Joint statement issued by intellectuals and human rights activists against the arrests being conducted under the guise of Maoist hunt Condemn the spate of arrests in Kerala under the UAPA! Demand the immediate, unconditional release of arrested activists! On 15… Continue Reading →
26 February 2013 Last updated at 20:26 GMT Rights groups have urged the government to abolish the punishment A 15-year-old rape victim has been sentenced to 100 lashes for engaging in premarital sex, court officials said. The charges against the girl were… Continue Reading →
By: Akshay Pathak (Akshay Pathak, having worked with the publishing industry for five years, is an independent consultant now) An email invite landed in my inbox yesterday. A garishly designed and grammatically flawed invitation to hear the “honourable” and “enigmatic”… Continue Reading →
Rajindar Sachar One had always heard perjorative remarks about politics and morality being distant neighbors, notwithstanding the life long struggle by Gandhiji to have some kind of connect between these. This was demonstrated with a telling thud in… Continue Reading →
OMAR RASHID, The Hindu FILMMAKER:Anand Patwardhan. The screening of noted filmmaker Anand Patwardhan’s Ram Ke Naam (In the Name of God) was persistently protested by the students’ wing of a political party at a recent people’s film festival in Ayodhya, more than… Continue Reading →
MARKANDEY KATJU, The Hindu Outspoken has no connection with my being associated with the Press Council of India “Bol ki lab azaad hain terey Bol zubaan ab tak teri hai” (Speak out for your lips are free Speak out for… Continue Reading →
By Irfan Engineer It is not in dispute that Afzal Guru was a surrendered cadre of JKLF. He was dissatisfied about the situation in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and he surrendered to the Border Security Force. Once a person surrenders to… Continue Reading →
Rajeev Dhavan – India Today TAGS: Afzal Guru | Death penalty | Congress |Sushilkumar Shinde | BJP |Veerappan Afzal Guru When people kill it is homicide. When the State hangs, it is legicide. When terrorists kill, it is collective murder.When terrorists are killed, it is justified as counter-terrorism. When… Continue Reading →
SEEKING AFFORDABILITY Ag overnment panel has proposed that prices of patented medicines be based on the country’s per capi ta income, a move that would substantially reduce prices of costly drugs made by global pharmaceutical firms. The proposal, which seeks the… Continue Reading →
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