Month July 2017
By Sam Jawed – The scourge of fake news and photoshop is upon us. A morphed image started a riot and now more morphed images are being used to fuel it. We saw tempers flare over a photoshopped image of… Continue Reading →
It’s some weeks since the Parliament backed George Brandis’s distortion of the Native Title Act in the service of the mining lobby. The dust has settled and we’re writing to let you know that our fight continues. We were not… Continue Reading →
Self-proclaimed spiritual guru and known supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, on Thursday posted a video from Africa’s Kruger National Park and credited it to Swacch Bharat scheme. In his tweet, Jaggi Vasudev posted a video of a bin… Continue Reading →
The Supreme Court on Friday, July 7 heard applications for interim relief to stay notifications which make Unique Identification Number or Aadhaar, a biometrics-linked identity number for residents, mandatory for availing any benefits and entitlements. The applications are by… Continue Reading →
Robert J. Burrowes It is a tragic measure of the depravity of human existence that genocide is a continuing and prevalent manifestation of violence in the international system, despite the effort following World War II to abolish it through negotiation,… Continue Reading →
THE CITIZEN BUREAU KOLKATA: Pitched communal battles based on rumours being spread with unforeseen viciousness and ferocity by Hindu and Muslim fanatical groups in Basirhat, just about 100 km from Kolkata has exposed the faultlines in the body polity exploited by… Continue Reading →
A footmarch (padyatra) of farmers from Gandhi Ashram to Gandhinagar started today; Permission denied; Freedoms denied; Leaders and marchers detained; The issues of farm distress in Gujarat are multiplying. Farmers are committing suicide, reeling under the enormous burden of nearly… Continue Reading →
People’s Union for Civil Liberties, Coalition for Sex Workers and Sexual and sexuality Minorities’ Rights, Payana, Swabhava Trust, LesBit, Jeeva, Karnataka Transgender Samiti, Karnataka Sexual Minorities Forum, and Sarayatha condemn the irresponsible, sensational and salacious reportage by media houses on… Continue Reading →
Till now they have sold 1000 pads and they manufacture 50 packets in a day. by Nawnika Upadhyay We are all well aware about the issues related to waste management in our country. With rapid urbanisation we are consuming lot of… Continue Reading →
In cases where medical evidence is absent, the victim’s oral testimony can be taken into account, the court said. K Vidhya Justice cannot be denied to victims in sexual offence cases because of absence of medical evidence. The woman’s… Continue Reading →