1. Drawing Attention to the Use of UAPA Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, has recently expressed concerns over the use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-UAPA in India. The Commissioner has…
CHRO set to hold `public trial' and fact…
Kozhikode: The Confederation of Human Rights Organizations, Kerala (CHRO) will conduct a public trial at Sishak Sadan, (Chinta Valappu), Kozhikode on Friday, 24 March at 2.30 PM to assess the human rights violations conducted by…
Assam tea plantation employees decapitate five over practising…
20 Mar 2006 # ANIBy Peter Alex Todd, Guwahati: Workers at the Sadharu Tea Plantation in Assam's northern Sonitpur District have decapitated five persons of a family who were allegedly practising witchcraft.The bizarre incident took…
Kerala heads for record liquor sales
[ Tuesday, March 21, 2006 03:51:22 pmIANS ] THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala is heading for an all-time high sale of so-called Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) and beer, with the figure expected to cross Rs 26 billion…
Nuns win battle to practice law
The high court in the southern Indian state of Kerala has upheld the right of nuns and priests in the state to practice law. The court ruled that being a nun or a priest did…
The Benarasi Weave
Separated by religion but united by the spirit of Kashi, this duo holds peace in the holy town SMITA GUPTA, Outlook Magazine, March 27, 2006 Overlooking the tranquil waters of the Ganga, on the Tulsi…
Crushing Defeat for Hindutva revisionists
Sunday 19th March, 2006, By Michael WitzelThe writer is a professor of South Asian Studies at Harvard University and provided the California State Board of Education expert testimony on the proposed textbook changes. The intense…
India's Wonders Dedicated to Life, Love and Death
BY DAVID G. MOLYNEAUX, c.2006 Newhouse News Service AGRA, India -- For many travelers to India, the architectural wonder of the Taj Mahal in Agra is both the highlight of the trip and an…
Hindu Baktha Jana Sabha President attacked
Madurai, March. 19 (PTI): Hindu Baktha Jana Sabha President V Thiagarajan, was today attacked by a group of unidentified persons at Lord Subramaniaswamy temple in Tiruparankunram near here. During the car festival, Thiagarajan was distributing…