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Day November 4, 2015

Bihar 2015 Assembly Elections: 160 Recontesting MLAs Average asset increase by Rs. 1.71 crores

  Bihar Election Watch (BEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analyzed the affidavits of 160 outgoing MLAs who are contesting again in the 2015 Bihar Assembly Elections. ​For Full Reports in Hindi and English, please visit www.adrindia.org ​ ​ Executive Summary  … Continue Reading →

Glimpses into a nationalist Muslim – Maulana Azad

–  Guest post – Irfan Engineer The cultural minister of India Mahesh Sharma recently called the late APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India, as a “nationalist and humanist despite of being a Muslim”. The offensive statement reflected the… Continue Reading →

Manipur – Headmaster lynched for ‘stealing cow’ #BeefPolitics #WTFnews

  Shutdown call in Manipur Rahul Karmakar, Hindustan Times, Guwahati | Updated: Nov 04, 2015 17:30 IST The murder of Muslim man in a UP village for allegedly eating beef had sparked national outrage. (HT File Photo) A Muslim organisation’s refusal… Continue Reading →

Kshama Sawant Re-Elected: Seattle’s Political Revolution Continues

By Patrick Ayers 04 November, 2015 Socialist Alternative In Action Not only can socialists get elected, we can get re-elected. At the time of writing, and with about a third of the votes counted, 52.6% of voters in Seattle’s District… Continue Reading →

International Courts Face Female Power Push

International Courts Face a Female Power PushBy Amy Lieberman WeNews correspondent Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Over the next few years campaigners will be trying to boost the number of women running and serving in the tribunals and offices that make… Continue Reading →

First time ever, no conservation experts in Mumbai’s heritage panel #WTFnews

First time ever, no conservation experts in Mumbai’s heritage panel Richa Pinto,TNN | Nov 4, 2015, 03.43 AM IST Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, a heritage building, illuminated ahead of Independence Day. (File photo) MUMBAI: For the first time in two decades, the Mumbai… Continue Reading →

Complainant in sexual harassment case against Pachauri resigns from TERI #Vaw

SHUBHOMOY SIKDAR The Hindu The complainant had registered a complaint against R.K. Pachauri for sexual harassment at the workplace and lodged an FIR with Delhi Police in February 2015. Photo: Prashant Nakwe The complainant in the sexual harassment case against… Continue Reading →

Chai Pe Charcha – Musical Activism – Sur Suri si chai hai

We sipped tea and we sat in our warm quilts They took away the lights from our homes We didn’t protest, we didn’t raise our voice We just sat there and relished our high tea!     SWAANG is a Mumbai… Continue Reading →

Ghulam Ali cancels concerts in India; refuses to perform till bilateral issues are resolvedGhulam Ali cancels concerts in India; refuses to perform till bilateral issues are resolved

After his concert in Mumbai was forcibly cancelled by Shiv Sena last month, Pakistani Ghazal singer Ghulam Ali will not perform in India till bilateral issues are resolved. After his concert in Mumbai was forcibly cancelled by Shiv Sena last month, Pakistani… Continue Reading →

Blackmoney: HSBC whistleblower seeks protection from India

  New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) HSBC bank whistleblower Herve Falciani on Monday said he was willing to cooperate with the Indian investigative agencies in probing black-money cases provided he was givenprotection. “I have a lot of information about Indians stashing away money… Continue Reading →

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