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Month January 2018

India – Women to Make Sexual, Reproductive Choices

The ten years between NFHS 4 and NFHS 3, saw the ambitious NHM and its crucial rural segment, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), unfold, thus making the latest survey a comment on the Mission’s outcomes. Aradhna Wal | News18.com New Delhi: The… Continue Reading →

India – 901 ragging complaints in 2017, highest in a year

Nine years after it was launched, the anti-ragging helpline recorded the highest number of complaints in 2017, thanks to better outreach with students. The helpline recorded 901 complaints in 2017 Shreya Bhandary Hindustan Times, Mumbai The students sign No Ragging… Continue Reading →

An India without gender & patriarchy? Why not?  #Vaw

Women will access public spaces without having to explain why they are there at that time of the day or night Manisha  Gupte During the past few years, young women from different countries have asked me if it was safe… Continue Reading →

India – Who failed Praveen Kumar ? #disability

Who failed Praveen Kumar ? ( Interactive timeline at bit.ly/praveen-timeline ) Missing on 13th Killed on 14th Unclaimed till 17th Buried on 18th ‘Missing’ on 19th Lives on-line today in 2 separate FIRs … never the twain shall meet? 23 Jan 2018… Continue Reading →

Open letter to Sanjay Leela Bhansali – I felt like a Vagina – actor Swara Bhasker

  In an open letter to Padmaavat director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, actor Swara Bhasker decries glorification of  Sati and Jauhar which deny women the right to live Dear Mr. Bhansali, At the outset Sir, congratulations on finally being able to release your magnum opus ‘Padmaavat’… Continue Reading →

PUDR condemns institutional murder and Gangrape of minor dalit girl #JusticeforKunduli

PUDR CONDEMNS INSTITUTIONAL MURDER AND GANGRAPE OF A MINOR DALIT GIRL BY SECURITY FORCES IN KUNDULI, ODISHA DEMANDS PROPER INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION PUDR grieves and rages at the suicide of the young girl from Kunduli, Koraput district on 22 January 2018, who succumbed… Continue Reading →

Aadhaar woes: Where villagers are forced to climb a hill for 5 kg of foodgrains #AadhaarFail

Everybody from the poorest beneficiary to the PDS shop owner with the e-Point of Sale device meant for Aadhaar authentication has to trudge uphill for nearly half a kilometre in a village in Jharkhand’s Latehar to carry out everyday transactions…. Continue Reading →

Open letter to PM Modi – Do you really want to stop the violence?

Padmaavat protests are only a representation of the wider malice perpetuated under your rule in the society. Respected Modiji, This letter might take you by surprise. But since you believe only in one-sided conversations – like your Mann Ki Baat… Continue Reading →

Aadhaar enrolment firm, Vakrangee Ltd, under SEBI’s scanner

Vakrangee Ltd, which is said to have carried out over 50 million enrolments, is being investigated for alleged share price, volume manipulation Nazia Sayed & Satish [email protected] While the Supreme Court hears a set of pleas challenging Aadhaar’s validity and the… Continue Reading →

Kasganj: The Facts And Not The Hype

BLOW BY BLOW ACCOUNT OF WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT KASGANJ? कासगंज की सच्चाई क्या है? PATRIOTIC MUSLIMS WERE CELEBRATING REPUBLIC DAY. SANGHI BOYS WERE FORCING THEM TO HOIST A SAFFRON FLAG! CHANDAN GUPTA WAS KILLED BY SANGHIS! Muslims of Kasganj… Continue Reading →

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