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Day May 21, 2015

Salwa Judum, Version 2.0 – Are the knives being readied ?

Are the knives being readied as another round of “development” is foisted on the Adivasis of Chhattisgarh? We are passing through a period that is dominated by the word “development.” Development is the word of the times we live in. Indeed, the… Continue Reading →

Saffron trade union snubs RSS, to join protest against govt

Saffron trade union snubs RSS, to join protest against govt Mohua Chatterjee, TNN | May 20, 2015, 02.17AM IST NEW DELHI: Sangh Parivar-affiliate Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh has turned down RSS’ persuasion and decided to join other trade unions to announce a protest… Continue Reading →

Kerala Hunts for Priest Accused of Raping 14-Year-old Girl #Vaw

Kerala | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Updated: Kerala police are looking for Father Edwin Figurez, accused of raping a 14-year-old in church in Ernakulam ERNAKULAM:  The police in Kerala are searching in several states for a catholic priest who… Continue Reading →

Sunanda Pushkar Murder: Three ‘suspects’ to undergo polygraph test

The three suspects–Tharoor’s domestic help Narain Singh, driver Bajrangi and friend Sanjay Dewan — said they were willing to undergo the polygraph test.   Sunanda Pushkar was found dead in the hotel suite on January 17 last year. Written by Kaunain… Continue Reading →

Why Marathwada is becoming a graveyard for farmers 

Author(s): Kumar Sambhav S… Date:May 19, 2015  Season after season of failed crops is pushing farmers to the brink of desperation, while the inaction of the Maharashtra government is allowing agriculture to slip into a steep decline Since January 2014, around… Continue Reading →

#Maggi in a soup – #Nestle recalled because of excess lead in #India

Reuters, Modified: May 21, 2015 01:10 IST Food inspectors have ordered Nestle India to recall a batch of Maggi noodles from shops across Uttar Pradesh, saying the product contained dangerous levels of lead. The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FDA)… Continue Reading →

Narendra Modi and his Chakravyuh

  PETER RONALD DESOUZA Illustration: Satwik Gade The Chakravyuh in the Mahabharata was a seven-ringed, impenetrable battle formation. In his first year, the Prime Minister has successfully broken through two circles. But there are five more to go. Abhimanyu was… Continue Reading →

Stop the posturing. Let Aruna Shanbaug #RIP

Kalpana Sharma  ·  Shanbaug’s life and death should make us think about the urgent need for palliative care facilities for the terminally ill. They argued over her body while she lived; they continue to argue now that she is gone. The… Continue Reading →

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