Decades after communal riots triggered by the demolition of Babri Masjid rocked the financial capital, many families are tired of fighting for justice and are accepting defeat Tanushree Venkatraman Hindustan Times, Mumbai Tahir Wagle (left), who lost his son in… Continue Reading →
Last year police at the Greek port of Piraeus found a container carrying 26 million tramadol tablets, originally from India and allegedly destined for a Libyan company with ties to ISIS, a report has said. This file photo taken… Continue Reading →
Cash is back to rule the roost, while terror financing, black money and fake notes have clearly not been eliminated. Angshukanta Chakrabortys It was 8pm on November 8, 2016 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a carefully calibrated televised speech… Continue Reading →
Undeterred by displacement from Pakistan during the 1971 war and resettled in the unforgiving Thar Desert, women now living in Bikaner district have used their skills of traditional embroidery to earn a living with dignity Tarun Kanti Bose Bikaner, Rajasthan… Continue Reading →
‘Historically disadvantaged groups most excluded from access to public goods’ Dalits, Adivasis and Muslims continue to be the worst-hit communities in terms of exclusion from access to public goods, according to the 2016 Indian Exclusion Report (IXR) released by the… Continue Reading →
“Right from the day one, I was made to reveal my caste on some pretext or the other. My fellow teachers would try to ask my caste in a ‘friendly’ way. I never understood why there was so much fixation… Continue Reading →
The Dalit community in Saharanpur is causing a spot of trouble for the government of Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh, which has been reported to have been furthering the ideals of Swachh Bharat, both literally and in spirit. There have… Continue Reading →
Story by Shafiur Rahman Photos by Shafiur Rahman Gallery Slideshow Members of the Muslim minority in Myanmar suffered unspeakable violence, then devastating rejection after fleeing to neighboring Bangladesh. Both countries’ governments would rather ignore these survivors, but they vow to… Continue Reading →
In India, Even Women Employed by Central Ministries Aren’t Safe From Sexual Harassment BY TITASH SEN An employee of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India – affiliated to the health ministry – was sexually harassed for an extended… Continue Reading →
Sumit Bhattacharjee VISAKHAPATNAM, MAY 12, 2017 00:00 IST HardshipA tribal woman returning disappointed from a PDS centre in a hamlet in Paderu .By ArrangementArranged Scope for the middlemen has increased, says IIT professor Reetika Khera In Bandaveedhi village in… Continue Reading →
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