Month April 2017
New Delhi: In yet another brazen act of moral policing, a young couple in Meerut was assaulted by Hindu Yuva Vahini workers on suspicion of ‘love jihad’. Hindu Yuva Vahini activists on Wednesday assaulted a couple on suspicion of love… Continue Reading →
RANJAN CRASTA| Update: ScoopWhoop co-founder Suparn Pandey filed for anticipatory bail today, but was denied the same. The court, however, has told Delhi police that they will have to provide Pandey with 5 days notice before arresting him. When… Continue Reading →
Protect citizens’ freedom: Eben Moglen As a law teacher and lawyer working in my home system, but concerned with issues of law and technology that are global more than they are national, i’ve spent the last several years paying much… Continue Reading →
Two years after farmer forced to amputate leg, doctor held responsible In 2015, Balasaheb Dengde was diagnosed with varicose veins disease, in which his veins in the legs had widened and bulged out Written by Tabassum Barnagarwala | Observing that a… Continue Reading →
TNN | MUMBAI: The arid days of demonetisation are back to haunt Mumbaikars. Ten days after the banking sector’s yearly closing on March 31, ATMs continue to run dry across the city. Customers are visiting multiple booths of various banks… Continue Reading →
NHRC notices to the Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh and Union Home Secretary over allegations of rape by CRPF/Police personnel in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh New Delhi, 11th April, 2017 The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices, returnable… Continue Reading →
English Alankrita Shrivastava Despite being denied a Censor Board certificate, filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava’s feminist film Lipstick Under My Burkha has been winning laurels in the film fraternity. “I feel if the intention of the board is to discourage people like me for making films like… Continue Reading →
TEAM YS The High Court in Chennai today granted Yogendra Vasupal, the Founder of Stayzilla, bail with a deposit of Rs 40 lakh. The court refused to order mediation as requested by Jigsaw and clearly said that it’s a business… Continue Reading →
With Suhas Haldankar’s murder, toll of activists in Maharashtra has risen to 16 Venkatesh Nayak | Venkatesh Nayak “Another one bites the dust, another one bites the dust uh.. and another one, and another one”. Apro dikro (our lad)… Continue Reading →
Saurav Roy HT, Ranchi Laxman Singh Munda, who is spearheading the RSS campaign in the region, says the organisation wants a “Christianity-free” block. “The villagers will soon return to their roots,” says Munda.(PTI file photo) At least 53 families in… Continue Reading →