Source: Counterview.net Even as criticising India’s courts, especially the Supreme Court and the Guwahati High Court, for complicitity towards exclusion and abuse perpetuated through the Foreigners Tribunals set up across Assam to... Read more »
Source: Counterview.net By Pankti Jog Government data on Universal Identity (UID) or aadhaar website may show a coverage of up to 95% till March 2019. But ground realities are not so glorious.... Read more »
Source: Sabrangindia.in A recently released survey report says that over 96% of toilets in rural India have either septic tanks or different kinds of pits to collect human excreta. [See chart below]... Read more »
Source: Sabrangindia.in By Dr. Aurobindo Ghose In January 2018, four top Supreme Court Judges in a surprise move, held a press conference declaring that ” Democracy is at stake, and we have... Read more »
Source: Counterview.org The Jaccha-Baccha Survey (JABS), conducted by student volunteers in June 2019, took place in six states: Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. In each state, the... Read more »
Source: Counterview.net By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ In 2017, Pope Francis dedicated a special day, to be observed by the Universal Church, every year, as the ‘World Day of the Poor’. This... Read more »
Source: The Indian Express EARLY IN his career in the civil services, P S Krishnan received an entry in his confidential report that he would read out as the perfect summation of... Read more »
Source: Sabrangindia.in At a time when election preparation is at its peak in Jharkhand, a case of starvation death brings the focus on an issue that has been plaguing the mineral rich... Read more »
Source: Counterview.net By Sandeep Pandey, Babloo Loitongbam, Meera Sanghamitra Thuingaleng Muivah, the supreme leader of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) [NSCN (IM)] says that Nagaland may be weaker in material... Read more »
Source: Counterview.net By Swami Agnivesh The predicament of minorities in every society has to be understood sensitively and wisely, especially by themselves. On the whole, this is not the case. Religious minorities... Read more »
Source: Sabrangindia.in Two months after the final draft of the NRC (National register of Citizens) was released and 19,06,657 people of Assam were excluded from the list, the authorities are handing out... Read more »
BY RAHUL VATSA (15:10) Recently, a big hoarding was prominently displayed outside the Janata Dal (United) office in Patna saying, ‘Kyun Karen Vichar, Thike to Hain Nitish Kumar?’ It was not in accordance... Read more »
Source: Counterview.net A civil society report, giving details of 18 deaths of manual scavengers across the national capital since 2017, has regretted that these have occurred with “growing in frequency” despite the... Read more »
Source: Sabrangindia.in By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ “My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him” said Mahatma Gandhi. Thanks to him,... Read more »
Source: Counterview.net A Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha (JJM) youth conference in Ranchi saw participants expressing serious concern over rising majoritarianism, mob lynching, exploitation of Adivasis, Dalits and minorities, and lack of employment opportunities... Read more »
Source: Countercurrents.org By Vidya Bhushan Rawat Two kids who happened to born in the Valmiki community became the victim of deep rooted caste hatred which the caste Hindus have been nurturing since... Read more »
Source: Sabrangindia.in Commenting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s big show in the town, “Houston Chronicle” (HC), even as calling Modi visit “historic for a foreign leader”, as it “strengthens bonds between the... Read more »
Source: Counterview.org By Amitabh Kundu A reduction in the share of children and an increase in the adult population are important for achieving a high rate of economic growth since it will... Read more »
BY DEEPAK SHARMA Lucknow, Sep 20 (IANS) Stringent orders of District Magistrate (DM) in several districts of Uttar Pradesh have virtually robbed local residents of their basic civil rights. An unprecedented order of... Read more »
Source: Counterview.org One of the key indicators that the government of India is not updating any more is the dropout rate. The last official report providing information on that front uses figures... Read more »