Month August 2017
BY S G VOMBATKERE, The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was constituted under the NGT Act, 2010, to provide effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources, in keeping with Article… Continue Reading →
The series of deaths in sewer lines and septic tanks over the last one month, 27 in the country including 9 in Delhi is tragic, disgraceful and devastating; not only for the families of the deceased but for all… Continue Reading →
The minor’s rape in Chandigarh comes just days after women in the city directly administered by the Union Home Ministry held a candle-light march to assert their right to access public spaces without having to worry about their safety. Chandigarh |… Continue Reading →
The renaming of Mughalsarai railway station after RSS ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya or the attempts to “cast out Nehru” reflect the absence of “heroes” among saffron ranks, historian Irfan Habib said. Delivering a lecture on “70 years of Freedom” here, Habib said the… Continue Reading →
By- Gopal Krishna Gandhi Chennai, India — In 1946, just months before independence, carnage unimaginable in ferocity and unprecedented in scale broke out against Hindus in Muslim-dominated East Bengal and against Muslims in Hindu-majority Bihar. The great campaigner for… Continue Reading →
The old guard. (AP photo) Sugata Bose Quartz India On 27 December 1911, at the annual session of the Indian National Congress, Rabindranath Tagore’s freshly composed song Jana Gana Mana was performed, offering thanks for the divine benediction showered so generously on… Continue Reading →
On the India’s 70th Independence Day, the longest and most recognised people’s movement in independent India is on dock, despite it being non-violent, worked relentlessly for the tribals and farmers who are affected by the mighty Sardar Sarovar (Narmada)… Continue Reading →
On Independence Day, Medha Patkar, Dhurji Bhai, Vijay Bhai and Santu Bhai leaders of Narmada Bachao Andolan to remain in Jail; Waiting for justice MP government trying hard to crush the movement by implicating thousands of displaced persons in Kukshi, Dhar and… Continue Reading →
It’s time to evaluate how much we have achieved in freeing our masses from age-old poverty and social discriminations and are we enjoying the rights to pursue our beliefs and ideas ANIL SINHA This year marks the 70th anniversary… Continue Reading →
Prashant Rupera| TNN | U Four Dalit men were thrashed with iron rods and sticks for alleged cow slaughter in Gujarat on July 11, 2016. VADODARA/ANAND: Almost a year after the Una Dalitflogging incident, a repeat of the same brutality against a man… Continue Reading →