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Day May 9, 2018

Free Software Movement voices concern over security of Aadhaar enrolment software

K V KURMANATHT+ T- HYDERABAD, MAY 7 The Free Software Movement of India (FSMI) has expressed serious concerns on the safety of users’ Aadhaar data. The association has written a letter to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on YouTube… Continue Reading →

Why farmers in this Kerala village pray for peace with Pakistan

Having seen fluctuations in the export of betel leaf to Pakistan over the years, Malappuram betel farmers in northern Kerala remain hopeful of overcoming the present impasse and resuming a profitable trade K. Rajendran Malappuram, Kerala Betel leaf farmer Krishnan… Continue Reading →

India -Corporate takeover or ‘tackling Naxalism?’ Adivasis losing sovereignty over their natural resources

National Alliance of People’s Movements statement on recent encounters:  The National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) unequivocally condemns the recent series of killings of Adivasis by the CRPF and C-60 elite anti-Naxal force of the Indian State in the name… Continue Reading →

India tops the Pollution level- here is why

Most of the country is often breathing a toxic combination of pollutants, ranging from dust to smoke from cooking fuel. By Umair Irfan   New Delhi, India, under heavy smog on November 14, 2017. Dominique Faget/AFP/Getty Images A new report from the World Health Organization,… Continue Reading →

India – Supreme Court Justice K M Joseph Hazir Ho!

Rajeev Dhavan So, Congress finally withdrew the Supreme Court petition challenging Rajya Sabha Chairman Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu’s rejection of an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Tuesday. Now comes the critical issue that will test the independence… Continue Reading →

India – Funding crime but claiming immune to judicial process #WTFnews

  Kundan Pandey   The IFC-funded power project is destroying livelihood of fishermen in Gujarat, but the funding agency is hiding behind an immunity law Fishermen fear losing their livelihood due to depleting fish stocks. Credit: Nevil Zaveri / Flickr An… Continue Reading →

Rainbows for Humanity: “Accept Our Existence Or Expect Resistance.” #LGBTQ

  A visibility campaign by Nazariya, a grassroots LGBT-straight  NEW DELHI: Connaught Place was recently host to “Rainbows for Humanity”, a visibility campaign organized by Nazariya, an alliance formed by youth belonging to both the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender+ (LGBT+) and… Continue Reading →

Martin Sheen joins investors call on Dowdupont to reveal true costs of Bhopal Gas Disaster

On, April 25, 2018, Chicago – , stockholders in DowDuPont cast their final votes on three shareholder resolutions[1] addressing the company’s continuing liability for the Bhopal chemical disaster. The resolutions describe increasing shareholder concern that management is mishandling the ongoing Bhopal controversy… Continue Reading →

Tamil Nadu Officials Made Up A Report To Aid Illegal Sand-Mining #WTFnews

Prepared in four days, report concluded “no illegal mining” was taking place along Tamil Nadu‘s coast. By Sandhya Ravishankar   A joint-inspection team from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and various departments of Tamil Nadu, including the mining… Continue Reading →

PM Modi Just Praised An Artist Who Reeks Of Bigotry, Misogyny & Communalism

 Shweta Sengar  Prime Minister Narendra Modi retweeted a sketch of himself drawn by a cartoonist. The artwork was inspired by Modi’s rally in Mangaluru, ahead of the state assembly elections in Karnataka. “Lovely gesture Kshitij. Thank you. You are an… Continue Reading →

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