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…
Politicos back Dalit Muslims reservations
Sanket Upadhyay, NDTV.COMWatch story Politicos back Dalit Muslims reservationsTuesday, November 21, 2006 (Lucknow):A day before Parliament convenes for the Winter Session, the debate over reservations for Dalit Muslims is taking centre stage.There are rumblings from…
Future of the right wing, there and over…
Harish Khare, The Hindu , Nov 22, 2006The political change in America has relevance in India. For, the BJP and the rest of the sangh parivar have long sought intellectual respectability and political inspiration from…
Reservation for Dalit Muslims, Christians: Mulayam
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Hindustan Times,Lucknow, November 21, 2006In what appears to be a major move to regain his loosening grip over Muslims and other minorities and target the UPA government, the Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav…
Remarried mother can keep child: SC
Satya Prakash, Hindustan Times,New Delhi, November 21 THE SUPREME Court on Tuesday ruled that a woman cannot be denied custody of her child on the ground of remarriage."We are of the opinion…
Hanuman and Ravana Playing Cricket Match
Hindu organisations protest against sacrilegious VCDs in PunjabHoshiarpur (Punjab), Nov 21 (ANI): Bajrang Dal and Sanatan Dharma Sabha activists staged a protest against the sale of VCDs that show Hanuman and Ravana playing a cricket…
Fate of 14 Gujarat riot cases hangs in…
Manoj Mitta22 Nov, 2006 TIMES NEWS NETWORKNEW DELHI: It was on November 21, 2003 exactly three years ago that the Supreme Court stayed the trial in 14 major cases related to Gujarat riots following allegations…
38% HIV-hit in India are women
Kounteya Sinha22 Nov, 2006 TIMES NEWS NETWORKNEW DELHI: More than 38% of those living with HIV in India are women, most having acquired the virus from regular partners who were infected during paid sex. According…
FIJI Police seek Interpol's help to arrest criminals…
Tuesday, November 21, 2006Fiji police have sought the assistance of Interpol to track down three suspects wanted for questioning in the murder of Nadi businessman Kamlesh Nandha in September this year.Fiji police Criminal Investigations Department…