New Delhi, Aug 21, 2020: A Zoom meeting organized by Swaraj Abhiyan of Yogendra Yadav on August 20 saw several speakers expressing their solidarity with Prashant Bhushan as his sentence proceeding transpired in the Supreme Court of India. The meeting started with around 140 participants, but their numbers increased toContinue Reading
By Swati Deb New Delhi, Aug 20, 2020: Complexity is an inherent part of Naga characteristic. Nagas are accommodating and friendly but would appear ardent and uncompromising the next moment. This feature is reflected in more ways than one in the ongoing tussle in the peace parleys between various NagaContinue Reading
By Mythreyee Ramesh Lucknow, Aug 20, 2020: At least 351 women employees of the ‘181’ helpline, run by the Uttar Pradesh government, have launched an indefinite protest in Lucknow against the non-payment of their salaries since July 2019. The previous government led by Akhilesh Yadav in 2016 started ‘181’ women’sContinue Reading
By Tehmina Arora New Delhi, Aug 20, 2020: Seventy years ago this month, India as a young nation passed a presidential order to ensure fundamental freedoms and rights for Dalit people. However, the same order also prevented them from exercising their freedom of conscience and belief. The Constitution (Scheduled Castes)Continue Reading
By Victor Ferrao Rachol, Aug 20, 2020: The information revolution has taken us into a post-industrial condition. It thrives on a scarce commodity. Every major player in this business is competing for it. Indeed, our attention has become the most valuable commodity of the post-industrial world. It has given birthContinue Reading
New Delhi, Aug 20, 2020: Several civil society groups and individuals have come together to express solidarity with Prashant Bhushan, a senior advocate and civil rights activist who was convicted for contempt of court. The Supreme Court on August 20 gave the 63-year-old Delhi-based lawyer three days “to reconsider” hisContinue Reading
Kochi, Aug 20, 2020: Over a century-old the feud between two factions in the Malankara Church on August 20 took a new turn with the Jacobites deciding to cut off all relations with the rival Orthodox group. “All sacramental and spiritual relationship with Orthodox faction is being cut off asContinue Reading
By Jeffrey Gettleman and Sameer Yasir New Delhi, Aug. 20, 2020: A father and son were hauled into a small police station in the southern Indian town of Sathankulam in June after arguing with police officers When friends and family members went to the station, they heard screams emanating fromContinue Reading
New Delhi, August 20, 2020: For the fourth time in a row, Indore has been adjudged India’s cleanest city in the government’s cleanliness survey announced on August 20. The second and third positions in the category were won by Surat and Navi Mumbai respectively. Chhattisgarh has won the cleanest stateContinue Reading
By Vallari Sanzgiri Ranchi, Aug 20, 2020: A 30-year-old woman became the 12th woman to be killed after being branded as a witch this year in Jharkhand, eastern India. Geeta Devi was attacked by her relative Munshi Mahto along withsome 15 villagers on August 17 when she reached her in-law’sContinue Reading
