Month September 2018
A horrific video of a mob parading a woman naked in Bihar is shared with a false claim that RSS youth attacked a Dalit Christian woman. By Karen Rebelo A disturbing video showing a heinous assault by a mob… Continue Reading →
The long battle over identity versus privacy will likely be settled by India’s top court in it’s decision on the matter Varun HK, DH Web Desk, Bengaluru/New Delhi, HIGHLIGHTS: A five-judge Constitution bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra heard over 30 petitions… Continue Reading →
[email protected] Mumbai: A new and more exhaustive blood donor screening questionnaire will now require male donors to answer questions about their sexual behaviour and whether they have multiple partners. While a ban on gay men donating blood has existed in… Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, 26 September, the Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act, 2016 on the grounds of it being violative of the fundamental right to privacy. A five-judge… Continue Reading →
Prasenjit Chowdhury | It is clear that the arrests made in a concerted countrywide swoop reek of vendetta. It turned out to be a synchronised arrest of lawyer Sudha Bhardwaj, activist-lawyer Vernon Gonsalves, poet Varavara Rao, human rights activist Gautam… Continue Reading →
Women in villages of Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh talk to Lounge about navigating sexual desire and seeking pleasure amidst prejudices of gender, caste and class Ashwaq Masoodi Photo: Shutterstock. (All photographs have been used for representational purposes only) The first… Continue Reading →
Chetan Sandesara and his brother Nitin of Sterling Biotech left India before investigators came to know of the alleged fraud and opened a case against the firm by Neeta Sharma | Updated: September 25, 2018 10:23 IST Sterling Biotech: Properties worth Rs. 4,703 crore have… Continue Reading →
Aadhaar whistle blower document to Indian Supreme Court judges contains proof that in November 2016, Aadhaar data resided in HP servers at Texas, USA
[email protected] Chennai: Within the high walls of the central prison in Palayamkottai in southern Tamil Nadu, prison officials practice one of the worst forms of caste discrimination with impunity. Inquiries with former prisoners reveal that for over a decade, the… Continue Reading →
‘The Elgar Parishad turned out to be the first rallying cry against the BJP and RSS in Maharashtra.’ ‘The speakers took a vow not to vote for the BJP.’ Jyoti Punwani reports from Pune. IMAGE: Laughing at the Pune police’s… Continue Reading →