2 years ago, on 31-Aug-2019, Assam NRC FINAL list was published .The story of the NRC since then should shame all stakeholders - by Aman Wadud Aman Wadud 2 years ago,on this day, NRC FINAL…
Death Penalty : An Indian Hangman Speaks
Sujoy DharKOLKATA, Jan 31 (IPS) - In a tiny hovel on a narrow south Kolkata alley, 87-year-old Nata Mullick recalls with pride and placidity his chilling career as a hangman and his last job which…
Prosecute Police for Killings in Jammu and Kashmir:…
Government Should Act to Stop Murders in Custody says Human Rights Watch Jan 31, 2007 The Indian government must thoroughly investigate and prosecute members of the security forces responsible for the extrajudicial execution of a…
He Ram! Sethu canal in trouble
Arun Ram, DNAINDIA.COM , January 31, 2007CHENNAI: Hindu religious groups have jumped onto the anti-Sethusamudram project bandwagon, and they have raised the mightiest of shields around their argument. Lord Ram himself.The believers are saying that…
73 Year Indian pensioner found guilty for sexually…
No show by Indian pensioner allowed to fly home after promising judge he would returnBy Rob Gibson, MKNEWSA pensioner found guilty of sexually assaulting a Milton Keynes schoolgirl has escaped punishment after failing to return…
Reality check on women's rights in India
T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, New York for FrontLine, Jan. 27-Feb. 09, 2007The Indian delegation faces tough questions on discrimination against women at a U.N. committee.Sati, painting by Rani Chitrakar THE Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against…
Democracy: Everywhere and Nowhere By B.R. GOWANI
Counter Punch Magazine, 15 Jan 2007 St.George BushThe word “democracy” is of Greek origin and means “people power,” from the combination of demos + kratia.Basically, what democracy then denotes is the power or rule (that…
Hindu Vahini emerges as a militant force
Rajesh N Singh, 31 Jan, 2007 TIMES NEWS NETWORK LUCKNOW: Jobless youths, some from affluent families, have emerged as the new faces of militant Hindutva in the communal violence that has gripped Gorakhpur and nearby…