Month October 2018
Putting 4 million people in legal limbo is no joke, even in Assam. By Parismita Singh PARISMITA SINGH CHIRANG, Assam — When the first round of Assam’s updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published on 30 July 2018, 40 lakh… Continue Reading →
Neera Chandhoke The latest effort to control research and prevent academics from protesting will kill the spirit of critical inquiry It is time to re-read the politically charged play, The House of Bernarda Alba, (1936) by Federico García Lorca. After their… Continue Reading →
As I sit down to write this, the first thing I do is to try and think about how to convince people why I am writing this in anonymity. This might prompt many of you reading this to doubt the… Continue Reading →
Though the government has hiked the minimum support price for crops, prices of most crops are below the MSP, leading to anger among farmers Demands for farm loan waiver continue Farm distress could hurt the BJP in some parts… Continue Reading →
Avantika Mehta A video grab of 26-year-old Feku, a resident of Khirkia village in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh. “CM-ji, my older brother died of hunger, please save me,” Feku said. He fell into a coma soon after and died… Continue Reading →
TISS promises action on #MeToo allegation, as former student accuses noted professor of harassment Mumbai: In a first for educational institutions in the city since the #MeToo movement took off in India, a former student has accused a professor at… Continue Reading →
Madarsa teachers and students said police paid no heed to complaints about drinking and gambling by some Balmiki Camp youth inside the premises. Abdul Alim Jafri Mohamamd Azeem, a seven-year-old boy studying in a madarsa in Begumpur locality of South Delhi, was… Continue Reading →
Adityanath Yogi as Commissar Ram Puniyani Adityanath Yogi, Chief Minister of UP seems to be on the name changing spree. In his latest move he has changed the name of famous city of UP, Allahabad to Prayagraj. Prayag is the… Continue Reading →
Mumbai Mirror #AHMEDABAD A retired police sub-inspector has reportedly dashed off a mail to the CBI alleging that its Special Director Rakesh Asthana had given away Rs 20 crore from the Police Welfare Fund to the BJP election fund when he was posted… Continue Reading →
SHIVAM VIJ The Right-wing’s use of draconian anti-free speech laws comes home to roost. It is outrageous that one Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, a freelance writer, has been arrested by Odisha police for ‘hurting’ Odiya pride. According to his lawyer, this… Continue Reading →