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Calling all doctors to research into vaccine safety

Dear Dr ___, Namaskar. Yes I do write against vaccines in general and do not support any vaccination program. This is because of my 27 years of study on the subject, something which I doubt any pediatrician and/or other doctors… Continue Reading →

UIDAI invades privacy, endangers security

In a letter to the prime minister, Union home minister P Chidambaram is reported to have demanded that the Planning Commission be instructed to bring a note to the Cabinet on the status of the Unique Identification Authority of India… Continue Reading →

Abortion rate decline stalls, unsafe abortions rise

By Kate Kelland LONDON, Jan 19 (Reuters) – A long-term decline in the rates of abortion worldwide has stalled and the proportion of terminations that are unsafe and put women’s lives at risk is rising, an international group of scientists… Continue Reading →

Pakistan: Helpline Opens to Help Prevent Violence Against Women

Pakistan has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in Asia. Parliament recently passed laws aimed at improving the rights of women, but practical support for victims of domestic violence is rare but one group in Karachi is making… Continue Reading →

Taboos Undercut Nepal’s Marital Rape Law

By Tara Bhattarai Many women in Nepal say they didn’t know that involuntary intercourse within marriage has been outlawed. Women’s advocates say those who are aware would rather call it a form of domestic violence than marital rape. KATHMANDU, Nepal… Continue Reading →

Worked under NREGA 6 months back, No payment yet

Raja from Satna district in Madhya Pradesh says his family members worked in some work under National Rural Employment Gaurantee Scheme ( NREGA ) in August last year but all the 15 workers have not got their wages. They have… Continue Reading →

IIT Seminar on Privacy

Privacy Matters: Analyzing the “Right to Privacy Bill” Privacy India, and in partnership with the Centre for Internet & Society, International Development Research Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, the Godrej Culture Lab and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, is… Continue Reading →

Adivasis: Betrayed by successive governments and parties

  NEW DELHI, 17/1/2012 – A delegation comprising Adivasi leaders and NGOs working for the cause of Adivasi welfare has demanded Union Finance Minister Pranabh Mukharjee for more allocation of funds in forthcoming budget towards Adivasis’ welfare. The Adivasi Adhikar… Continue Reading →

Creation of UIDAI number cards halted in Jharkhand

Monday, January 16, 2012, 14:25 Ranchi: The creation of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) numbers has been halted in Jharkhand‘s urban areas as the state has crossed the limit set for the current financial year. “The creation of UIDAI… Continue Reading →

CBI increases reward to Rs 10 lakh for info on Shehla Masood murder

New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) The CBI today doubled the cash reward of Rs five lakh to Rs 10 lakh for information on the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood who was shot dead outside her house in Bhopal in… Continue Reading →

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