Month August 2017
Let’s not suspend disbelief by Jean Drèze | C R Sasikumar In two recent articles (‘Criticism without Aadhaar’, IE, May 13, and ‘The demonisation of Aadhaar’, IE, July 12), Ajay Bhushan Pandey, CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI),… Continue Reading →
Sumaiya Yousuf| TNN | HIGHLIGHTS Published by the Lucknow-based, Kriti Prakashan Pvt Ltd, the book is written by five authors The 1962 War took India by surprise and although Indian soldiers often fought to the last man and last round, it was… Continue Reading →
‘How can the police, especially the Gujarat police, earn their laurels if they stick to the rule book?’ asks lawyer Susan Abraham. Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya’s arrest on the early morning of Tuesday, August 8, as he was alighting from the… Continue Reading →
By Sam Jawed “I’ll never be able to forget my house, the place I grew up. But I understand how important Sardar Sarovar Dam is for development of 3 states.” When you first read this tweet it may seem… Continue Reading →
Ask International Finance Corporation: End Labor Abuse on Indian Tea Plantations 150 YEARS OF EXPLOITATION Do you relish a cup of tea when you wake up in the morning? Did you know that the tea you are drinking could be… Continue Reading →
Fishermen say changes will lead to environmental damage, displace coastal communities and hurt the livelihoods of millions who depend on the sea for their survivalBy Rina Chandran MUMBAI, Aug 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At the end of the… Continue Reading →
Madhya Pradesh Government has no shame and completely lost any sense of propriety. Early today, Medha Patkar was discharged from Bombay Hospital by the Indore Police, after Habeas Corpus application was filed in the Court there. Earlier CM and administration… Continue Reading →
Anuradha Raman Justice A P Shah | Photo Credit: Prashant Nakwe The former Chairman of the Law Commission on how enforced cultural nationalism will harm India in the long run Former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Ajit Prakash… Continue Reading →
Panchkula/Chandigarh, —————————————————— The members of All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), led a protest march today against Chandigarh Police for diluting charges against the two men accused of stalking and harassing Varnika Kundu. The members of Punjab and Haryana units… Continue Reading →
-Varvara Rao DEMAND FOR HIS IMMEDIATE RELEASE APPEAL TO WRITERS AND DEMOCRATIC FORCES Tushar Kanti Bhattacharya aged 62 was abducted by Gujarat Police while he was arriving to Nagpur from Kolkata by Gitanjali express at 7.30… Continue Reading →