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By Shivam Vij Published: March 3, 2014 Humein kya bura tha marna, agar ek baar hotaa? India’s farcical death penalty debate just got funnier. The Indian Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of 15 people into a life sentence. It reasoned that since… Continue Reading →
In 2012 Gujarat HC had indicted the Modi government over its failure to curb 2002 riots and protect fundamental rights. It asked the state to compensate over 500 religious structures damaged during the 2002 riots. The courtclearly pointed out the four… Continue Reading →
February 28, 2014 [This is a book review, written by Bernard D’Mello, that was published in EPW. For obtaining a copy of the book, please contact us : communications [at] sanhati [dot] com -Ed] Letters from Lalgarh by the People’s Committee Against… Continue Reading →
NHRC directs Union Home Secretary to submit status report on the lost mercy petition of Holiram Bordoloi of Assam in four weeks New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today directed the Union Home Secretary, Government of India to submit status… Continue Reading →
Pic Courtesy- Latika Roy Foundation March 3rd, 2014 Dr Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India New Delhi Dear Sir: We, the undersigned, are writing to express our opposition to the unwarranted transfer of Shri Keshav Desiraju from his… Continue Reading →
The episode of Satyamev Jayate on Sexual Violence – State Response, though claiming to showcase ground level reality had a number of factual errors. The Government of Maharashtra in 2013 issued standard protocols for “Forensic and Medical Examination of Sexual Assault Cases. An… Continue Reading →
Should the West be worried, asks Sunny Hundal SUNNY HUNDAL Wednesday 26 February 2014 When Penguin abruptly accepted defeat in an Indian court and withdrew a controversial book a fortnight ago, the backlash was so ferocious it took almost everyone… Continue Reading →
Modi won’t participate in discussion on Facebook Prashant Jha, Hindustan Times New Delhi, March 02, 2014 BJP‘s prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi has cancelled a scheduled interview, billed as his big public interaction using the reach of the new media. He… Continue Reading →
Author(s): Chandra Bhushan Mar 15, 2014 Government plans to set up four large-scale solar power plants that will cost a whopping `1.2 lakh crore. Will they serve millions of energy poor? The bigger the better seems to be the mantra of Central government ministries these days…. Continue Reading →
Author(s): M Suchitra Mar 15, 2014 | Compromises on Polavaram; agrees to exclude villages facing submergence from new state People protest against the Polavaram project in V R Puram block in Khammam district. All 42 revenue villages in this block will be totally submerged… Continue Reading →