https://www.livelaw.in/columns/uapa-wrecking-lives-what-is-the-human-cost-177234 This article is not about how the draconian Unlawful Activities Prevention Act(UAPA) is leading to blatant violations of civil liberties and how the act is being used to criminalize dissent. Much has been written…
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Ratan Tata faces ire of pro-reservation activists
Wednesday May 10 2006 00:00 IST, PTIMUMBAI: Industrialist Ratan Tata on Tuesday faced angry sloganeering by pro-reservation activists at a function here to confer him the highest award of the Maharashtra government.As soon as he…
SC dismisses petition on abolishing 'archaic' Muslim laws
Thursday May 11 2006 00:00 ISTNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition praying for striking down "archaic" Muslim personal laws, especially those relating to marriage and divorce and substitute the same…
After animal sacrifices, Nepal King now turns to…
Thursday May 11 2006 00:00 IST, IANSKATHMANDU: Four years of incessant ritual worship and animal sacrifices at various shrines in Nepal and abroad may have failed to uphold his absolute rule, but King Gyanendra is…
Lord Goldsmith: Human rights speech in full
The full text of attorney general Lord Goldsmith's speech on terrorism and human rights, delivered to a Royal United Services Institute conference. Terrorism is an international problem and it is therefore critical that the…
Justice for Dalits still a dream
IN FEBRUARY this year, Dalits in Mahmadpur — a small village near Kunjpura in Karnal district, Haryana — were attacked by members of the land-owning Rode community. Over 30 Dalits were seriously injured. The immediate…
Indian government connives with BJP in Gujarat following…
By Kranti Kumara, World Socialist web, 11 May 2006Use this version to print | Send this link by email | Email the authorAt the request of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, India’s Congress Party-led United…
Kerala results 'utter disappointment': BJP
[ Thursday, May 11, 2006 05:19:31 pmIANS ]NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), desperately trying to open its account in Kerala, termed its rout in the state as an "utter disappointment".None of the BJP…