HIGHLIGHTS Ansari said he shared the view of many that intolerance was growing He ascribed the spate of vigilante violence, mob lynchings, beef bans and “Ghar Wapsi” campaigns to a “breakdown of Indian values” Stating that he had flagged the… Continue Reading →
People across 26 cities join scientists in demanding more funding for research and promotion of scientific temper. Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath Scientists demanded that the government allocated three percent of the country’s GDP to scientific and technological research [Sanjay Kumar/Al Jazeera] Thousands… Continue Reading →
NEW DELHI: Various organisations have publicly demanded the release of Medha Patkar, who was picked up by police whilst on an indefinite hunger strike in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district. The activist and 11 more people were protesting against the inadequate rehabilitation… Continue Reading →
Human Wrongs Watch By Baher Kamal* – Asia is home to the largest number of indigenous peoples on Earth, with an estimated 260 million of a total of 370 million original inhabitants worldwide. In spite of their huge number-equaling half of… Continue Reading →
Indian army’s T-72 Ajeya tanks take part in a full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi [B Mathur/Reuters] – Meena Kandasamy Meena Kandasamy is a poet, fiction writer, translator and activist who lives in… Continue Reading →
Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission has called it a violation of human rights and child rights, and has demanded an explanation from the director general of jails. Bhopal Central Jail officials stamped seal on faces of two minors who came to visit… Continue Reading →
By- Avay Shukla As the Union government goes about linking the Ken and Betwa rivers in Madhya Pradesh I find myself doing a bit- actually, lots- of linking myself. These last few months have been exclusively devoted to… Continue Reading →
Happymon Jacob The Modi government has managed to change business as usual in politics, in the absence of a counter-narrative The recent visit of Narendra Modi to Israel, the first ever visit by an Indian Prime Minister, and the blunt display… Continue Reading →
NEW DELHI: Can sexual intercourse between a man and his minor wife be termed an offence? The Supreme Courtdecided to examine the issue on Wednesday to protect the interest of brides who might be younger than 18, the legal age of… Continue Reading →
on August 10, 2017 Daringbadi(Kandhamal), 9 August 2017: Communalism and thought of communalism and casteism – quit India, destruction in the name of development- quit India, quit corruption or quit India, exploiters of tribal and dalits quit India, exploiters of women… Continue Reading →
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