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Day April 18, 2018

A Monumental Work for Health Justice #BookReview

  Mohan Rao Textbook of Global Health by Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Yogan Pillay and Timothy H Holtz, New York: Oxford University Press, 2017; pp xxxvi + 674; fourth edition, price not indicated. On 7 February 2018, in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, the police arrested… Continue Reading →

Public Health Activists Oppose Maneka Gandhi’s Move to Packaged Nutrients over Take Home Rations in Anganwadis

  Gandhi made the news recently by opposing her own ministry into wanting to convert these to factory made packets instead of sourcing local food items and ingredients. Citing food safety she has pushed for a powdered formula that can… Continue Reading →

Strongly condemn the harassment of Rona Wilson, Public Relations Secretary of CRPP, and others in the name of ‘search operations’

As part of a shocking search operation conducted by the Pune (Maharashtra) police on April 17, 2018, at the residences of various activists in Maharashtra, the home of the CRRP Public Relations Secretary, Rona Wilson was also searched in Delhi…. Continue Reading →

BRD Hospital Tragedy: Dr Kafeel Khan Not Well but Jail Admin not Listening, Says Wife

In December 2017, Dr Kafeel Khan’s mother, Nuzhat Parveen had met Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath during a Janta Darbar held in Gorakhpur and demanded justice for her son. Qazi Faraz Ahmad | News18.com@qazifarazahmad File photo of Dr Kafeel Ahmad. Lucknow: Dr… Continue Reading →

UK academics and activists write Open Letter- Modi’s government fails to act on rape #Vaw

The media must question Modi about the involvement of his party members in these atrocities, write signatories including Meena Kandasamy, Sarah Green and Pragna Patel In the context of Indian PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK, we are deeply shocked at the… Continue Reading →

Dalit police officer in UP quit job to protest dilution of SC/ST Act

BISWAJEET BANERJEE= NH Photos Former police officer BP Ashok (left); Ashok’s letter entitled “Ab nahi to kab? Hum nahi to kaun” (If not now, then when? If not us, then who?), sent to President of India and Governor of Uttar… Continue Reading →

#Aadhaar: “Fingerprint information is only of interest to palmists and for the growth of palmistry” – UIDAI Counsel Rakesh Dwivedi

The five-judge Constitutional bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, comprising Justices AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan on Thursday resumed hearing in the Aadhaar case. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Unique Identification… Continue Reading →

Scribes write to Governor of Tamil Nadu on Harassment of senior Journalist Lakshmi Subramanian #Vaw

The action of Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit patting the cheek of journalist Lakshmi Subramanian sparked outrage among other journalists who have demanded an apology from him.(Lakshmi Subramanain/Twitter) Shri Banwarilal Purohit The Governor of Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan, Chennai –… Continue Reading →

Delhi 12-Year-Old Raped By Neighbour, Family Gets WhatsApp Video: #WTFnews

     Police have arrested three accused, including neighbour who raped the girl and two others who shot video. The girl’s family alleges that they are facing pressure from the family of the accused to withdraw the case. The spot… Continue Reading →

BJP Minister Lal Singh Repeats Kathua March in Jammu For Release of Rape Accused #WTFnews

March Jammu-Kootah village to embrace rape accused families  SRINAGAR: Amid simmering tensions in Jammu region, the BJP Minister, Lal Singh, who was forced to resign last week for rallying in support of the accused in rape-and-murder of Kathua girl, today took… Continue Reading →

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