DELHI — In a blatant push for construction of Ram Temple even though the… Continue Reading →

India – #MeToo movement yet to reach rural areas #Vaw

utinely suffer sexual harassment at work in villages, the stranglehold of patriarchy and the scepter of social shaming hold them back from voicing their outrage and seeking redress Archana Chandola Rural women seek safety in groups to avoid sexual harassment… Continue Reading →

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