Day November 16, 2015
Muslim women activists say the clergy has done little to improve their lot, instead perpetuating a patriarchal interpretation of Quranic law. Urvashi Dev Rawal, Hindustan Times, Jaipur | Updated: Nov 16, 2015 16:49 IST (AFP photo/For representative purposes only)… Continue Reading →
16 November, 1915: Martyrdom of Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha and his six Comrades: Hundred years ago great Ghadrites : 1. Kartar Singh (Sarabha) 2. Vishnu Ganes Pingle (Talegaon Dhamtera, Pune) 3. Harnam Singh (Bhatti Goraya, Sialkot) 4. Jagat… Continue Reading →
News of his tragic demise was shared by his niece Shaheen Aggarwal who took to Facebook to honour her uncle. PHOTO: FACEBOOK His niece Shaheen Aggrawal shared this sad news on her Facebook page and wrote, “Today, a generation of… Continue Reading →
Even as the world was witnessing in horror, eerie scenes reminiscent of Mumbai’s 26/11 attacks, play out in the streets of Paris, that eventually left (until this piece was published) 129 dead and hundreds wounded, my Twitter mentions began flooding… Continue Reading →
Secretary of Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, Sajje Chandravanshi and four others were brutally attacked in village Chaunsara of district Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh on 14 November 2015. Villagers of the area have been resisting the construction of Adani – Pench… Continue Reading →
November 16 We strongly oppose the joint statement between UK and India signed during PM Modi’s visit to London, which calls for renewed push in the civil nuclear sector. The nuclear cooperation is absurd and dangerous for a number of… Continue Reading →
Guest Post – Subhash Gatade …Government have, however, noticed with regret that in practice members of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh have not adhered to their professed ideals. “Undesirable and even dangerous activities have been carried on by the members of… Continue Reading →
Sarbat Khalsa: Human rights lawyers condemn cases against organisers HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Updated: Nov 15, 2015 20:11 IST An emergency meeting of human rights lawyers from Punjab and Chandigarh held in Chandigarh on Sunday took a serious… Continue Reading →