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Month March 2018

Let full court discuss Government interference: Justice Chelameswar to CJI, 22 judges

Justice Chelameswar’s letter, signed on March 21, states that the government has been selective in accepting recommendations of the Supreme Court Collegium for appointment of judges to high courts. Written by Sushant Singh | New Delhi | Justice Jasti Chelameswar wrote to… Continue Reading →

Cabinet approves certain official amendments to the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill 

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has approved certain official amendments to the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill. The Amendment to the NMC Bill comes in the backdrop of its consideration in the Lok Sabha on 02.01.2018 and… Continue Reading →

Why has India forgotten Ganesh Shankar ‘Vidyarthi’, the journalist who died trying to stop a riot?

He represents both an ideal and a dilemma for scribes of the day. ANNIE ZAIDI Two days after Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged, another glorious martyr gave his life for India. Most of us have forgotten him and… Continue Reading →

Darsgah – Gauhar Raza’s new poem dedicated to JNU struggle

Gauhar Raza’s new poem dedicated to the struggle of university teachers and students… He started writing a few days ago when JNU students were brutally attacked by police and finished it today after returning from the rally today. If you… Continue Reading →

Fake #Aadhaar Card of an actress used to book room in a star hotel #WTFnews

Narayan Namboodiri| TNN | Police on Tuesday has registered a case of cheating, fraud and misusing the identity details of Bollywood actress Urvashi Rautela to book hotel room in a star hotel in Bandra (West). Around 10:30 pm on Tuesday, a hotel employee told her that… Continue Reading →

Aadhaar: Is India’s biometric ID scheme hurting the poor?

Soutik BiswasI Image copyrightRONNY SENImage captionJama Singh has an Aadhaar number but he can’t use it as his age has been listed as 102 For six to seven days every month, says Muniya Devi, her five-member family doesn’t get food… Continue Reading →

Why It Is Dangerous To Be A “Chill Girl” In A World Dominated By Rape Culture #Vaw

It’s been three months since I started a firestorm of sexual harassment allegations against High Spirits. Here’s what I’ve learned about how toxic spaces keep young women quiet – and coming back. Sheena Dabholkar Satwik Gade It’s Friday night and… Continue Reading →

SC declares it illegal for khap panchayats to stall marriage between consenting adults

HIGHLIGHTS The SC said that any assembly which is intended to scuttle a marriage of two consenting adults is also illegal An NGO Shakti Vahini had in 2010 moved the top court seeking directions from the central and state governments… Continue Reading →

Maharashtra CM’s office gulps 18,500 cups of tea a day #WTFnews

IANS Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images File photo of Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam Citing RTI replies, Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam said the amount spent on tea by the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s office has risen from ₹57… Continue Reading →

Regurgitating Truisms. Because Yet Again, The Burqa Is The New Black

To Burqa Or Not To Burqa? By Sarah Farooqui Usually, it is men who do the judging. Source: https://thesocietypages.org/search/ This last week has been exciting. Finally, we had a global political conundrum and a diabolic threat to democracy, stemming from the… Continue Reading →

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