JOHN DAYAL Wednesday, July 29, 2015 A protest against the death penalty in Mumbai John Dayal is a senior journalist who has been campaigning for human rights for decades. He was a member of the National Integration Council, and is amongst… Continue Reading →
PRAKASH KARAT Thursday, July 30, 2015 Rapid Action Force deployed at Memon’s family residence at Mahim. NEW DELHI: The execution of Yakub Memon is a miscarriage of justice. There is no other way to describe the hanging of a man… Continue Reading →
PRATHAM GOKHALE/HINDUSTAN TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES YAKUB MEMON TAPAN BOSE |29 July 2015 CAVEAT This post was updated on the morning of 30 July. Yakub Memon was hung in Nagpur Jail on Thursday morning for his role in the 1993 Mumbai… Continue Reading →
GUEST POST by SATYA SAGAR They say one should not speak ill of the dead. And yet I propose to do precisely that about Dr Abdul Kalam, the `Austere, Hardworking, Diligent’ and now recently departed ‘Missile Man’. I am willing to… Continue Reading →
Demand Joint Mechanism to Deal with Terrorism We the concerned citizens of India and Pakistan unequivocally condemn the dastardly attack by terrorists in Gurdaspur, Punjab on 27th July 2015 and express our heartfelt condolences and solidarity with the families of four… Continue Reading →
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar wants to gloss over the large-scale deforestation in India by replacing the term ‘diversion’ of forestland with ‘reforestation’ in official communication. M Rajshekhar On Wednesday morning, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar gave India one more reason to think… Continue Reading →
Rape victim set on fire by accused in UP The girl, who suffered 80 per cent burns, died late on Tuesday night. A 19-year-old Dalit rape victim was allegedly set on fire by two persons — the rape accused and father… Continue Reading →
India’s rush in creating a a DNA-profiling system and the reach of Aadhaar pose a danger to civil liberties Salil Tripathi Two distinct processes based on questionable premises and exaggerated benefits are converging, threatening individual liberties in India. The convergence… Continue Reading →
Sardar Sarovar Project: Water Tourism or Watery Grave ? Lives of Lakhs at Stake: Large scale submergence at doorstep “Special” Saturday Hearing on 1st August for Narmada Oustees in Supreme Court 30th July, 2015: Time is running out fast… Continue Reading →
By Irfan Engineer The march of history has been from more brutal and violent societies to more humane, inclusive and less violent societies; and from authoritarian to democratic states. The objective of punishment awarded by the society to the delinquents… Continue Reading →
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