Ranjan Solomon is a human rights defender and social activist. He is Working President of NCHRO-Goa Chapter India: Turning into a Nation without Law, Order, or Justice Anand Teltumbde, a well-known writer, academic, civil rights…
Express News ServiceAhmedabad, November 2: A 24-year-old newly married woman committed suicide by hanging herself, reportedly because of physical and mental torture by her in-laws. The deceased, Nimisha Patel, was found hanging from a ceiling…
Muslim quota? The debate is on
Aasim Khan, CNN-IBN , November 02, 2006UNQUOTED PARADOX: Conversion to Islam disqualifies Dalits from the benefits of reservation.New Delhi: At the heart of India's reservation policy is a paradox — while there are Hindu Scheduled…
'Corruption doesn't always curb growth' : Neelam Raaj
Neelam Raaj, 2 Nov, 2006 TIMES NEWS NETWORK NEW DELHI: Corruption doesn't pay, right? So why does India — where regulatory protections for investors are weak, banks don't lend much money to small and medium-size…
VHP cadres attack SP activist, Bombs, gunshots rock…
HT Correspondent,Kanpur, November 2 BOMBS AND indiscriminate firing tore apart the silence in Rawatpur Gaon when Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) cadres launched an attack on the house of a Samajwadi Party leader late on…
Tainted Indian UN official gets bail
3 Nov, 2006 PTI NEW YORK: A US court has granted bail to a senior Indian official on deputation to the United Nations, who was arrested for allegedly steering UN contracts to Indian firms in…
PM for fair share of jobs to Muslims
Aloke Tikku, Hindustan Times ,New Delhi, November 2, 2006PRIME MINISTER Manmohan Singh on Thursday stressed on minorities getting a “fair share” in government and private jobs. Singh’s emphasis on the “fair share” comes around the…
Maoist rebels counter Chhattisgarh's anniversary celebrations
Thu Nov 2, 2006 RAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Buses and trucks have stayed off the roads in parts of Chhattisgarh after Maoist rebels called a week-long strike to counter official celebrations to mark the anniversary…
Rebel's release reopens wounds in Indian Kashmir
02 Nov 2006, Source: ReutersBy Sheikh MushtaqSRINAGAR, India, Nov 2 (Reuters) - His release was greeted with showers of rose petals and candies by his Muslim supporters and with outrage by Hindu groups, but Kashmiri…