Corporations are helping fascism in the age of capitalism Patna 28 May | In the state level seminar of human rights organisation NCHRO, the voice against capitalism was raised by the speakers. The central government…
Indian woman rescued from brothel, repatriated
Dubai, May 31: An Indian woman who was allegedly pushed into the flesh trade escaped from her employers and has been repatriated.The young mother of one child was reportedly trapped in the sex racket by…
Qatari rights group warns of labour abuse, sex…
(AFP), 2 May 2006DOHA - An officially-sanctioned Qatari rights group warned on Tuesday of the less-than-human working conditions of the expatriate labour force in the Gulf state and urged the government to take action.The National…
Prabhat Patnaik to head Kerala planning board
IANS, Wednesday, May 31, 2006 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Noted economist Prabhat Patnaik, a professor with the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi, has been appointed the vice-chairman of the Kerala State Planning Board.His name was cleared…
Touts rule the roost in government hospitals
Divya Ramamurthi and Raghava M, The Hindu, Wednesday, May 31, 2006 Health of Hospitals - I They offer `help' in getting an appointment, having records examined and signed by the doctors # Many touts have…
We do want that education
Wednesday, May 31, 2006, DNA IndiaIndia needs to make immediate investments in education infrastructure It is perhaps a measure of the myopia that marks policy-making in India, that a controversy has brought to the fore an…
Tough brothel law threatens India HIV program
May 25, 2006 , By Jonathan AllenNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Plans to toughen India's laws to prevent human trafficking could drive prostitutes underground and jeopardize HIV-prevention in a country suffering the world's second-highest caseload, health…
Red rain caused by disintegration of comet: study
Kottayam, May 31 (PTI): The "red rains" in Kerala five years ago was the result of the atmospheric disintegration of a comet, according to a study.The study conducted at the School of Pure and Applied…
Office of Profit Bill to be re-presented: Bhardwaj
NEW DELHI, MAY 31 (PTI)Unfazed by the President's action in returning the Office of Profit Bill, the government on Wednesday said it will re-present the legislation that seeks to exempt several posts from being considered…