Month May 2017
India’s religious minorities have always been suspicious of Hindutva, aware that one day they could be on the receiving end of its intolerance. That day is arriving faster than they realise. Sunny Hundal Sikhs in attendance during a vigil in… Continue Reading →
MOUSA TAWFIQ GAZA: Samira Toman has gone from self-taught student to teacher. “I’ve been doing embroidery for almost 40 years,” the 55-year-old mother of nine told The Electronic Intifada. “I learned how to use needle and thread at school…. Continue Reading →
Coalition frontbencher calls for Queenslanders to boycott Australia’s second-largest bank after it says it will now only lend to mines in established coalfields Joshua Robertson in Brisbane Australia’s big four banks have all ruled out funding or withdrawn from… Continue Reading →
Aftab Alam Professor, Aligarh Muslim University Members of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, a far-right vigilante group in Uttar Pradesh state, India. Cathal McNaughton/Reuters Indolent Indian cows sitting or eating on the busiest roads of the country’s cities are… Continue Reading →
Water warrior: “Five years ago, when V. Govindankutty first saw a trickle of water in the Naubad karez he didn’t realise that he had stumbled on an ancient engineering marvel.” The assistant professor of geography at the mouth of the… Continue Reading →
The CMS report says that around 43 per cent of households in 20 states feel that level of corruption in public services has increased. By: FE Online There has been a considerable dip in corruption in India since 2015,… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court on Monday constituted a medical board in Kolkata to examine the mental health of Calcutta High Court judge C S Karnan, who is facing contempt proceedings. SC orders medical test of Justice Karnan, next hearing on… Continue Reading →
The southern state has a rich history of protests. Some of Tamil Nadu’s tallest leaders forged their political careers in protests. Government data shows that in the past decade, the state has topped the list of most protests held. Kavitha… Continue Reading →
The six Assembly constituencies constituencies are Mussoorie, Raipur, Rajpur, Ranipur, Pratappur and Haridwar Rural Uttarakhand High Court (File Photo)Three days after the Uttarakhand High Court ordered the seizure of all EVMs used during polls in Vikasnagar constituency of Dehradun district,… Continue Reading →
हरियाणा में खुलेगा गायों के लिए हाईटेक मसाज पार्लर, सरकार ने पास किया 3 करोड़ का बजट यहां गायों के लिए हाइटेक मसाज पार्लर सांकेतिक तस्वीर हिसार लाला लाजपतराय पशु चिकित्सा एवं पशु विज्ञान विश्वविद्यालय (लुवास) ने देसी गायों की… Continue Reading →