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APPEAL- Andhra widow seeks euthanasia for paralysed son

Uma Sudhir Hyderabad : Poverty, desperation and lack of response by the government have forced a widow from Andhra Pradesh to seek euthanasia for her mentally disabled son. K Lakshmamma, the mother of an engineering student who was paralysed and… Continue Reading →

iEmpire: Apple’s Sordid Business Practices Are Even Worse Than You Think

New research goes beyond the New York Times to show just how disturbing labor conditions at Foxconn, the “Chinese hell factory,” really are. February 7, 2012 | Behind the sleek face of the iPad is an ugly backstory that has… Continue Reading →

‘Areva reactor meets advanced safety requirements’

NEW DELHI, February 9, 2012 R. Ramachandran There will be no additional cost to the EPR 1650 MWe Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR), a Generation III+ nuclear reactor developed by Areva of France, in complying with the additional safety requirements recommended… Continue Reading →

Climate change and social justice towards an Ecosocialist perspective

Asit Das After the Kyoto protocol and the IPCC report, climate change has emerged as a serious issue facing mankind. Climate change and the issues of social justice should be seen in the context of the urgency of the global… Continue Reading →

India: How to silence a nation

07 Feb 2012 Legal proceedings have been filed against four authors that read aloud from Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic verses. Salil Tripathi explains how outdated Colonial-era legislation is being used to curtail free expression. The saga refuses to end. The… Continue Reading →

Nurses vs Doctors: How the backbone of Kerala is fighting for their due

G Pramod Kumar Feb 7, 2012 The fast-spreading strike by nurses in Kerala has laid bare the inherent contradiction in India’s burgeoning healthcare sector: it is a highly exploitative industry dominated by money-minded corporates and doctors. While the doctors and… Continue Reading →

Pakistan nationals will be able to roam freely in India soon

7H FEB, 2012 In a bid to ensure more people to people contact, India is contemplating easing visa regulation for Pakistan nationals. With the cabinet note on the issue set to be tabled in a few days, it might be… Continue Reading →

Open letter to the prime minister expressing concern over the EU-Trade negotiations

To, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India South Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi-110 011 Tel: 91-11-23012312 Fax: 91-11-23016857/91-11-23019545; email: [email protected] Dear Mr. Prime Minister, All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN) members express grave concern with regard to the round… Continue Reading →

‘Plea of mental instability being misused as grounds for divorce’

 ‘Show compassion’:Karnataka High Court judge N. Kumar speaking at a workshop on mental health awareness in Gulbarga on Sunday. GULBARGA : Karnataka High Court judge N. Kumar on Sunday expressed anguish over the incidence of married couples seeking divorce on… Continue Reading →

Soni Sori’s Letter to the Supreme Court Judge

Sir Judge Upon your order, I was treated in Kolkata, which saved my life. Then why have I been sent back among the same people? I am not safe here. I’m having to battle many problems. If your court believes… Continue Reading →

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