Month October 2017
In a statement to PTI, Mamata Banerjee said ‘she will not do it’. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjeeon Wednesday said she will not link her mobile phone with Aadhaar, adding that she will ask others to follow suit. While addressing… Continue Reading →
Image captionAasim Saeed says he was taken to a secret detention facility and beaten A Pakistani blogger who went missing earlier this year has applied for asylum in Britain after alleging he was tortured by a “state intelligence agency” during… Continue Reading →
Another discrepancy is a list of 2.5 lakh farmers, who, according to banks, have cleared all their loans. But the same banks also show outstanding loans against these 2.5 lakh farmers. Written by Shubhangi Khapre | A leading national bank’s list submitted… Continue Reading →
The Aadhaar cases were mentioned today before the Supreme Court by the office of Attorney General (AG). Attorney General Mr. K.K. Venugopal appeared for the Union of India, Mr. Zoheb Hussain for UIDAI. Senior Advocates Mr. Shyam Divan, Mr. Arvind… Continue Reading →
Right Livelihood Award Laureate Sulak Sivaraksa, aged 84, faces up to 15 years in jail after being officially charged with lèse-majesté relating to a speech in which he referenced the role of 16th century King Naresuan at the Battle of Nong… Continue Reading →
Jay Prakash Narayan By Our Representative The ninth edition of “Sarthak Jalso”, a unique Gujarati half-yearly journal edited by well-known writer Urvish Kothari, has brought to light how RSS cadres and the BJP’s parent organization, Jan Sangh, behaved as ultra-nationalists during… Continue Reading →
By Afternoon Voice At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making the use of Aadhar card mandatory across all the services that the 125 crores Indian citizens utilise, its own office does not have the information about the… Continue Reading →
[Book extract] As is everyone, he was respectful of the old Mahatma, but he wasn’t respectful to the weapon of the fast. TOM TREANOR Muslims ”will have the position of negroes in your country” is only one of the many… Continue Reading →
AIDAN STATEMENT The All India Drug Action Network condemns the pressurising tactics of the US based medical device industry to undermine the Indian Government’s actions to make health products more affordable and accessible for millions of people. The move of… Continue Reading →
Silky SharmaMumbai Even as it threatens our bank accounts and phone services, the contentious Aadhaar Card has now given birth to a problem for pregnant women as well. This is what Sana Khan – 23 years old and four months… Continue Reading →