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Day May 6, 2017

Karnataka – Diddall tribal woman stages protest on tree

Kodagu, May 6:- The leader of Diddalli tribal community, Muthamma climbed up a tree and staged protest against clearing the huts of the tribal people. If the huts are removed, she would jump off to die, she said. Police department… Continue Reading →

India – Are Triple Talaq and Personal Laws Immune from Constitutional Checks?

What is at stake is not just Muslim Personal Law but all laws governing marriage and divorce, including Hindu Law.   The importance of Shayara’s case for women of all communities While there has been a state of near hysteria… Continue Reading →

Silent on Sukma Massacre ? Human Rights Activists React to Govt Accusations

The government lashed out at human rights activists after the 24 April Sukma attack, accusing them of being “silent” on this issue Indira Basu India’s recent human rights record has been less than exemplary, with recent studies revealing a gloomy… Continue Reading →

#RIP- Justice Leila Seth, First Woman Judge Of Delhi High Court, Dies At 86

She was also the first woman High Court chief justice in the country. Born in 1930 in Lucknow, Ms Seth had many accomplishments to her name. COMMENTS Justice Leila Seth was the first woman to top the London Bar exams… Continue Reading →

An open letter to ‘nationalist’ Arnab Goswami! The nation wants to know! #Republic

By Sadhavi Khosla Dear Mr. Arnab Goswami, A few days back, while I was travelling to my office, a tweet from your yet-to-be launched news channel Republic took me by surprise. It was a tweet addressed to the Congress vice… Continue Reading →

Mistaken as Muslims, 2 men thrashed by cow vigilantes in Noida

Gau rakshaks attack two Hindu men on suspicion of being Muslim cow smugglers in Greater Noida Shafaque Alam| TNN |  File photo used for representational purpose only GREATER NOIDA: Two persons were attacked by a group of cow vigilantes for… Continue Reading →

Month after murder, Pehlu Khan’s killers walk free #WTFnews

Rosamma Thomas| TNN |  People demanding justice for Pehlu Khan, staged dharna at Shaheed Smarak in Jaipur on Monday. (TOI photo) JAIPUR: Social activists and politicians gathered at Ambedkar Circle in Jaipur to seek justice for dairy farmer Pehlu Khan… Continue Reading →

Another Dalit Student’s institutional murder in IISER Kolkata

Tragedy on coveted campus IISER student’s death brings into focus halted programme SUBHANKAR CHOWDHURY AND SUBHASISH CHAUDHURI Kalyani, May 2: The death of a penurious student on a coveted Bengal campus that draws the best science students from across the… Continue Reading →

Mumbai – In 10 years, 33 women died in city after tubectomy

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT BMC says surgical complications are responsible Mumbai: Thirty three women have died after undergoing tubectomy procedures in Mumbai in the past 10 years. While 17 died within seven days of undergoing the birth control procedure, 16 died within… Continue Reading →

Aadhaar vs security: Is the biometric system a tool for surveillance?

The scheme has so far enrolled 1.13 billion Indians and residents of India Rohith Jyothish | Global Voices As questions emerge around flawed security measures being used to protect India’s digital ID database, government authorities are defending the system —… Continue Reading →

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