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Month May 2018

Mumbai to lose its salt pans to Modi’s affordable housing scheme #WTFnews

BJP government’s plan to build homes on city’s vast salt pans has rung alarm bells among environmentalists, fishermen By KANCHAN SRIVASTAVA A view of Mumbai’s iconic salt pans in Maharashtra state. The BJP now wants to build homes on them. Photo:… Continue Reading →

सरायमीर घटना के एक माह पूरे होने पर जारी हुई रिपोर्ट

रिपोर्ट में आपत्तिजनक फेसबुक पोस्ट, हिंदू समाज पार्टी के नेता कमलेश तिवारी और पुलिस प्रशासन की भूमिका पर उठाए गए हैं सवाल, घटना को पूर्वनियोजित साजिश का हिस्सा बताया   गोडसे को महात्मा कहने और गांधी बनने वालों को गोली… Continue Reading →

The trouble with charitable billionaires

More and more wealthy CEOs are pledging to give away parts of their fortunes – often to help fix problems their companies caused. Some call this ‘philanthrocapitalism’, but is it just corporate hypocrisy? By Carl Rhodes and Peter Bloom In February 2017, Facebook’s… Continue Reading →

Dr Abhay Bang – Putting people at the heart of research

Research for Who ? “Go to the people, live among them, love them, learn from them, begin with what they know, build upon what they have.” Imagine the power of problem solving in India, if this were our ethos for… Continue Reading →

LABIA- A Queer Feminist LBT Collective – condemns the gruesome attack on Transwoman at Thane

We are appalled by, and strongly condemn the attack on four transwomen in Thane, by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena goons on May 27, 2018. Not only were the transwomen attacked by a mob of around 15 self-appointed saviours of culture; the… Continue Reading →

Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’ is in Jail, But Bhim Army Marches On

With the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP regime in UP openly backing upper-caste goons, and with their leader jailed under NSA, the Bhim Army continues to mobilise people outside Uttar Pradesh too. Srija Naskar and Amit Sengupta Image Courtesy: Scroll “There are… Continue Reading →

J&K Police pulls up Madhu Kishwar for sharing fake news

29th May 2018 “Shocked to learn from @neelakantha that @spvaid –the DG of J&K actually suspended the SP who killed Burhan wani in an encounter–all because  @MehboobaMufti was upset at killing of Burhan. A DG playing doormat to jehadi politicians–… Continue Reading →

Why India Is The World’s Deadliest Country For Forest Rangers

By- Prerna Singh Bindra Forest staff at Dibru Saikhowa National Park, Assam. A major portion of the park is surrounded by water, and parts remain inundated for months, making patrolling a difficult task. In remote, difficult terrain, India’s forest rangers… Continue Reading →

Rural post offices across the country shut, Modi govt turns a blind eye

VIKRANT JHA Picture courtesy: Twitter/@vinodjose Postal employees in Mananthavady in Wayanad in Kerala sit on an indefinite strike demanding regularisation as government employees. Rural postal employees across the country have been protesting for eight days Rural postal employees across the… Continue Reading →

Delhi’s Tis Hazari Court Is A Sexual Harassment Nightmare #Vaw

“These men keep doing things like this with impunity.” By Piyasree Dasgupta INDIA TODAY GROUP/GETTY IMAGES NEW DELHI – Her clients were already in the courthouse, the judge was waiting; but when Afshan Pracha, a 35-year-old lawyer arrived at the… Continue Reading →

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