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Day November 17, 2017

Calcutta University- Students made to strip and dance , Ragging Horrors

Ragging charge: Students’ protest outside Calcutta University VC’s office on A section of the students of the new law college hostel under Calcutta University continued their demonstration outside the vice-chancellor’s office for the third day KOLKATA HT Around 20 students including… Continue Reading →

9 Of Every 10 Living Near Raigarh’s Coal Mines Report Illnesses: Study

Vipul Vivek, A villager looks at the changing landscape due to coal mines at Kosampalli-Sarasmal panchayat in Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh. Air, water, soil and sediment samples indicated high levels of 12 toxic metals in a study on the health and… Continue Reading →

Law reform is needed to secure greater respect for adolescent sexual and reproductive autonomy

Jayna Kothari and Payal Shah Last month on International Day of the Girl Child (October 11), the Supreme Court of India issued a groundbreaking ruling that both affirmed child marriage as a violation of girls’ constitutional and human rights, as… Continue Reading →

Odisha -Rejection of forest rights claims, poor coverage and missing data #WTFnews

Himanshu Upadhyaya   CAG audit makes scathing criticism about the failure of local authorities in creating awareness on FRA provisions amongst forest dwellers  The state has not conducted any survey to ascertain total number of beneficiaries of Forest Rights Act. Credit:… Continue Reading →

Shimla ex-SP held for ‘cover up’ in custodial death of rape suspect #Vaw

DW Negi, who is considered to be close to chief minister Virbhadra Singh, was part of the special investigation team constituted to solve the Kotkhai schoolgirl’s rape and murder case. Gaurav Bisht Hindustan Times, Shimla Former Shimla superintendent of police… Continue Reading →

Haryana man kills wife for denying sex #WTFnews

Ajay Sura| TN HIGHLIGHTS Infuriated on being denied conjugal rights, a Haryana man strangled his wife to death. A murder case has been registered at the Kurukshetra University police station against Sanjiv Kumar for killing his 30-year-old wife. The couple have… Continue Reading →

Bombay HC -Religion can’t dictate kid’s welfare in custody case

    Mumbai: Religion cannot be the sole criteria to decide the welfare of a child, said the Bombay high court, which was called upon to decide the guardianship of an eight-yearold girl whose father is facing the death penalty in… Continue Reading →

What a lesser-known Shakespeare play can tell us about Harvey Weinstein #Vaw

Before #MeToo, there was Measure for Measure.  by Tara Isabella Burton Measure for Measure at Shakespeare’s Globe in 2015. Marc Brenner “It was another time.” “People didn’t care about harassing women until now.” “He’s an old dinosaur learning new tricks.” As more and more… Continue Reading →

कुँवर नारायण : अयोध्या, 1992

इरशाद अयोध्या, 1992  हे राम, जीवन एक कटु यथार्थ है और तुम एक महाकाव्य !          तुम्हारे बस की नहीं          उस अविवेक पर विजय          जिसके दस बीस नहीं  … Continue Reading →

Man Throws Acid on Wife, Both Constables in UP Police #WTFnews

SANJANA RAY A police constable allegedly threw acid on his wife, who is also a constable in the UP Police. According to the wife, Sumesh, her husband Harshvardhan had filed for a divorce previously and on Wednesday, asked her to… Continue Reading →

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