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LIFE and death of Ghulam Yazdani

In this opaque netherland of terrorism-counter terrorism, it is not just loyalties that change sides, but entire sides overturn and mirror each other in grotesque ways. The good guys battling the evil ones is a fantasy manufactured by think-tanks and… Continue Reading →

Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt moves HC in custodial torture case

TNN | Apr 5, 2013, 03.23 AM IST AHMEDABAD: Suspended IPS officer SanjivBhatt has moved Gujarat high court seeking permission to place as evidence the case diary of a terrorism-related case to defend himself in a custodial torture case in… Continue Reading →

Narendra Modi, the man and the message

April 4, 2013, The Hindu   Democratic voices have so far allowed the Gujarat Chief Minister to get away with the invocation of his “development” mantra. India needs to know more about him During a recent three-week stay in the… Continue Reading →

Gujarat- Demolition drive horror: one dies as 5 people set themselves on fire

PTI : Rajkot, Thu Apr 04 2013,  Five persons, including three women, today set themselves ablaze in Rajkot Municipal Corporation office to protest the civic body’s alleged demolition drive, police said. The five, identified as Rekha, Asha, Vasumati, Bharat and Girish… Continue Reading →

Gujarat PSUs gave undue benefits to business houses: CAG

  The CAG detailed undue favours to Reliance Industries Ltd, Essar Steel and Adani Power Ltd. It also highlighted that the state government has tweaked rules to grant land to Ford India Pvt Ltd as well as Larson and Toubro… Continue Reading →

Why hardline Hindutva is a national security issue

by Praveen Swami. First Post  Apr 2, 2013 #2002 Gujarat riots #BJP #Hindutva #HowThisWorks #Narendra Modi #Terrorism EmailPrintShareComments “The country should be taken over by the army”, railed Hindutva leader BL Sharma ‘Prem’ at a 26 January, 2008 meeting in Faridabad, near New Delhi. “It… Continue Reading →

#India- Sex Education is Effective for Unschooled Teens

By Swapna Majumdar WeNews correspondent Tuesday, April 2, 2013 And that can be life-saving in a place such as Gujarat, India, where 40 percent of brides are under 20 and anemia is a major threat. A three-year awareness campaign shows… Continue Reading →

Why memories of Gujarat 2002 stay

AJAZ ASHRAF, The Hindu , April 2, 2013   Riots under BJP rule are the culmination of the Sangh Parivar’s ideological impulse to keep communal tensions alive while for Congress they are tactical instruments Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath… Continue Reading →

Ahmedabad -‘Tales of Tears’- a play on riots #Theatre

Angela shah, March 4, 2013 Saturday night I went to see a play called “Tales of Tears,” staged by a local group called “Apna Adda.” The story is about a man who is on trial for raping Muslim women during the 2002… Continue Reading →

#India – ‘What we are seeing is the Modi-isation of Congress’

Book: AZADI’S DAUGHTER : JOURNEY OF A LIBERAL MUSLIM Author: Seema Mustafa Publisher: ImprintOne Pages: 199 Price: Rs.395 Year: 2012 Eminent journalist Seema Mustafa speaks about her new book and the Rightwing-communal shift in Indian politics Sadiq Naqvi and Souzeina Mushtaq  Delhi In your recent book, Azadi’s… Continue Reading →

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