AamJanata – Intellectual Anarchy!

The Constitution is not a charter of servitude

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BRIHANMUMBAI UNION OF JOURNALISTS statement on HT editions being shut down

BUJ condemns HT Media's decision to shut down 6 editions The Brihanmumbai Union of Journalists (BUJ) strongly condemns the illegal decision of HT Media Ltd to shut down six editions of Hindustan Times (HT) at Bhopal, Indore, Ranchi, Kanpur, Allahabad and Varanasi with effect from 09 January 2017....

Vidyut
3 years ago

ragpicker child forced to pick up dead body parts

Does Indore station routinely exploit rag picker children to pick dead bodies?

How can officials exploit rag picker children to pick dead bodies from railway tracks? When I first read the news of a 12 year old rag picker boy forced to pick up a severed limb of a dead body on the railway tracks at Indore, I thought the newspaper had reprinted an old story of abuse. Near iden...

Vidyut
6 years ago

map of India showing cities Bhopal Indore Jodhpur Ranchi Jamshedpur Lucknow

Supreme Court Proceedings in Union Carbide case

Vijay Panjwani has sent in a report on Supreme Court proceedings in the Union Carbide case with regard to disposal of contaminated waste from the Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Union Carbide Bhopal H-Waste Safe Disposal New Delhi, Friday 6th Sept 2013 The Supreme Court today considered the joint inspection ...

Vidyut
6 years ago

closeup of asaram wearing a wreath of roses and gesturing at camera

Asaram Bapu’s insane supporters

Asaram Bapu stands accused of raping a minor girl, daughter of his followers, in the name of treating her. This is not the first time his name has come up with warped sexual rites and even dead bodies. His supporters on the other and are determined to see no wrong. BJP politicians have embarrasse...

Vidyut
6 years ago

Photo from protest group at Jaipur

An open letter to Anonymous – Operation India

Dear Anonymous, Congratulations on your first successful protests in India, and what a way to begin - a dozen cities at the same time! June 9 happened and Internet Freedom Activists protested in several cities of India.Astonishingly, the call sent out by Anonymous India survived the considerable ...

Vidyut
7 years ago

Recent Reports of Violence against women at Maps4Aid

Making it jazzy for those who find it dreary news too depressing. Here are headlines from February alone of reports of violence against women at Maps4Aid website. Note that these are a small fraction of what's happening. To land up in the list: Out of all crimes that happened, a certain number go...

Vidyut
7 years ago