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Tahir Mehdi P Renowned Indian writer Arundhati Roy. — File photo In Pakistan, apprehensions are rife about Narendra Modi’s flamboyant success. But fervent Modi supporters in the Indian middle classes prefer to place him in the economic governance arena. Dawn recently talked… Continue Reading →
It is vital that the new government resists calls to ditch inclusive legislation for the sake of exclusive entitlement Sudeep Chakravarti Narendra Modi and his colleagues must resist calls to equate economic growth with blind approval for projects. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint These euphoric post-election… Continue Reading →
Putting patients first NALINAKANTHI V This year, on International Clinical Trials day, India has a reason to feel satisfied with the progress made in regulating the use of humans to test drugs. In August last year, the Supreme Court had batted for… Continue Reading →
She was attacked at a rural police station, and her landmark case awakened India decades ago. But did she manage to love, have children, find happiness? New headlines about rape in my homeland set me on a journey to find her…. Continue Reading →
The country needs an anti-fascist force, says activist acquitted after 40 months in jail Sudhir Dhawale, a dalit rights activist accused of having Maoist links, was declared innocent on May 15. Aarefa Johari · Scroll.in Photo Credit: Loading article content… Continue Reading →
Dionne Bunsha: May 21, 2014 On Monday, Narendra Modi will be sworn in as India’s new Prime Minister. Is he a savior for India’s economy or a threat to the country’s secular democracy? Image from Flickr via narendramodiofficial By Dionne Bunsha It was a sunny day but no… Continue Reading →
Guest Post by – Anwesha Dutta Anwesha is a PhD candidate at the Dept. of Anthropology, University of Tuebingen, Germany and before that she completed her MSW in Dalit and Tribal Social Work from TISS,Mumbai. Her area of work… Continue Reading →
By Elias Isquith, Salon 23 May 14 arlier this month, India, the largest democracy in the world, held its national parliamentary elections. As was widely expected, the result was a clear and potentially epochal victory for the Bharatiya Janata… Continue Reading →
Thursday, 22 May 2014 – 11:29pm IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Webdesk Vishal Manve Pledging support, holding candles and walking upto India-gate and seeking justice or starting campaigns, India has seen numerous protests against crimes inflicted on women post the Delhi gang-rape… Continue Reading →
s Two Indian journalists, one from PTI and the other from The Hindu, were recently expelled from Pakistan. As far as known, the two scribes had done nothing objectionable to invite such a harsh action. The expulsions, which come at… Continue Reading →