Month January 2018
HIGHLIGHTS The SMS-based service does not require an OTP UIDAI does not inform Aadhaar holders their details were checked either Does not seem to work for all banks though UIDAI, the authority that issues Aadhaar, allows people to check online if… Continue Reading →
Another bizarre and baseless case filed by a political stooge ((Statutory Disclosure: This article is about Sabrang India founders Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand.)) It is no secret Human Right Defender Teesta Setalvad has been a thorn in the side… Continue Reading →
The Pune Police have booked six members of the Kabir Kala Manch (KKM), a predominantly Dalit and working class troupe performing protest music, for allegedly making provocative speeches at the Elgaar Parishad held in Pune on December 31 to… Continue Reading →
COPS DETAIN SEVEN FOR ‘PROTESTING’ OUTSIDE HIGH COURT By VINAY DALVI, Mumbai Mirror | The Azad Maidan police detained seven people on Tuesday for allegedly protesting outside the Bombay High Court to demand a thorough investigation into the 2014 death of Judge… Continue Reading →
-Prajwal Bhat Forty Dalit families spread out mats and took out mangoes, spinach and other raw vegetables on the outskirts of Chowdadenahalli village in Chikballapur. But instead of a picnic, the families are out to protest against the Food and Supplies… Continue Reading →
Swagata Yadavar, January 9, 2018 The benefits of Aadhaar, India’s biometrics-based unique national identity system–the world’s largest–are unclear and the impact of direct benefit transfers it will be used to deliver to the poor is not studied enough, a new… Continue Reading →
SC modifies order Krishnadas Rajagopal On November 30, 2016, the court ordered all cinemas to play the anthem before screening a film “for the love of the motherland”. The Supreme Court on Tuesday modified its November 30, 2016 interim… Continue Reading →
RAMAN SWAMY Photo courtesy: Twitter Aadhar cards It is time for Modi Government to answer questions raised by media reports on foreign links, motives behind mandatory linking and the leaking structure of Aadhaar Hopes are soaring among anti-Aadhaar petitioners and… Continue Reading →
One of the callers threatened to take the taxi company to court over the matter. Priyanka Thirumurthy The ad that appeared in Tuglaq magazine. It is no secret that the BJP in Tamil Nadu has been the subject… Continue Reading →