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#India – Strangers in our own land #mustread

_Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Hindustan Times New Delhi, September 20, 2013 _______ Strangers in our own land ‘So, how are things?’ is the question banality asks of boredom. The answer invariably is: ‘Well, getting along…’, which does not address the question. That… Continue Reading →

#India – No rehabilitation for ex-manual scavengers #Vaw #WTFnews

Smriti Kak Ramachandran= Despite a new bill against the profession, manual scavengers say they have been left in the lurch Women engaged in manual scavenging stand on baskets to symbolise an end to the profession.— Photo: Monica Tiwari Prakashwati has… Continue Reading →

#India – #Aadhaar scheme is unconstitutional – Justice K.S. Puttaswamy #UID

“Aadhaar infringes privacy”   J. VENKATESAN The HinduThe Centre has told the Supreme Court that securing Aadhar cards was optional and it has not made it mandatory for the citizens. File photo The Aadhaar scheme is unconstitutional as applicants are… Continue Reading →

#India -Government must scrap dubious UID scheme #aadhar #saynotouid

By The New Indian Express Published: 24th September 2013     In what could prove to be a major embarrassment to prime minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, the Supreme Court on Monday put a big question mark… Continue Reading →

#India -SC order on #Aadhaar may affect DBT schemes #UID #aadhar

      Chetan Chauhan , Hindustan Times New Delhi, September 24, 2013           The biometric-based Unique Identification or Aadhaar number for every resident above five years of age was one of the most ambitious programmes… Continue Reading →

Revenge and Retribution #deathpenalty #mustread

Vol – XLVIII No. 39, September 28, 2013 Editorials Hysterical demands for summary justice presage demands for a strong ruler. Jubilation and cries for brutal and summary justice – we heard them on the streets of New Delhi and elsewhere… Continue Reading →

#India- You think the poor are not interested in Privacy ? #Sundayreading #Adhaar #UID

usha ramanathan WHEN the UID project was launched, it was promoted as treading high moral ground because it was said that it would provide the poor with an identity. Actually though, what was expected was “that with this number, the… Continue Reading →

#India- Top Maoist leader Ganapathi admits to leadership crisis in party

The lack of senior leaders and rank and file members, coupled with intensifying counterinsurgency operations and desertion by members, has led to a crisis in the Communist Party of India (Maoists) USHINOR MAJUMDAR September 19, 2013 File Photo Muppalla Laxmana… Continue Reading →

#India – Justice for atheist teacher after six years

  Sanjay Salve says compulsory prayer is contrary to Article 28 (3) of the Constitution. The English teacher, who embraced Buddhism, is seen at his home in Nashik. The school has agreed to let Mr. Salve stand without folding his… Continue Reading →

Narendra Modi – The candidate for PM that India does not need

By Fr. Cedric Prakash S.J. (UCAN via CNUA) Modi’s divisive style and shady past are not good leadership qualities. On September 15, two days after the right wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate,… Continue Reading →

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