Kerala Muslim youth claims police used pepper spray on his genitals 01.09.2020Palkkad Two Muslim youth from Kerala were subjected to brutal custodial torture, communal slurs In the latest case of police brutality, Kerala police has…
MALEGAON BLAST ARRESTS, THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS
The Malegaon blast accused were under intense police scrutiny for years. How did they hatch a conspiracy right under the police’s nose?Shashwat Gupta Ray, Tehelka.COM , Dec 9 2006Malegaon/MumbaiIntelligent Designs? The Maharashtra police claims to…
How They Crush Mangalore
Tehelka.COM , Nov 2006An independent citizens’ fact-finding team discovers that attacks on Muslims in coastal Karnataka routinely go unreported. And now, police atrocities are also being overlooked. These are excerpts from the team’s reportKarnataka Chief…
Expand the parking lot
Editorial, Hindustan Times , December 1, 2006 If one imagines India to be a huge parking lot, the country’s Muslim community seems to have little space to park their cars. What has been apocryphal wisdom,…
Hindutva MP Navjot Sidhu convicted for man slaughter
CHANDIGARH, December 1, 2006Hired by Hindutva, Fired by CourtIn a major embarrassment to Hindutva Party , ( BJP ) its high profile MP and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu was today convicted by Punjab and…
Affirmative action, not quota, in private sector
Chetan Chauhan, Hindustan Times New Delhi, November 30, 2006The Sachar panel has recommended incentives for the private sector to get them to improve minority participation. The report talks of 'affirmative action' but does not recommend…
Singhs a roaring success in Singapore army
Rahul Singh, Hindustan TimesNew Delhi, December 1, 2006 General JJ Singh became the mascot of the Sikh community when he took over the reins of the army last year. And now the…
US companies target India
ECONOMY BUREAU, December 01, 2006 MUMBAI, NOV 30: US companies involved in nuclear energy are bullish over the approval to the Indo-US civil nuclear deal by the Senate, and indicated that they would like to…
Mythical sword halts start on northeast India dam
01 Dec 2006Source: Reuters ,By Biswajyoti DasIMPHAL, India, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Anger over a proposed dam in India's northeastern state of Manipur, which locals say threatens thousands of homes and a sacred lake holding…