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Cultural Activist Utpal Baski arrested and produced before the court

Jaideep Deogharia, TNN | May 15, 2012, RANCHI: Cultural activist and executive member of the Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF) Uttpal Baski was produced before the chief judicial magistrate Giridih on Sunday following pressure mounting from the outfit and other human right activists. Denying allegations… Continue Reading →

17-year old who saw his mother raped burnt alive

Teenager burnt alive in Bihar village A teenager, who was the main witness in his mother’s rape case, was burnt alive in Nawada district Sunday, police said May 14 15:10:21, 2012 Patna. Agencies Chintu Kumar, 17, was set on fire… Continue Reading →

Cartoons All! Politicians and Self-Seekers

MAY 14, 2012 tags: Ambedkar cartoon, NCERT textbooks by Aditya Nigam The uproar over what is being referred to as the ‘Ambedkar cartoon’ in the class XI textbook prepared by NCERT first began over a month ago, that is to say, almost six… Continue Reading →

An Urgent Appeal to the Conscience of Nation on Koodankulam

  Dear Fellow Citizens of India, On the occasion of our Parliament, the pinnacle of democratic governance, celebrating its 60th anniversary, our hard earned democracy is being ruthlessly repressed and violently suppressed. Within the accelerated race towards ‘destructive development’ and… Continue Reading →

Immediate Release- India: Hold Police to Account for Sexual and Other Assaults- HRW

India: Hold Police to Account for Sexual and Other Assaults Attacks Show Need for Better Government Response (Mumbai, May 14, 2012) – Indian officials need to immediately open transparent and impartial criminal investigations into recent cases where police have assaulted women, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on the government of India to overhaul its policies and response to women,… Continue Reading →

Mother’s Day Proclamation – demand for disarmament and peace

The First Mother’s Day proclaimed in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe was a passionate demand for disarmament and peace. Arise, then, women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts, whether your baptism be that of water or tears!… Continue Reading →

Monsanto’s Deep Roots In Washington

By Russ Choma   It’s planting season, which brings to mind one of the most ubiquitous names in agribusiness: Monsanto.  Love it or hate it — and there are plenty of people on either side — the company controls much of… Continue Reading →

Ambedkar Cartoon Debate: A Perspective

  Ambedkar Cartoon Debate: A Perspective   A raging controversy has erupted over a 1949 cartoon of Ambedkar and Nehru in a NCERT political science textbook, leading to an uproar in Parliament, and an announcement by the HRD Minister that the… Continue Reading →

Loot of Indias coal deposits by domestic and foreign companies

Dear friendsBetween 1993 and June 2011, Govt. of India has allotted 195 coal blocks to 289 private companies in lieu of nominal royalty on 30 years lease. Through this allotment, countrys coal deposit of nearly 43346.357 million ton which today… Continue Reading →

Immediate Release- Evicting the Poor at EWS Quarters, Ejipura, Bangalore

Press Release   Evicting the Poor at EWS Quarters, Ejipura, Bangalore   PUCL-Bangalore strongly condemns the illegitimate move by BBMP to forcefully evict residents of the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) slum in Ejipura, Koramangala by switching off their water supply,… Continue Reading →

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