Month April 2016
Sumaiya Yousuf Srinagar, April 27:The girl from Handwara, who has been at the centre of the controversy that led to five civilian deaths in Kupwara district, has once again again sought the intervention of J&K State Women’s Commission (SWC) for… Continue Reading →
CATCH TEAM Arya Sharma/Catch News QUICK PILL The discrimination It has been observed time and again that Indian landlords don’t easily rent out houses to Muslims or women Especially in the case of religious minorities, this leads to ghettoisation The… Continue Reading →
Frequent stories of big brands indulging in false advertising should be no surprise, as there is no law to check it Akhileshwar Pathak Photo: PTI There is effectively no law in India against false advertising and unfair trade practices. The… Continue Reading →
Here are some shocking figures which will make you want to cry over the state of the Indian judiciary, and our treatment of accused men and women, whether they are proved guilty or not. 1) Over three crore cases are pending in… Continue Reading →
Biju Janata Dal leader Tathagata Satpathy on Tuesday demanded revocation of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the north-eastern region. He also wanted Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila to be awarded the Padma Shri. “If you sit… Continue Reading →
A Breakdown Of Everything We Know About The Shyam Benegal Committee’s Report To Reform The Censor Board On Tuesday evening, a government-issued press release announced that a committee headed by veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal had submitted its report recommending a number… Continue Reading →
New Delhi: Government provides incentives like “hard area allowance” to doctors serving in rural areas so that they find it “attractive” to serve in those places, Health Minister J P Nadda said. “Under National Health Mission (NHM), support is provided… Continue Reading →
| By Rituparna Chatterjee Here’s the thing about a promotional campaign. It speaks to an audience that will empathize, approbate and subsequently buy into an idea that promises to make life simpler and a product popular. However, often companies forget… Continue Reading →
Guest Post by Ayesha Kidwai [ The prurient fantasies contained in the ‘JNU Dossier’, produced by some right wing faculty members of JNU in or around October 2015, have been ‘outed’ by an excellent report by Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta in Wire.org. This… Continue Reading →
Basant Kumar Mohanty New Delhi, April 27: The government has withdrawn a controversial clause that asked Urdu writers to declare that their books did not contain anything against the ruling establishment, stepping back in the face of criticism from authors in… Continue Reading →