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Day January 4, 2018

Kar Sevak Balbir Singh who helped demolish Babri Masjid is now Mohammed Amir ,determined to rebuild 100 mosques

Balbir Singh was a kar sevak who participated in the razing of the Babri Masjid. Today, as Mohammed Amir, his goal is to repair and rebuild 100 mosques. Mumbai Mirror |  Balbir Singh coverted to Islam in June 1993, and was… Continue Reading →

India – Treated ‘worse than animals’: thousands of women feared trapped in ashrams

Nearly 250 women and 48 girls so far found confined behind gates in properties belonging to the Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya religious organisation Michael Safi Neither the din of traffic nor the roar of aircraft from a nearby airport could blot… Continue Reading →

#Goodnews – Adanis Lose Defamation Case against The Wire, Senior Journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

In yet another major victory for the top news portal “The Wire“, which republished  an article by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and three other journalists from the “Economic Political Weekly” (EPW), “Modi Government’s Rs 500-Crore Bonanza to the Adani Group“, Principal Senior… Continue Reading →

Angel investor, Mahesh Murthy booked for stalking and sexual harassment #Vaw

By  Siladitya Ray  Angel investor Mahesh Murthy has been booked for stalking and sexual harassment on a complaint filed by a Delhi woman. In April 2017, the woman had complained to the National Commission for Women that Murthy had made remarks that were… Continue Reading →

Arun Jaitley, The Name Is Bond. Dhoka Bond

by-Mahua Moitra “Let me clear misconceptions, if any. I had announced in Budget speech that political funding needs to be cleaned up. A very large part of donation coming to political parties by the donors, quantum and source is not… Continue Reading →

Nobel laureate Edmund S. Phelps on Saving the environment and the economy

We want economic growth that is ‘green’—without damaging or destroying the environment. At the same time, we want improvement of the environment without stopping innovation and economic growth, says Edmund S. Phelps The worry is that our national economies, many… Continue Reading →

India – 2017 The Year of Love Jihad

By Rahul Bhatia “I need the freedom to meet the person I love,” the former Akhila Ashokan, who married a Muslim man against the wishes of her Hindu parents, said. “I am asking for fundamental rights.” Photograph by Sivaram V. /… Continue Reading →

Ambrose Pinto: A God’s Man Who Walked The Talk

— by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd   Ambrose pinto’s death after struggling with treacherous cancer for about Six months on 3 January of 2018 made me feel that this year would be bad for Dalits. His smiling face, hopeful of change, keeps flashing… Continue Reading →

Why is the West praising Malala, but ignoring Palestinian Girl Ahed?

  Ahed Tamimi, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl, was recently arrested in a night-time raid on her home. The Israeli authorities accuse her of “assaulting” an Israeli soldier and an officer. A day earlier she had confronted Israeli soldiers who had… Continue Reading →

India 2017- A year of Hatred, Impunity and Heightened Identity Politics

CSSS Team: Irfan Engineer, Neha Dabhade, Suraj Nair[1]   According to the monitoring by the Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS), the number of communal incidents reported in the print media and web portals have declined in the… Continue Reading →

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