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#India – Govt okays amendments to manual scavenging eradication bill

May 1, 2013New Delhi: The government today approved amendments to a bill that seeks to eradicate manual scavenging. The Union cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved official amendments to The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and… Continue Reading →

UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against women, its causes and consequences finalises country mission to India

Special Rapporteur on Violence against women, its causes and consequences finalises country mission to India NEW DELHI (1 May 2013) – At the end of her official country mission to India, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against… Continue Reading →

May 2, 2013 5

Don’t bare legs in India, Homosexuality is illegal in India says Asian Development Bank Advisory #WTFnews

TNN | May 2, 2013, Asian Development Bank is holding the 46th annual meeting of its board of governors in Greater Noida. NEW DELHI: When in India, don’t show bare legs or wear short dresses. This could hurt Indian sensibilities and may… Continue Reading →

May 2, 2013 3

Use of #Aadhaar card in Voting in Karnataka Assembly Elections #UID

MOST URGENT By E-mail including to the media Maj Gen S.G.Vombatkere (Retd) … Continue Reading →

April 30, 2013 4

#India – What Are We Doing To Our Kids ? #sexualabuse

Shocking statistics. Devastating stories. Our dirty national secret. Nishita Jha & Revati Laul bring you a horrifying report on the rampant sexual abuse of children in India NISHITA JHA REVATI LAUL 4-05-2013, Issue 18 Volume 10 Illustrations: Anand Naorem To begin with,… Continue Reading →

April 30, 2013 1

#India – shocking child rape – time to re-examine exactly how we’re bringing up our youth #Vaw

Second sight Syeda Hameed | April 27, 2013, Times Crest The shocking rape of a child in Delhi must force us to re-examine exactly how we’re bringing up our youth We are all numb with the events of the last five… Continue Reading →

April 28, 2013 2

Rapes will come down if people shun meat, alcohol: Swami Agnivesh #WTFnews

PTI | Apr 27, 2013, NEW DELHI: Rape cases will come down if people shun non-vegetarian food and alcohol, activist Swami Agnivesh said on Saturday. “We cannot stop a crime like rape by policing only…. I think rapes will come down significanlty if people stop eating… Continue Reading →

April 27, 2013 2

The Language of Narendra Modi

Vol – XLVIII No. 18, May 04, 2013 | Nonica Datta Web Exclusives Narendra Modi‘s oratory captivates his audience. A demagogue’s agenda is facilitated via language, which becomes a site of power and violence in the political public sphere. This article looks… Continue Reading →

April 27, 2013 4

Don’t worry, #Aadhaar is not mandatory for now #UID #MUSTSHARE

Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013, 8:38 IST | Place: New Delhi | Agency: DNA Ashutosh Kumar Neeraj Thakur One need not necessarily have an Aadhaar number as of now for availing of monetary benefits under government schemes such… Continue Reading →

April 27, 2013 9

#India – Sexual Harassment at Workplace Bill becomes Law #Vaw #Womenrights

26 Apr 2013, 01:44 PM Law to curb sexual harassment at work New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to a bill under which cases of sexual harassment at workplace, including against domestic help, will have to be… Continue Reading →