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Time for action, no time to lament

  Karla Alegria April 2014 Karla Alegria My granny was a single mom with nine children ranging from pre-teen to their 30’s by the time I came along. Mom was also on her own, with me. They rented a house and… Continue Reading →

The Dirty Underbelly of Election 2014

Whether it’s getting thousands to crowd in sweltering heat or lining up to vote, elections in India are an expensive affair. Money talks and crime pays, and the ongoing election is no different 2014-05-10 , Issue 19 Volume 11  … Continue Reading →

Hindu seers say Modi not fit to become PM, call him a ‘grave sinner

Zia Haq, Hindustan Times  New Delhi, May 01, 2014 Two of Hinduism’s key religious heads attached to traditional monasteries knowns as ‘mutts’ have opposed BJP leader Narendra Modi’s bid for prime-ministership, calling him a “grave sinner” trying to “mislead” the nation. The two… Continue Reading →

India’s new language of killing

May 1, 2014 12:04 AM , By Praveen Swami Narendra Modi has suggested he would authorise India’s intelligence services to stage cross-border strikes against terrorists. The stakes are seismic — and must be debated with dispassion, before a choice is… Continue Reading →

1.86 lakh preventive arrests made in Gujarat ahead of polls

DDN Correspondent Posted on 28 Apr, 2014 at 06:39:AM Gujarat Election Commission Has So Far Detained 1,86,460 People As Preventive Under CrPC In Order To Maintain Law And Order During The Coming Lok Sabha Polls In The State. A statement issued… Continue Reading →

Alumni Zubin Mehta, Vidya Balan support Xavier’s email

ZUBIN, VIDYA SUPPORT XAVIER’S EMAIL Father Mascarenhas’ election advisory to Xavier’s students gets a thumbs up from alumni Vidya Balan, Zubin Mehta b y SATYA KANDALA St Xavier’s College principal Father Frazer Mascarenhas’ email to the students of the institution… Continue Reading →

Untouchability Another ‘Gujarat model’ #NaMo #Feku #NOMOre_2014

Show Caption A study on untouchability practices in 1,589 villages in Gujarat provides critical data for the Dalit movement to shape its interventions at the national and international levels. By ANUPAMA KATAKAM DESPITE laws making it punishable, untouchability continues to… Continue Reading →

Right to Free Speech “butchered” by Team Modi- DNA article Vanishes #Censorship #WTFnews

On April 29, one of the most widely shared news on the Indian Internet scene – pictures of Digvijay Singh romancing a journalist notwithstanding of course – was an article on DNA titled “Mamata Banerjee calls Narendra Modi ‘butcher of… Continue Reading →

मई दिवस की कहानी – The Story of May Day

मज़दूरों का त्योहार मई दिवस आठ घण्टे काम के दिन के लिए मज़दूरों के शानदार आन्दोलन से पैदा हुआ। उसके पहले मज़दूर चौदह से लेकर सोलह-अठारह घण्टे तक खटते थे। कई देशों में काम के घण्टों का कोई नियम ही… Continue Reading →

May Day – Almost 21 Million People in Modern-Day Slavery

Global: Update Treaty on Forced Labor Enlarge Labor intensive production on a new housing estate on the ring road around Chiang Mai city depends on ready availability of low-wage ethnic Shan workers from Burma. © 2007 John Hulme Millions of… Continue Reading →

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