Month July 2016
BY SIDHARTH BHATIA A file photo of singer Mubarak Begum. Credit: PTI With the death of Mubarak Begum in Mumbai at the age of 80, the last of the ‘Muslim’ voices from the Golden Era of Hindi cinema has gone. Though… Continue Reading →
“Ask the self-proclaimed cow protectors to collect and dispose of the carcass from the villages and towns.” Rituparna Chatterjee SHAILESH ANDRADE / REUTERS Rescued cattle are seen at a “goushala”, or cow shelter, run by Bharatiya Gou Rakshan Parishad, an… Continue Reading →
The logic behind Haryana’s cow protection unit seems to be if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Kshitij Malhotra | According to its website, the Love 4 Cow Club has 3,100 members scattered in different parts of the country. Wooing its visitors… Continue Reading →
Dalit Girl Hospitalised After Third Gang Rape, Mother Says By Same Rapists Now Out on Bail MONA ROY Tuesday, July 19,2016 NEW DELHI: A 20 year old Dalit student was rushed to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Rohtak, after… Continue Reading →
US, China, Japan, Germany, France and UK accommodate just 2.1 million refugees, according to Oxfam report Syrian refugee families arrive at their new homes on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Kate Lyons The six wealthiest countries… Continue Reading →
Raza Rumi on the man who defied a callous state and society, unbowed in his love of humanity Amina Ansari – ‘Him or him?’: Oil on Canvas, 5ft X 6ft, February 2016 The death of Abdul Sattar Edhi after an… Continue Reading →
Karam Komireddy GETTY It has been almost 70 years since the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The day is observed sombrely every year, but if we are to honour the father of the nation, we must vigorously contest the distortions of… Continue Reading →
By Gaurav Sarkar | A local adivasi turned independent journalist residing in the Bastar Region of Chattisgarh, Lingaram Kodopi — nephew of renowned tribal activist Soni Suri — has managed to spread awareness about the ongoing atrocities being committed by police… Continue Reading →
A 21-year-old gang rape survivor was gang-raped again by the same accused The Rohtak police are yet to make any arrest in the matter She was raped again to “settle the previous case out of court” (Representative image) Chandigarh: A Dalit… Continue Reading →
Karthikeyan Hemalatha| TNN | Jul 18, 2016, 08.28 PM IST CHENNAI: The State Human Rights Commission, Tamil Nadu, on Monday said it would look into the allegations of physical and mental torture of Salem-based environmental activist Piyush Manush by police. “We… Continue Reading →