In 2009, Anil Kumar was arrested for his role in a lucrative insider-trading ring. That was not his biggest crime. By Nilita Vachani Manju Das. Manju Das stood over a pot in her nephew’s food stall, which spilled onto the pavement of a… Continue Reading →
NGO EarthRights files complaint against IFC on behalf of those affected, over $450m loan for plant that ‘destroyed livelihoods’; IFC claims immunity Gajendrasinh Jadeja, the head of the village of Navinal, and Bharat Patel, the head of the local fishermen’s… Continue Reading →
Arun Ram Chennai: Ancient Indian scriptures imposed no bar on eating beef and, in fact, ayurvedic Acharya Charaka had recommended beef for some disorders, said veteran scientist P M Bhargava in his letter to President Pranab Mukherjee marking his returning… Continue Reading →
To, Sh. Pranab Mukherjee, The President of India, Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. GUJARAT CITIZEN’S STATEMENT AGAINST INTOLERANCE His excellency, We, the concerned citizens of Gujarat, stand by the artists, scientists, writers, academicians, intellectuals who oppose the atmosphere of… Continue Reading →
Guest Post – Lalit Lalit North East India comprises seven sister states (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura) and Sikkim and a narrow corridor between Bhutan and Bangladesh links North Eastern part to mainland India. During British… Continue Reading →
Evidence of extra-judicial killings and death threats against women During the course of the past month there is evidence that Israeli forces in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank are increasingly resorting to extra-judicial killing, mass intimidation and collective… Continue Reading →
Can ‘Indra’s Bow’ Save 500,000 Indian Children? Manupriya, November 5, 2015 An infant getting the oral vaccine for polio. As many as 500,000 children die every year in India due to vaccine-preventable diseases, despite a three-decade old, government-run universal immunisation… Continue Reading →
Son: Maa aaj dal khane ka man ho raha hai (Mum, I feel like eating dal today). Mom: Itne paise nahi hai, chup chap butter chicken kha le (We don’t have so much money, be quiet and eat butter… Continue Reading →
Bihar Hits World Media, UK Groups Step UP Protests On PM Modi Visit THE CITIZEN BUREAU Modi not welcome NEW DELHI: The Bihar elections were closely followed by the world media, with most newspapers linking the result to a referendum-of-sorts… Continue Reading →
The Modi Sarkar is planning to close down Mahila Samakhya, a flagship programme for women’s education and empowerment with which many of us have been associated. The programme stands out for its commitment to translating feminist principles into reality on… Continue Reading →
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