There is a trace of pride in Nisha Chaurasiya’s voice as she complains of how she and her co-workers in an anganwadi in Rajnandgaon district of Madhya Pradesh struggled to provide food to babies and children, and to expectant women, since demonetisation took effect on November 8. “The self-help groups borrowed money from everybody, stood in bank queues, pleaded with officials and even spent from their own meagre savings to […]

It is claimed by SWLA that bus drivers, conductors and cleaners often take advantage of innocent children The SWLA say that what starts with porn on their mobiles can escalate to ‘molestation and sodomisation of the child’ The SCWLA has said no such site should have free access and those desperate to watch porn should be made to pay a hefty price. The Indian government may soon advise its schools […]

If I hear the phrase, “I don’t eat meat, I only eat chicken and fish” once more, I shall scream! I cannot understand the enormous delusion of someone who believes that: a) Both these meats are vegetables Or b) Both of them are ‘white’ meat and, (like every­thing else white that we Indians aspire to) healthy. It’s like saying that you get less radiation in the house because you have […]

Nearly 600 people died in police custody in India between 2010 and 2015, says the US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a new report. The rights group said no policeman was convicted for a prisoner’s death in custody during this period. India’s police routinely attributes deaths in custody to illness, attempted escape, suicide and accidents. But rights groups say a large number of such deaths happen because of torture in […]

Henry was dumped at AAA Animal Hospital by his owner on May 12 He struggled to walk and go the bathroom due to the massive growth He successfully underwent surgery June 1 to remove the tumor The case was investigated and his former owner, Sherri Haughton of Newport Beach, has now been charged with life-endangering animal neglect. She will be arraigned in January and faces a maximum two years in […]

Dear Son, I write to you today, not only as your mother but also as a woman. I write to you because stalking, eve-teasing, molesting, sexual harassment, rape aren’t words you only hear in the news and as debating topics in school. They are a reality faced by most women, their age, economic or marital status notwithstanding. I’m sure it disgusts you to know that your mother has been on […]

The Parliament logjam continues and the Winter Session of 2016 might perhaps go down the history books with just 3 days remaining before the session ends on December 16. But the question that might be bothering many is what’s so new? In fact if we look at the way the Parliament has been functioning, every session be it Winter, Monsoon or the Budget sessions there are more hours that have […]

One of India’s most successful HIV interventions is currently facing a policy glitch it cannot easily overcome: love affairs. In Sonagachi, the largest red-light district of South Asia, in the heart of Kolkata, sex is solicited for a price, and the odds of finding an empathetic lover also come with a rider: unprotected sex. For sex workers, the distinction is necessary for specific clients commonly referred to as ‘babus’ with […]

It is estimated that around 8% of the black economy is held in the form of cash. So, 8% of Rs. 75 lakh crore is held in cash. So, around Rs. 6 lakh crore of black money is held in cash. There are no official estimates of black money held in cash but experts on estimating black money such as Prof. Arun Kumar have estimated the amount at Rs. 6.5 […]

A Karnataka land official’s driver who committed suicide left a note stating he killed himself because he was harassed for knowing how the officer converted into legal tender Rs 100 crore black money belonging to mining baron G Janardhan Reddy, said police. Ramesh Gowda, the driver of special land acquisition officer Bheema Nayak, stated in the note that this money was used in the lavish wedding of Reddy’s daughter in […]