The Santhals are one of India‘s largest tribes and honour punishments are virtually unheard of within the community “There seems also to be a sentiment of honour among them; for it is said that they use poisoned arrows in hunting,… Continue Reading →
Death by stealth By Syed Nazakat Story Dated: Monday, January 20, 2014 15:12 hrs IST From extrajudicial killings to rape, the Army is reeling under allegations of human rights violations Rising red flags: As many as 93 serving soldiers, including… Continue Reading →
A Memorandum to the Governor of Assam, His Excellency Shri. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik We are writing to you as a team that recently visited Karbi Anglong district to inquire into a series of targeted attacks and the retaliatory violence… Continue Reading →
Barely a month at the helm of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Veerappa Moily has cleared projects worth at least Rs 150,000 crore. While many see in his rush an unprecedented green sellout, the truth is that the… Continue Reading →
Our politicians have had no interest in making other laws to govern humane treatment of convicts Posted On Friday, January 24, 2014 at 08:15:38 AM The power to take away human life enjoins an obligation to do it with… Continue Reading →
Mumbai Mirror | Jan 24, 2014, Arita Sarkar Following a series of protests including a hunger strike organised by Mumbai University‘s students over the past several weeks, the institution has appointed a committee to address a number of issues that they… Continue Reading →
Amit Sengupta, Newsclick, Jaunary 23,2014 A few days back, the Health Minister of South Africa, Dr Motsoaledi, characterised an elaborate plot hatched by large multinational drug companies as “genocide” and a conspiracy of “satanic magnitude”. He was referring to public… Continue Reading →
Dear members of the expert committee on transgender issues set up by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, We would like to first of all thank the MSJE for taking up the issue oftrans people in the… Continue Reading →
A senior Hindu priest, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, today caused a flutter when he slapped a journalist who asked him about Narendra Modi‘s chances of becoming Prime Minister. The priest, dressed in saffron robes, was caught on camera delivering a… Continue Reading →
Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 20:56 Jakarta: An Indian woman, who was arrested at Juanda International Airport in Indonesia‘s second-largest city Surabaya for carrying 1.7 kg of banned drugs in her luggage, may face the death penalty. The… Continue Reading →
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