Dear members of the expert committee on transgender issues set up by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, We would like to first of all thank the MSJE for taking up the issue oftrans people in the… Continue Reading →
A senior Hindu priest, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, today caused a flutter when he slapped a journalist who asked him about Narendra Modi‘s chances of becoming Prime Minister. The priest, dressed in saffron robes, was caught on camera delivering a… Continue Reading →
Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 20:56 Jakarta: An Indian woman, who was arrested at Juanda International Airport in Indonesia‘s second-largest city Surabaya for carrying 1.7 kg of banned drugs in her luggage, may face the death penalty. The… Continue Reading →
JANUARY 23, 2014 Guest Post by KAVITA KRISHNAN AAP’s official position is: we’ll sack Bharti IF judicial probe finds him guilty. But what AAP leaders are saying about Bharti’s ‘version’ on TV is as disturbing as Bharti’s own actions… Continue Reading →
The HinduA view of the Madras High Court complex, File photo The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the oil companies not to insist on the submission of Aadhaar cards for availing of direct transfer of subsidy. A Divison Bench… Continue Reading →
Published on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 by Common Dreams by Ralph Nader When the news broke years ago that U.S. forces were using torture on prisoners at Guantanamo Bay detention camp, many politicians and the public expressed appropriate horror. There was shock… Continue Reading →
In the line of fire KALPANA SHARMA The Hindu Photo ArchivesThe questions we must address are what do we mean by ‘safe’? If women’s safety is all about owning a handgun, what about the rapist who lurks at home? Now… Continue Reading →
JANUARY 22, 2014 by Gautam Bhan I have no issues with anyone using dharnas as a political strategy, whether or not they are the Chief Minister. The “inconvenience” and “dignity of office” arguments being made by some also hold little truck with me…. Continue Reading →
BY LARISSA CAHUTE, VANCOUVER DESI JANUARY 23, 2014 Surrey‘s Navneet Kaur hopes her husband’s case in India, where he’s facing the death penalty, is reopened. Photograph by: Gerry Kahrmann, PNG , Vancouver Desi Navneet Kaur envisioned her marriage spent alongside a… Continue Reading →
Chandu Naushya Jadhav, ( in pic), 63, l ives in Vanichapada, but is a f amiliar f ace across the padas of Aarey Milk Colony. Chandu belongs to the fourth generation of a Kokna tribe family and grows a variety… Continue Reading →
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