Month June 2018
By Quaid Najmi *Mumbai, June 23 (IANS)* The National Bank for Agiculture & Rural Development (NABARD) had said in a statement on Friday that demonetised notes presented to district cooperative central banks (DCCBs) in Maharashtra were higher than those deposited in Gujarat, followed by… Continue Reading →
Matthew Bramall recounts the radical goals of the Alma Ata declaration on global health – and how they were undermined by neoliberalism and structural adjustment policies. A young girl waits outside the registration centre at Tante Health Post located in Bajura District… Continue Reading →
By- Soma K P The Union Finance Minister, Mr Arun Jaitley, presented the Union Budget on February 1, 2018. On the surface, it includes provisions that not just focus on women farmers, but seek to actively uplift them. However, many,… Continue Reading →
SAURAV DATTA Photo by Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times via Getty Images Nadeem, brother of mob lynching victim Qasim and Mehruddin, brother of another victim Samayuddin speaks to media at Press Club of India, on June 22, 2018 in New Delhi, India… Continue Reading →
Vinita Deshmukh It is now 12 years since the Right to Information (RTI) Act came into force, to make transparency an essential element of public discourse. However, instead of growing stronger and more citizen friendly due to the powerful provisions… Continue Reading →
A new study reveals why female journalists are so much less influential on Twitter than men. By Laura [email protected] J Anyone that follows Beltway Twitter knows it’s a deeply insular and self-involved world dominated by men who almost exclusively speak to each… Continue Reading →
A first-hand account obtained by CNN Sudanese teenager Noura Hussein, who is on death row for killing her 35-year-old husband, in a case that has sparked international outrage, has spoken out for the first time about her forced marriage, and… Continue Reading →
The proverbial rebel of the Supreme Court of India, Justice J. Chelameswar officially retired on Friday after a nearly seven year long tenure at the Supreme Court. Would like to be known as judge who upheld constitutional values & who… Continue Reading →
Resolves to Build Political and Economic Alternatives Mumbai, June 23 : “The international financial institutions like AIIB (Asia Infrastructure and Investment Bank) must function in a deeply democratic manner respectful of national sovereignty; or else be shut down for… Continue Reading →
Material being transported to various industries, says Collector Nearly 900 tonnes of sulphuric acid have been removed until Thursday evening from the Sterlite Copper plant after a leak was detected at one of its storage units. Collector Sandeep Nanduri said… Continue Reading →