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November 23, 2016
Mohammad Abdus Salam ( 29 January 1926 – 21 November 1996),was a Pakistani theoretical physicist. A major figure in 20th century theoretical physics, he shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics with Sheldon Glashow and Steven Weinberg for his contribution to the electroweak unification theory. He was the first Pakistani and first Muslim to receive a Nobel Prize in science and the second from...
November 23, 2016
Government resorting to such draconian measures to stifle all legitimate criticism
The District Magistrate of Indore has issued an order – Order/2956/RADM/2016, Indore/Date 14/11/2016 under Section 144 – banning any criticism on social media such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, etc., on exchange of old currency that is “objectionable” or can “cause...
November 23, 2016
R. Umamaheshwari (Veena)
(Of real people, real narratives and real lives. In my neighbourhood and city, Hyderabad.)
Bajji seller Hanumanthu
Mestri Yadgiri
Bangle seller Mohammad Laeeq
Earth-worker, brick layer, matti pani Ramachander
Footwear seller Lakshmamma
Shaadi-khana labour Najeeb
Coolie, cook, etc Jahangir
Miscellaneous labour: Suryanarayana, Baburao, Nagaraju...
November 22, 2016
Rogue military personnel? Or a deliberate policy of abuse? Day 6 of our 7 day openDemocracy's series on alleged abuse by British soldiers in Iraq.
Documents in the military court room in Colchester, Essex, where four soldiers and three ex-soldiers accused of the murder of an Iraqi civilian stood trial back in September 2005. Corporal Scott Evans, 32, Private Billy Nerney, 24,...
November 22, 2016
Anil Bokil. Photo Credit: Mumbai Mirror
When PM Narendra Modi announced his government’s decision to demonetise Rs. 1000 and Rs 500 notes on November 8, Pune resident Anil Bokil was quick to claim credit for having provided the inspiration for the scheme.
Bokil has claimed that the prime minister was so enthused with his idea that the 9-minute appointment granted to him in July had...
November 22, 2016
At the stroke of midnight on November 8, 86% of the value of Indian currency in circulation ceased to be a legal tender. Many different adjectives are being used to qualify the action – surgical strike, master stroke, third freedom (after freedom from British and license raj), 'Massive swachh abhiyan' and so on.
Though the government and even the RBI vehemently...
November 22, 2016
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal’s blistering attack on the Modi government’s demonisation has already grabbed nearly half a million pair of eyeballs.
Fifty lakh people have lakh people have so far viewed Arvind Kejriwal’s Assembly speech on demonetisation on social media platforms, according to a press statement issued by the party...
November 22, 2016
जम्मू। केंद्र सरकार ने 8 नवंबर को देश में 500 और 1000 के नोटबंद करने की घोषणा की थी। सरकार की तरफ से इसे आतंकियों पर लगाम लगाने के लिए जरूरी बताया गया था। सरकार के लोगों ने दावा किया था कि नए नोट लागू करने से आतंकियों के पास पुराने नोट की वैल्यू खत्म हो जाएगी। जिससे आतंकवाद पर लगाम लगाने पर मदद मिलेगी। लेकिन नोटबंदी के सिर्फ चौदह दिनों के भीतर ही मुठभेड़ में मारे गए आतंकियों के पास से नए 2000 के...
November 22, 2016
In an emotional stunt, Prime Minister Modi on November 10 said in Goa that he left his house, family and everything for nation, in an attempt to answer people who were doubting his intention behind the sudden demonetisation.
He wanted to make a point that he is a proper statesman and for the first time made an emotional appeal to the public. Going far in his eloquent address, he tried to make...
November 22, 2016
65-year-old man was trampled to death outside a bank while standing in a queue to withdraw cash, police said on Tuesday.
Ramnath Kushwaha, a resident of Gulriha village, was caught in a stampede outside the State Bank of India branch on Monday. He was trampled by a crowd who had gathered to withdraw cash, SP Mohd Imran said.
He had gone to withdraw money to make payments to a...