Taking on scholar-activists, the police send out this message: all is fair in the war on Maoists. USHINOR MAJUMDAR NOT A JOKE Anthropologist Nandini Sundar was accused in a murder case PHOTOGAPH BY SANJAY RAWAT The Chhattisgarh Police describe its… Continue Reading →
It was when I was in my 10th standard that Santhi burst into my awareness through the newspapers. Remember the athlete, whose medals were taken away at the Doha Asian Games in 2006? Yes. The name of that girl, is… Continue Reading →
NEW DELHI: After suspending 12 students for “disrupting” the Academic Council (AC) meeting on December 26, the Jawaharlal Nehru Universityadministration has sent a letter to faculty member Nivedita Menon for “violation of the university rules”. At a meeting organised by… Continue Reading →
Children face humiliation at schools if their mother has gone to another man under an ancient practice called Nata Pratha, and most of them do not have friends to share their feelings with, a study by an NGO in south… Continue Reading →
Rama Krishnan on Facebook Dear Modiji, I loved you. I voted for BJP. I saw you as a ray of hope for India. I still have a tiny sliver of belief in you. If only I could find answers to… Continue Reading →
A Call for Global Day of Protest for the Sundarbans January 7, 2017 The Sundarbans- the largest single tract mangrove forest, extraordinarily rich in biodiversity, a Ramsar Site, the UNESCO-declared World Heritage site is now in grave danger of… Continue Reading →
2 Summary: Besides ASA, the Progressive Students’ Forum (PSF) too has demanded that the JNU students’ suspension be revoked. The TISS students participated in a protest march organised by the Ambedkarite Students’ Association (ASA) that started from TISS and culminated… Continue Reading →
In 2016, the Sangh did not like Modi’s critical remarks on Gau Rakshaks but both sides quickly covered up the chinks in their relationship and rebuilt trust. Written by Ashutosh Bhardwaj | The Sangh is also undergoing a transformation as… Continue Reading →
— by Vincent Di Stefano Why pay we such a price, and one we give So clamoringly, for each racked empty day That leads one more last human hope away, As quiet fiends would lead past our crazed eyes Our… Continue Reading →
MOHAN GURUSWAMY The Year of Outrageous Lies MOHAN GURUSWAMY NEW DELHI: Yesterday I heard a BJP spokesman, a man called Sambit Patra, blithely claiming that when the NDA government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee demitted office in 2004, the GDP… Continue Reading →
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