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Seeking justice for Ankita Bhandari, parents detained in pre-dawn crackdown at India Gate
The pre-dawn police action came as the family demanded that Dushyant Kumar Gautam’s appointment as Sikkim Governor be put on hold until the CBI completes its probe into the alleged VIP angle
Sonbhadra: 1L of milk given to 81 students as part of their mid-day meal!
A primary school was allegedly caught giving adulterated milk to its students as part of their mid-day meal in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. A video demonstrating the cook adding one litre of milk to a bucket of water went viral on social media this Tuesday, on November 26.
WCD Ministry gives unsatisfactory answers on efforts to protect women and children
In response to an unstarred question made during the Lok Sabha session by four Members of Parliament, Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) Smriti Irani appeared to only relay old, publicly available data on the issues.
Dalit woman found dead, family alleges gang-rape: Kancheepuram
CPI (M) and VCK allege that police is protecting ‘upper-caste’ perpetrators
Maternal mortality down to 122 per 1 lakh, still highest in the world
In response to an unstarred question asked in the Lok Sabha as to incidence of maternal death occurring in the country, Minister of State of Health and Family Welfare Mr. Ashwini Kumar Choubey said that the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), i.e., death of mothers at the time of giving birth, has come down to 122 deaths per 1,00,000 live births.
Children living in extreme poverty are most vulnerable to effects of climate change
Suburban rains, Chennai Text of the note prepared by...
WCD Ministry offers up cookie-cutter answers to queries on domestic violence
When asked about cases of domestic violence over the last three years, Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) Smriti Irani responded in Parliament with old figures.
‘Government-backed attacks’: Google warned 500 Indians against hacking
The search giant issued over 12,000 warnings to users across the country against hacking state-sponsored attackers from July – Sept 2019
28 deaths in detention camps, detainees down from 1043 to 988 in 9 days: Assam
Questions related to detention camps in Assam have been repeated, time and again, during the winter 2019 session of Parliament. Last week saw a question in Lok Sabha, where the government claimed to know the nationalities of the detainees and this week the government stated that there have been 28 deaths in detention camps and also made tall claims about the facilities provided to the inmates.
Forum of Human Rights Defenders appeals to NHRC against DN Murthy arrest
Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA) has filed a plea before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking an intervention for the immediate release of Mr. DN Murthy, an eminent journalist, entrepreneur, and social activist who was arrested in an allegedly fabricated case of sedition.
So, what exactly is a ‘model’ detention camp?
The Modi government had released ‘model’ detention centre a manual in January 2019 containing provisions that would govern the functioning of such facilities across India. Though the manual has not been made public, some information has become available via answers to questions raised in the Parliament.
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