Month April 2017
In the first, Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), which is under the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, were available on its website. by Krishn Kaushik | New Delhi | Gujarat Chief Minister… Continue Reading →
They carried the body for 3 kms from the village to the crematorium on their shoulders, and also took a dip in the river after the cremation. KOLKATA Sreyasi Pal Hindustan Times Muslim neighbours of Biswajit Rajak carrying his body… Continue Reading →
By Martin Khor With one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases becoming a disbeliever that climate change is man-made and could devastate the Earth, and no longer committing to take action domestically and helping others to do so,… Continue Reading →
Generic Prescription by Doctors is NOT Enough All India Drug Action Network Demands Substantive Measures The proposal, as announced by the Prime Minister, to make generic prescription writing mandatory for doctors, would be a useless counterproductive step… Continue Reading →
By Rahi Gaikwad A month after a professor of Khopoli’s KMC college was allegedly assaulted by a mob, there has been no breakthrough in the investigation of the case. The college, which is affiliated to Mumbai University, could not obtain… Continue Reading →
(Screengrab) The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) has recommended an adult certification for the film ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ which explores women’s sexuality. The film hit headlines after the Central Board Film Certification (CBFC) headed by Pahlaj Nihalani refused it… Continue Reading →
Aman Sethi, Samarth Bansal and Saurav Roy A woman getting her eyes scanned as part of the procedure to procure an Aadhaar card.(HT File Photo) Days after Hindustan Times reported a data breach of over a million Aadhaar numbers… Continue Reading →
The Chhattisgarh PUCL severely condemns the ruthless ambush carried out by Maoists at the Burkapal area under Police Station Chintagufa limits in district Sukma on 24th April 2017, and expresses its deep grief at the killing of 25 jawans, mostly… Continue Reading →
To Mr Samir K Sinha, Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Assam. Date 25th April 2017 Sir, This is with reference to the Draft State Population Policy Assam which has been… Continue Reading →
By Priyanka Chaturvedi – We are living in a society that is increasingly becoming intolerant towards our food choices, our clothing, our lifestyles, our very raison d’etre of existence. If you are a minority, and especially a Muslim, then the… Continue Reading →