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Ostracised, sacked … and even arrested: the fate of whistleblowers at the UN

Former employees say United Nations is failing to protect those who report corruption, malpractice or sexual abuse  Former investigator Caroline Hunt-Matthes, who took nine years to get redress after being ousted from the UN . Photograph: John Heilprin/AP t Roger… Continue Reading →

#Kalburgi Murder: Ex-Sri Ram Sene Activist Arrested Over Threatening Tweet

All India | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Updated: September 03, 2015 16:33 IST The 77-year-old Professor Kalburgi was shot dead at his home in Karnataka‘s Dharwad on Sunday morning by gunmen who came on a bike. MANGALORE, KARNATAKA:  A former Sri Ram Sene activist… Continue Reading →

Killing public health sector- NITI Aayog against free health care, bats for more private sector role #WTFnews

Wants the draft National Health Policy revised yet again to include its ideas Nitin Sethi  |  New Delhi  August 25, 2015 Last Updated at 00:28 IST                     The NITI Aayog has objected to increasing… Continue Reading →

Women in Gaza: ‘If we want to live here, we want to live in dignity’ #Vaw

During the worst of the violence between Israel and Palestine last summer, Gaza student Hoda Elrayes shared her experiences of living on the frontline with GuardianWitness. One year on she tells us about three women in her community whose lives are… Continue Reading →

Health Ministry: New claims but no new programmes

RELATED NEWS  During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first year in office, the health ministry has relaunched existing programmes and claimed credit for programmes not launched by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.Fact Checker took a look at the claims and realities:1. MISSION INDRADHANUSH, A NEW IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME: ONLY THE NAME IS NEWClaim: A… Continue Reading →

USA – professor who teaches five classes,earns less than a pet-sitter

Lee Hall My situation is not unique. 76% of instructional staff appointments in US higher education are now not even full-time jobs  Most academic staff in US universities have low job security and income. Photograph: Clerkenwell/Getty Images Like most university… Continue Reading →

The courageous black ballerina who defied racism

Misty Copeland’s mentor: The courageous black ballerina who defied racism By Lindsey Bever   When Raven Wilkinson made it into the illustrious Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1955, she was told to blend in. The Civil Rights Movement was barely underway,… Continue Reading →

Latest by Praful Bidwai – Triumphalism over Myanmar Raid: Perils of Covert Operations’

TRIUMPHALISM OVER MYANMAR RAID PUBLIC | THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2015 PERILS OF COVERT OPERATIONS Praful Bidwai, 1949-2015, RIP By Praful Bidwai The debate over the June 9 raids by the Indian Army’s Special Forces unit against two Northeastern insurgent groups on… Continue Reading →

Modi Govt claims of windfall gains from coal auction lack clarity

Nitin Sethi & Ishan Bakshi  |  New Delhi  April 21, 2015 Last Updated at 00:38 IST The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has made much of its claim that state governments stand to make windfall gains, upwards of Rs 2 lakh crore,… Continue Reading →

India – Surveillance rises, privacy retreats

Surveillance rises, privacy retreats Considered to be a low-surveillance nation, India needs to act fast to prevent it from encroaching on privacy Namrata Acharya    April 12, 2015 Last Updated at 22:36 IST WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden have, at considerable… Continue Reading →

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