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Day July 10, 2017

Gujarat HC treats plea against social boycott of dalits as PIL

AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court has decided to treat the petition about ‘boycott of dalit families’ in a north Gujarat village as a public interest litigation (PIL). The case pertains to complaint of excommunication of the dalits by the higher castes in… Continue Reading →

#UnaOneYear: What Makes the New Leaders So Different From the Old Organised Opposition

SEEMA MUSTAFA NEW DELHI: While the old and now increasingly outdated leaders heading the organised political Opposition are wallowing in acrimony and hostility, the new young leaders are creating and taking over the protest space in India steadily for the past two years. That it… Continue Reading →

Final Victory for Bilkis as SC Dismisses Appeal of Guilty Cops, Doctors in Gang Rape Case

BY PTI Upholding their conviction by the high court, the bench said the six had been acquitted by the trial court despite “clear-cut evidence” against them. Bilkis Bano with her husband Yakoob and their daughter. Credit: Shome Basu/The Wire New Delhi: The Supreme… Continue Reading →

India – Why Tax Disability? Roll back GST for PwDs

The international meaning of zero-rated goods and supplies has been wantonly throttled. Products meant for disabled citizens need to be part of zero-rated supplies – where GST rate is zero AND input tax credit can be claimed.   What the Ministry… Continue Reading →

Why Marathwada’s Farmers Dread The New Cattle Law

By- Poorvi Kulkarni Aurangabad and Latur (Maharashtra): “Pashu an shetkari ekaach vargaatle na?…He samplyaashivaay yaanchee smart city chee yojana kashi yashasvi honaar?” (For the government) aren’t animals and farmers in the same category? How will their Smart City project be realised if… Continue Reading →

Delhi- A Slum, Baljeet Nagar Forcibly Demolished!

Monday, July 10,2017 NEW DELHI: On July5, 2017 DDA officials along with a police force went to the slum at Baljeet Nagar and told the dwellers to leave their homes immediately. They were given just sufficient time to move their important… Continue Reading →

‘Human Shield’: Rs. 10 Lakh Compensation For Farooq Dar, Directs Rights Body

  The Jammu and Kashmir human rights commission today directed the state government to pay a compensation of Rs. 10 lakh to Farooq Ahmad Dar, who was used as a “human shield” by the Army during the Srinagar Lok Sabha… Continue Reading →

MGNREGA wages less than minimum farm wages in 15 states

As per data being examined by the committee, the minimum wages paid to agricultural workers are significantly higher than MGNREGA wages in Karnataka, Punjab, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Mizoram, and Andaman and the Nicobar Islands. by Shalini Nair | New Delhi |… Continue Reading →

Honour people who murdered cow killer, says Chhattisgarh Sanskrit Board chairman #WTFnews

Swami Parmatamanand is also heard questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that killing people in the name of “gau bhakti (cow worship)” is unacceptable Ritesh Mishra Hindustan Times, Raipur Swami Parmatamanand reportedly made the statement at an event titled Virat… Continue Reading →

Once Upon A Scream In Muzaffarnagar

Dalit, Jat, Muslim…. Western UP’s social fabric is coming apart. Politics leaves things at a loose end. PRAGYA SINGH MERRY For all the tension, inter-faith amity exists on ground PHOTOGRAPH BY TRIBHUVAN TIWARI On a sultry June afternoon, Tara Singh… Continue Reading →

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