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Needed, honest clerks to free India from hunger pangs

We had to account for every empty bag and every empty can of oil. We were told it was public money given as charity and we were accountable for every penny By Gagan Sethi* It’s been 37 years since I… Continue Reading →

#Sundayreading – The Troubling Case of Shweta Basu #Vaw

By Ajit Ranade, Mumbai Mirror |  Shweta had won the National Award in 2002 for the best child artiste for her role in Makdee The struggling actress was caught in a police raid on an alleged prostitution racket 3 months ago. On… Continue Reading →

Fighting back with love: Delhi’s #Kissoflove campaign against moral policing

Kimberley Fernandes Vikram Sheoran (left) and Amitabh Kumar, campaigners of the ‘I Stand For Safe Delhi’ group that attended the kiss of Love campaign in Delhi on Saturday. Crisp wintry air and blue skies seemed the ideal setting for Delhi’s… Continue Reading →

Udayakumar leads ‘rail yatra’ against nuclear energy

STAFF REPORTER S.P. Udayakumar, founder, People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), before embarking on an awareness rail yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir on Friday.Photo: Special Arrangement The coordinator of People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), S. P. Udayakumar, embarked on… Continue Reading →

Kerala – Malnutrition claims 18 tribal infant deaths #WTFnews

 in Kerala Saturday, 8 November 2014 – 5:15am IST | Place: Attapaddy | Agency: DNA Jayaprakash K Uday Mohite  DNA The macabre dance of death is back at Attappady, Kerala’s largest tribal settlement lying at the foot of picturesque Nilagiri… Continue Reading →

EC holds key to Tata mine lease

        Ranchi, Nov. 7: The state today moved Jharkhand High Court to seek a clarification from Election Commission (EC) on whether Tata Steel can get interim permission for mining. With the model code of conduct in force in… Continue Reading →

1984 Riots – Living with the nightmare

1984: FIRs were not registered; pressure put on Delhi CJ Rajindar Sachar ON the October 31, 1984, evening I was coming back after inspecting the Shahdara courts when I heard the tragic news of killing of Mrs. Indira Gandhi. The… Continue Reading →

Meerut: Girl raped by neighbour; act filmed #Vaw #WTFnews

Nov 08, 2014 at 05:40pm IST 00 Meerut: A 20-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour who also filmed the act and threatened her that he will upload the clip on internet if she told anyone about the incident,… Continue Reading →

Malaysia: Court Victory for Transgender Rights  #LGBT

‘Cross-Dressing’ Ban Ruled Unconstitutional NOVEMBER 7, 2014 Enlarge Transgender people face discrimination and abuse from state officials and agents, including from public sector health workers, teachers, and local government administrators. Malaysian authorities frequently abuse transgender women at the expense of… Continue Reading →

Child labour and unequal destinies

  Illustration by Jayachandran/Mint Unconscionably, the Indian state outlaws child work only in what are notified as ‘hazardous’ occupations Harsh Mander The majority of children in the world who are trapped in labour instead of going to school are born… Continue Reading →

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