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Manmohan Singh Posthumous Exoneration
There is an old saying that courts pronounce judgments, but history delivers the final verdict. Every now and then, however, history requires the assistance of a court to set...
Denials of Public Health in Odisha
As gods and goddesses receive the lion’s share in...
Assam: After taking an oath to uphold Ambedkar’s Constitution, the BJP CM invoked the Gita to promote caste-based occupation
The servitude of non-Brahmins to Brahmins has no place in Ambedkar’s Constitution, a fact Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma unconsciously or consciously overlooked when he wrote a post on his social media account, telling the Shudras that their natural duty was to serve the upper castes. This was close to ten days ago.
Israeli Supreme Court strikes down controversial judicial overhaul law
Israel's Supreme Court on Monday narrowly struck down a controversial law that's part of the Netanyahu government's judicial overhaul and limited the court's ability to review government decisions, Axios.com reported
Bangladesh: Nobel laureate, Muhammad Yunus, convicted in Bangladesh Court in labour law case
The 83 year-old, Nobel laureate economist was has been awarded six months of simple or non-rigorous imprisonment. He was, however, immediately granted one-month bail after a furnishing bond of Taka 5,000.
Assam: How ‘Historic’ is the peace accord with ULFA?
On December 29, representatives of the union government and state government of Assam signed a Memorandum of Settlement which is just the latest addition to a slew of previous 'historic' agreements signed with some militant groups in the region. It was the pro-talk ULFA faction that was signatory in a document that mentions that Paresh Baruah is not part of the settlement
Babri demolition to Ram Temple: A trajectory of Indian politics
When India became independent, Nehru’s ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech...
GoI targeted Apple days after the Hi-tech cos notified journalists & opposition politicians of phone hacking: Washington Post Exclusive
The aggression did not stop there; elected officials and representatives of the ruling regime even demanded that Apple “soften the impact of the warnings”
Free bus travel for women means mobility, safety in spaces, certainly not a ‘freebie’
Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and recently, Telangana –all opposition ruled states -- have made it free for the women to travel in buses operated as part of Public Transport.
A Silenced Parliament: Impact of deleted questions on democratic representation
Democracy muted, deleted questions rob citizens of vital governance insights
Widespread leak of citizens’ Aadhar data- urgent call for an independent judicial enquiry to protect citizens from harassment
Referring to the newsreport in The India Today that Aadhar data related to 815 million citizens had been “leaked” and put on the dark web, former secretary to the government of India, EAS Sarma has demanded a judicial inquiry into the leak so that those guilty are punished and leaks protected to prevent further harassment of citizens
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