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Month March 2017

JNU Students March to UGC, Struggle to Continue

Newsclick Report JNU students and teachers took out a demonstration today, against the UGC gazette notification of 2016. Thousands of students and teachers gathered in front of UGC today. A small scuffle took place between the protesters and the police…. Continue Reading →

Nalanda University vice-chancellor accused of sheltering student charged with sexual harassment

Students at the Nalanda University have accused their vice-chancellor of trying to bury a sexual harassment case and ignoring repeated grave complaints against a particular student. Shreya Biswas The interim vice-chancellor of Nalanda University has been accused of trying to… Continue Reading →

Bihar – Suspected to be witch, elderly Dalit woman burnt alive #WTFnews

A Dalit woman was on Tuesday burnt alive for allegedly practising witchcraft in Bihar’s Purnea district.(HT File/ Representational Photo) A Dalit woman, who was in her late 70s, was on Tuesday burnt alive for allegedly practising witchcraft in Bihar’s Purnea district,… Continue Reading →

KFC, 300 meat shops forced to close by ‘Shiv Sainiks’ in Gurgaon for Navratri

Hindustan Times Protesters who said they were from the Shiv Sena forced meat shops in DLF, Sushant Lok, Sohna Road and Badshahpur areas to close.(HT PHOTO) Protestors who claimed to be from Shiv Sena shut more than 300 meat shops,… Continue Reading →

Stand Against Religious Bigotry, Defend Democratic Rights of all Citizens of India

People’s Alliance for Democracy and Secularism (PADS) condemns the murder of rationalist H. Farook in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu on March 16, 2017. Farook was a member of Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (Dravidian Freedom Organisation) which is inspired by the rationalist ideas of… Continue Reading →

NHRC U-turn, says state need not compensate Palghar girls arrested after Bal Thackeray funeral #WTFnews

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said that Maharashtra state government need not compensate the two girls, who were arrested for questioning the state-wide bandh on Facebook, following Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray’s death, according to a report in… Continue Reading →

Tamil Nadu youth killed for being an atheist, father says he too will become one

According to police, clues from Farook’s mobile phone, which was found at the murder spot, led to the arrests.  by Arun Janardhanan | For my son, I was his best friend, says HameedTHE FATHER of H Farook, the atheist who… Continue Reading →

‘Aadhaar’ numbers could lead to discrimination: NHRC

The NHRC stand on aadhaar , five years old, very much intact  Agencies , New Delhi, Sun Sep 18 2011, The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is of the opinion that the government’s move to provide citizens with ‘Aadhaar’ or unique… Continue Reading →

Planful Subversion of Parliamentary Democracy: The Passing of the Finance Bill 2017

  The Manner In Which The Government Amended The Finance Bill Was An Insult To Democracy Sudhanva Shetty   “Just now we have received the list of amendments. 40 existing Acts are proposed to be amended by means of this… Continue Reading →

National Health Policy 2017: The challenges of implementation

As the NHP 2017 itself concludes, “a policy is only as good as its implementation.” T SUNDARARAMAN | The new National Health Policy sets pragmatic goals, albeit with a few sticking points, and seeks to undo past mistakes. The new… Continue Reading →

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