हक़ और आजादी
October 22, 2016
Following is the text of a letter to the Vice Chancellor, Central University of Haryana, sent by some academics protesting the attacks on Dr Snehsata Manav and Dr Manoj Kumar regarding the students’ production of the play ‘Draupadi’:
To the Vice Chancellor,
Central University of Haryana
Dear Vice Chancellor:
We write in support of Dr. Snehsata...
October 22, 2016
The protests across Maharashtra, which are drawing lakhs of people, are silent. But they aren't leaderless.
Image credit: Mridula Chari
Prajakta Sankpal’s voice rang out through the bustling hall in the heart of Kolhapur last week, cutting through the commotion of people entering and leaving, holding private conversations.
“Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj was the one...
October 21, 2016
The recommendations made by an RSS affiliate for gradual removal of English as a medium of instruction has elicited a strong response from Dalit scholars and activists across the country. Dubbing the move as ‘anti-development’, it is alleged that the recommendation has been made with an intention to hamper the progress of the Dalits.
An Indian Express report today revealed a...
October 21, 2016
It is time for the Muslim community to introspect on how things have come to such a pass. Practices like triple talaq, halala and polygamy, steeped in patriarchal and medieval narratives, can hardly be regarded as just and fair.
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In the background of a bunch of writ petitions filed before the Supreme Court by some Muslim women’s organisations and individual victims...
October 20, 2016
With the annual national conference of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) scheduled to be held in Kolkota next month, imams from mosques across India are to be directed to create awareness among Muslims through sermons every Friday against the currently prevalent triple talaq (instant divorce) practice. They will are also to teach Muslims the rights granted to women in Islam and the...
October 20, 2016
A group of experts from United Nations (UN) has asked the central government to release the Kashmir-based human rights activist Khurram Parvez immediately, who has been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) by the government of Jammu and Kashmir.
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According to an Indian Express report, the UN group has conveyed its concerns about Parvez, who was stopped from going...
October 20, 2016
Bhupendra Vira, who battled illegal constructions, was shot dead in his home last week.
Imaget: D Stalin/Facebook
In the past six years, Bhupendra Vira filed more than 3,000 applications under the Right to Information Act regarding encroachments and illegal construction in his neighbourhood in Kalina, Mumbai. On the night of October 15, the 61-year-old’s activism was brought to an...
October 20, 2016
लखनऊ। मेडल क्वीन व आयरन गर्ल के नाम से सुविख्यात अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय खिलाड़ी निधि सिंह पटेल ने एक बार फिर से विदेश की धरती पर अपने देश की प्रतिनिधित्व करते हुए भारतीय तिरंगा लहराया। निधि ने उजबेकिस्तान में आयोजित अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय एशिया बेन्च प्रेस पावरलिफ्टिगं चैम्पियनशिप में 57 किलोग्राम भार वर्ग में अपने प्रतिद्वंद्वियों से कड़ा मुकाबला करते हुए 87.5 किलो भार उठा कर रजत पदक पर कब्जा जमाते हुए एक बार...
October 20, 2016
मैं 16 साल का छात्र हूं और बिहार के मुजफ्फरपुर में एक सरकारी स्कूल में पढ़ता हूं.
पिछले कुछ दिन से हर कोई यह जानना चाहता है कि मुझे स्कूल में उन लड़कों ने इतनी बुरी तरह से क्यों पीटा. मैं काफी समय तक चुप रहा.
कभी पुलिसवालों को, कभी स्कूल के साथियों को तो कभी मीडिया को बार-बार अपने पिटने की कहानी बताकर अब मैं निराश हो गया हूं.. थक गया हूं. इन सभी को जब से मेरे पिटने का वीडियो सोशल...
October 19, 2016
मुख्यमंत्री शिवराज सिंह चौहान दावा करते हैं कि मध्य प्रदेश अब बीमारू राज्य नहीं रहा। उनका दावा केवल इस मायने में सही कहा जा सकता है कि मध्य प्रदेश अब बीमारू राज्य से भी निचले किसी ऐसे स्तर पर पहुँच चुका है, जिसके लिए फिलहाल कोई विशेषण चुना नहीं गया है। मिसाल इसकी स्वास्थ्य सेवाएँ और अस्पताल हैं।
बात करते हैं शहडोल की जहाँ सांसद दलपत सिंह परस्ते के निधन के बाद लोकसभा सीट पर उपचुनाव...