Month October 2020
The Hathras rape and murder case has again brought focus on the precarious situation of the Dalits in the country in the past few years. In protest against rising atrocities and the indifferent, almost callous, attitude of the Uttar Pradesh… Continue Reading →
The incident took place outside a college in Ballabgarh in Faridabad, where the woman had gone to take an exam. She was a final year commerce student. ANI27 October 2020 The woman’s shooting outside the college has been caught in… Continue Reading →
The court refrains from treating the entitlements under the DV Act as paternalistic gifts to protect the “weaker” party, but expressly frames them in the language of rights Gautam Bhatia In 2005, Parliament enacted the Protection of Women from Domestic… Continue Reading →
SHIV VISWANATHAN My father was a brilliant metallurgist who worked for the Tatas. We lived in Jamshedpur and would go for long walks. He loved the forests around the city. I remember one evening as we walked, the Tata ‘mountains’… Continue Reading →
David G Legge, Global Social Policy, October 2020 The global COVID-19 response exposes flaws at the heart of the prevailing regime of global health governance (GHG): first, in the debates about fast tracking the development of vaccines and medicines and,… Continue Reading →
: Shashi Tharoor “When I was in school, I learnt that the pen is mightier than the sword. Today, I have seen our country, its politics and its discourse. I am no longer convinced it is,” Shashi Tharoor said. Pune: … Continue Reading →
POSTED ON OCTOBER 25, 2020 Caste wars in Bhojpur are a reality of the past. However, Dalits of the region feel although the feudal economy has weakened over time, not much has changed in terms of the feudal mindset. By Ajoy… Continue Reading →
Foreign interference by Indian paramilitary alleged in TX-22 congressional race by Pieter Friedrich Allegations that Texas congressional candidate Sri Preston Kulkarni’s campaign has been supported by US affiliates of Indian paramilitary Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) prompted a 24 October protest in the… Continue Reading →
Rajawat dismissed the FIR as ‘a fractured piece which will not survive in the court’, adding that it was registered by way of ‘sheer abuse of law and under pressure from BJP and other saffron organisations’. | Jammu | October 25,… Continue Reading →
Pristine environment violated by- Avay Shukla The 9 km long Atal Tunnel below the Rohtang pass has been inaugurated, the foundation stone laid by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi ten years back has disappeared and Mr Narendra Modi has taken the credit… Continue Reading →