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Kashmir and the Virtual War #Censorship

  As yet another social media ban hits the Valley, HT meets young men and women who, despite the risk involved, film protests and upload the videos to tell their version of the Kashmir story In a move that has… Continue Reading →

Goa – VHP promises to get Bajrang Dal & Durga Vahini thugs to remove beef from dining tables

Parishad has a mission for Goa. Along with its thugs in the Bajrang Dal and Durga Vahini, the VHP plans to make sure that beef is eradicated from the dining tables of Goa within the next two years. They also say… Continue Reading →

Monsanto has violated the basic human right to a healthy environment and food

Judges at The Hague called on international lawmakers to hold corporations like Monsanto accountable KATHERINE PAUL, ALTERNETSKIP TO COMMENTS (Credit: AP/Francois Mori) This article originally appeared on AlterNet.   “Most opinion tribunals have had a considerable impact, and it is… Continue Reading →

Odisha – JSW eyeing POSCO land for setting up steel plant

JSW to set up steel plant in Odisha; Posco land a potential location Bhubaneswar: JSW to set up steel plant in Odisha. This was informed by the JSW chief Sajjan Jindal after meeting with Chief Secretary A.P. Padhi. JSW in… Continue Reading →

Need to ask, on sidelines of triple talaq debate: Is polygamy constitutionally valid? Is it un-Quranic?

 by Javed Anand | (Illustration: C R Sasikumar)Of the three issues relating to Muslim personal law in India — triple talaq, nikah halala and polygamy — coming up soon for hearing before a Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court, the… Continue Reading →

Chhattisgarh -Activist and writer Bela Bhatia- Resolute in the face of violence

Activist and writer Bela Bhatia who has helped women file FIRs against police personnel for rape and investigated into many instances of fake encounters and other human rights violations speaks to Hardnews about her life in Bastar and how the… Continue Reading →

50 Years of Inequitable Development: Better Off Without ADB

National Alliance of People’s Movements As you all know, Asian Development Bank (ADB), the multilateral bank based in Manila, Philippines, is celebrating 50 years of its establishment this year. In the Asia-Pacific region, ADB has come up as the third… Continue Reading →

India: ‘Cow Protection’ Spurs Vigilante Violence

  Prosecute Assailants, Protect Targeted Minorities (New York) – Indian authorities should promptly investigate and prosecute self-appointed “cow protectors” who have committed brutal attacks against Muslims and Dalits over rumors that they sold, bought, or killed cows for beef, Human… Continue Reading →

With Boss Yogi As CM, Hindu Yuva Vahini Is Hawking A Savvier Shade Of Hindutva

“Hindutva no longer has to be on the offense. But we will be reactive if Hinduism is under attack.” Betwa SharmaPolitics Editor, HuffPost India BETWA SHARMA/HUFFPOST MEERUT/HAPUR/BULANDSHAHR — There was a time when Yogi Adityanath made brazenly communal speeches. “If… Continue Reading →

Shadow Armies: Reporting on the fringe organisations and foot soldiers of Hindutva #Book

Dhirendra K Jha spent a substantial part of 2015 and 2016 studying eight Hindu rightwing organisations across India for their connections with the BJP, and wrote about it in his new book Shadow Armies: Fringe Organisations and Foot Soldiers of… Continue Reading →

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