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Day November 14, 2018

India – A Village’s Journey To Electrification, And Why ‘100%’ Claim Rings Hollow

 by Bhasker Tripathi   Sarwara (Unnao, Uttar Pradesh): Aspirations had been kindled among the young in Sarwara village as long back as the year 2000, when teenagers such as Shashikant Shukla, now 36 years old, would pay Rs 17 to recharge lead… Continue Reading →

Lawyer Activist Gadling’s bail plea hearing deferred till Nov 15

  Pune: A special court on Tuesday deferred the hearing of the bail plea of activist Surendra Gadlingin the Elgar Parishad case till November 15 because he had not received a copy of the case diary in the FIR registered against G… Continue Reading →

In Mumbai life is not safe even Outside Shiv Sena Bhavan

by Vidyadhar Date — In Delhi authorities seem to have at least some understanding of the need for promoting public transport and to discourage private cars. This seems to be sorely lacking in Mumbai. Air pollution is now so bad in Delhi… Continue Reading →

Bezwada Wilson, an Indian hero

Between January 1, 2017 and September 18, 2018, one manual scavenger died every five days. He is no caped superhero, but Bezwada Wilson continues to fight the good fight for manual scavengers, says Manavi Kapur. IMAGE: Bezwada Wilson, a campaigner… Continue Reading →

Journalist accuses primetime anchor Gaurav Sawant of sexual assault #MeToo

For The Record SAMIA SINGH IN THE LATE 1990s, Gaurav Sawant became an overnight star. The offspring of a retired brigadier of the Indian army, Sawant joined the Indian Express in 1994, and was soon paradropped into the defence beat. The Kargil… Continue Reading →

India – #Metoo Urban Naxal

by Devaki Jain   A convention was held in Bangalore on September 5, 2018 as a tribute to Gauri Lankesh who, as per the ongoing investigation, was targeted and shot dead by members of the Right-wing Sanathan Sanstha on that evening… Continue Reading →

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