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Mumbai – Over 200% rise in women murders in a year #Vaw #WTFnews

TNN | Jul 14, 2013, 0 MUMBAI: The latest Mumbai police crime report has thrown up a shocking fact— the number of city women murdered more than tripled from 9 in 2011 to 30 in 2012. It translates into a 233% rise.The numbers till May 2013… Continue Reading →

#India – Threat of exclusion, and of surveillance #UID #Aadhaar

    The Statesman 02 Jul 2013 The aadhaar project has become the bane of average Indians, threatening their access to all manner of services. basic questions have sometimes been asked and almost never been answered, says Usha Ramanathan, in… Continue Reading →

#RIP – Tribute to Hassam , Friend and Human Rights Activist from Pakistan

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Life partner of my first friend  from  Pakistan is no more As I opened the Facebook page of Aisha  Gazdar to share Neela  Bhagwat’ s  classical rendition of Faiz poem, “Bol” As her page slowly opened, I wondered why She… Continue Reading →

#India- Sexual harassment complaint to #Jayalalithaa from #NWMI #Vaw

To Ms J Jayalalithaa, Honorable Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. Madam, The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) is an association of women journalists working across India. It is with deep anguish that we bring to your notice… Continue Reading →

#India – Dr Soonawala rape case in Mumbai shows how elite privilege works #Vaw

Illustration by Megha Roy Talukdar | Dev Kabir Malik Design Police conduct, elite reaction and the manner in which this story was reported illustrate how hard it is for a poor woman to accuse a privileged man of rape in… Continue Reading →

NWMI condemns insensitive media coverage of gang rape victim in West Bengal #Vaw

June 17, 2013 The Network of Women in Media, India, an independent forum of media professionals across the country, condemns the recent insensitive media representation of the 20-year-old college student at Barasat, West Bengal, who was recently gang-raped and violently… Continue Reading →

#India – Nuclear utility grabs land #WTFnews

Author(s): Akshay Deshmane Issue Date: 2013-6-30 Public sector NPCIL encroaches upon mango plantations near its Ratnagiri plant Faded white line has been marked by NPCIL for building a wall, says Latika Pawar (Photo: Akshay Deshmane) LATIKA PAWAR had just returned… Continue Reading →

Areva seeks help of French govt on cost sharing for Jaitapur project in Maharashtra

Sanjay Jog  |  Mumbai  June 16, 2013 , BS NPC insists that per unit tariff be equivalent to new coal based project during phase I commissioning In a major breakthrough, Areva, which proposes to initially supply two evolutionary pressurized reactors (EPRs) of 1,650… Continue Reading →

#India – Mumbai is 2nd-most crime-prone city, despite drop in cases in 2012 #Vaw

142.3% Rise In Robberies In City, 63.5% Spike In State V Narayan TNN Mumbai has gained the dubious distinction of being the secondmost crime-prone city in India, if one goes by the number of cases registered under the Indian Penal… Continue Reading →

Men, Women and Other People: Understanding Sexualities #Sundayreading

From left to right  ( Nine members of the research team ) – Hasina Khan , Kranti  ,  Shruti, Shalini Mahajan, Smriti Nevatia , Raj, Sabla , Meenu pandey, and Chayanika shah Kamayani Bali Mahabal, Women Feature Service  The concept… Continue Reading →

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