New Delhi — A group of women activists today accused the government of “saffronising” education and showing a lack of commitment towards addressing women’s issues. “Within a year of being in power, saffronisation of education is already underway. There were also steep budgetary cuts in central allocation to education,” women’sContinue Reading
Chennai — Rameswar Rao, an IT professional from Telangana who kept his wife and 9-year-old daughter locked up for over three years here, made them undergo the torture dissatisfied that his wife Priyanka gave birth to a girl child. Rameswar and Priyanka married in 2004 and about five years later,Continue Reading
Villagers adopted ancestor’s village names as surname for their childrenContinue Reading
Jaipur– Rajasthan government promises five percent quota, Gujjars calls off agitation. “We apologise to everyone for all the inconvenience caused,” he added. Senior minister Rajendra Rathore said the government would recommend the inclusion of the new laws under Schedule IX of the Constitution. “The government has reiterated its commitment…about bringingContinue Reading
Suri collected 200 rupees from a donation boxContinue Reading
Kottayam — Farmers and planters have come together to protest a slide in commodity prices. The collective of farmers’ movements is not a fight against political parties, but a struggle for survival, Infam national patron and Kanjirappally bishop Mar Mathew Arakkal said here on Wednesday. He was inaugurating a fast organised byContinue Reading
Agartala – The Left-ruled Tripura on Wednesday decided to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) which gives sweeping powers and judicial immunity to security forces in conflict-hit areas. The law was enforced in the state 18 years ago to curb terrorism. Political parties, including the ruling Communist PartyContinue Reading
India is “a multi-racial, multi-religious, multi-communal country” and people “must respect each other’s practices”Continue Reading
The victory is big morale booster for a party considered a northern Indian outfitContinue Reading
An activist has taken up the matter with the National Commission for MinoritiesContinue Reading
