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US eyes Port Blair as new drone base #WTFnews

  A US report suggests that the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands could be ideally suited as a base for American drones in the event of an offensive against China. Mail Today – 1   NEW DELHI: Port Blair might… Continue Reading →

#India – Why were 103 women sterilised and left to die in a family planning camp #Vaw

  On February 5, 2013 a mega female Minilap Ligation operation camp was held at Manikchak Rural Hospital (RH) of district of Malda, in West Bengal. On this particular day 103 women were sterilised. It was reported in the local media that the women… Continue Reading →

#India – Even LPG cash transfer faces #Aadhaar problem #UID

Pranav Nambiar P Thursday, May 30, 2013 , FE New Delhi : In the 20 districts selected for the first phase of the direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme roll-out starting June 1, not even one out of five households is… Continue Reading →

#India – For Kolkata Rape Survivor , a Lonely Wait for Justice #Vaw #Womenrights

By SWATI SENGUPTA Dibyangshu Sarkar/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesA demonstration in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Feb. 14, which was part of the ‘One Billion Rising’ campaign, a global initiative to oppose violence against women. KOLKATA, West Bengal —In February 2012, a… Continue Reading →

#India – You think #AADHAAR is good for Migrants ? think again #UID

Migrants run into an Aadhaar quandary Aparajita Ray, TNN | May 30, 2013, 05.23 AM IST BANGALORE: If you are a migrant staying in Bangalore and enrolling for an Aadhaar card, don’t give your hometown address as your permanent one…. Continue Reading →

Memo to Sonia Gandhi : Cash transfer may not get you a win in 2014

  by R Jagannathan May 30, 2013, First Post #Cash transfers #DCT #Espirito Santo #HowThisWorks #Politics #Sonia Gandhi #Subsidies Share3201 The Congress party has set great store by the direct cash transfers (DCT) scheme, which it has relabelled as direct… Continue Reading →

Aruna Roy leaves National Advisory Council

May 29, 2013 New Delhi: Noted social rights activist Aruna Roy has decided to leave the National Advisory Council (NAC). Her letter of resignation has been accepted by NAC chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who also heads the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). The… Continue Reading →

Mumbai bans scantily clad mannequins as they incite sex crimes #Rape #WTFnews #Moralpolicing

Mannequins on the move Mumbai Mirror | May 30, 2013, Shanta Gokhale: Separating the best from the banal on Mumbai‘s culturescape By: Shanta Gokhale It was reported a couple of days ago, that Ms Ritu Tawade, the BJP corporator from Ghatkopar, had proposed… Continue Reading →

Pakistani lesbian couple marry in U.K. defying threats

HASAN SUROOR  LONDON, May 27, 2013, The Hindu On a day that a French lesbian love story won the top award at Cannes, two young lesbians from Pakistan became the first Muslim women in Britain to marry in a civil ceremony… Continue Reading →

Indian Gov’t on Collision Course With Civil Society

Police accost women protesting against the Kudankulam nuclear plant in India. Credit: K. S. Harikrishnan/IPS. NEW DELHI, May 23 2013 (IPS) – For years India’s pro-liberalisation, Congress party-led coalition government chafed at civil society groups getting in the way of grand… Continue Reading →

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