Month July 2017
The Madras high court ruling making the singing of Vande Mataram mandatory in schools, government offices, private entities and industries in Tamil Nadu will have an effect opposite to that intended. Citing the earlier Supreme Court direction that mandated the… Continue Reading →
In mid-July, two BSF jawans allegedly gang-raped a Chakma tribal, allegedly rubbed her face with acid to ensure she lost her sight and couldn’t identify them. Her friend’s acid-scarred body came to light this weekend. Posted By Suhas Chakma | Human rights… Continue Reading →
I don’t think the Supreme Court will let us down, Khera said in an interview Ranjita Ganesan Reetika Khera As a nine-judge Constitution bench in the Supreme Court decides whether right to privacy is a basic right of citizens, economist and social scientist Reetika Khera speaks… Continue Reading →
As the Facebook CEO travels across the US to ‘learn about people’s hopes and challenges’, the cafeteria workers at his company struggle to make ends meet Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco Mark Zuckerberg’s travels throughout the United States to fulfill… Continue Reading →
The accused, a senior news editor and anchor with the Mathrubhumi channel, Amal Vishnudas was arrested last night. He was booked under IPC sections dealing with rape, cheating and intimidation, police said The young woman has alleged that the senior… Continue Reading →
A Summary of Day 3 of the Nine Judge Constitutional Bench Hearing The 9-Judge constitutional bench resumed hearings to settle the question on whether there exists a fundamental right to privacy in India. This bench in the words of Justice… Continue Reading →
Summary: Despite government ‘Yojanas’ homeless Odia tribal family forced to take shelter in a toilet. The families are devoid of basic amenities like drinking water and have to turn to nullahs. The deteriorated condition of tribal families is not unfamiliar, but… Continue Reading →
‘Argumentative Indian not dying … those who want to kill off arguments and impose their own diktat have a hard task’ Nobel prize winning economist Amartya Sen, Thomas W Lamont University professor at Harvard, was recently in the news after the… Continue Reading →
Anuradha Raman Devesh Kapur | Photo Credit: The political scientist on the danger to India’s checks and balances, and the perils of the democratisation of mediocrity in universities Professor of political science and a holder of the Madan Lal… Continue Reading →
The government has constituted three committees to implement the technology-enabled seamless passenger facilities across airports in the country. NEW DELHI: For a paperless and seamless travel experience, air travellers will have to provide a digital identification number at the time… Continue Reading →