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Month September 2018

India’s top court refuses to disqualify criminal politicians

The judges said they were bound by constitutional principles and did not possess the power to give such directions By SAURAV DATTAS The Supreme Court of India. Photo: Wikimedia Commons A five-judge bench of India’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday… Continue Reading →

Convention against attacks on journalists: Tales of grit in the face of persecution

The two-day convention to protest against assaults and threats to journalists was organised recently by media-watch organisation MediaVigil. Saurav Datta Recounting tales of how they have, and are still, being persecuted by the state and even non-state actors for fearlessly… Continue Reading →

Rape and Power: Bishop Mulakkal’s Denial Could Be From Trump’s Playbook #Vaw

PIETER FRIEDRICH | Rape by the powerful  The international #MeToo movement, which began spreading last year, is taking on new dimensions with the unfolding saga of a 44-year-old nun in Kerala — a state on India’s southwest coast — who is… Continue Reading →

Nearly 40% of female suicides occur in India

Study indicates early marriage, male violence and patriarchal culture are to blame Michael Safi in Delhi    Specialists blamed the trend on early marriage – one-fifth of Indian women still marry before the age of 15 – along with male violence… Continue Reading →

Tanushree Dutta, Who Accuses Nana Patekar Of Sexual Harassment, Says She Was Threatened, Car Was Attacked #Vaw

“I was attacked by a political party at the behest of Nana Patekar,” said Tanushree Dutta  Rohit Khilnani “A lot of people are getting away with harassment,” said Tanushree Dutta MUMBAI:  HIGHLIGHTS “I have been speaking about it for the… Continue Reading →

Mumbai- GrandFather molests 9 yearold day before heart operation

Mateen.Hafeez Mumbai: The grandfather of a nine-year-old girl, who was brought to a south Mumbai hospital for heart surgery, has been arrested for allegedly molesting her a day before the operation. He has been charged under the Protection of Children… Continue Reading →

Maharashtra BJP leader booked for rape #Vaw

Ratnagiri cops file rape FIR against BJP’s Madhu Chavan Mumbai Mirror | U Madhu Chavan A 57-year-old woman has accused the president of MHADA’s Mumbai board of sexually abusing her on pretext of marriage. BJP spokesperson and president of MHADA’s Mumbai board Madhu Chavan… Continue Reading →

Aadhaar Constitution bench verdict is the beginning of a renewed struggle

BY-Rethink Aadhaar Campaign More than six years after the first legal challenge to the Unique Identification project were filed in court, today the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar project. While four judges wrote upholding the… Continue Reading →

Padma Lakshmi: I was raped at 16 and I kept silent #WhyIDidn’tReport

Lending support to #WhyIDidn’tReport, the former model and author writes that there should be no time limit to telling the truth about sexual assault I understand why a woman would wait years to disclose a sexual assault. When I was… Continue Reading →

Aadhaar Project Wholly Unconstitutional-Landmark Dissent By Justice Chandrachud

= Justice Chandrachud says Aadhaar has serious problems about exclusion and right of the marginalised to benefits cannot be made to depend on authentication of Aadhaar. The Aadhaar Act could not have been passed as Money Bill as it amounts… Continue Reading →

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