Offence under SC/ST Act only if intention is to humiliate publicly: Supreme Court
byWhile hearing an appeal by Uttarakhand resident Hitesh Verma, challenging the state High Court order rejecting his plea to quash the charge sheet and…
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Kawasaki disease found in children post-COVID
byReopening of schools in India has raised questions about rising number of Covid-19 cases in children. Less than 1% have shown to be affected…
Covid-negative certificates required to enter parts of rural Karnataka
byAs a part of a self-imposed lockdown, villages in Chitradurga and Davanagere districts of Karnataka now ask for on Covid-negative certificates not more than…
Thirty- six years later, justice still seems a distant word for 1984 victims
byOn November 1, 1984, the family of Satpal Singh Gujral was waiting for him to get back home safely. While his wife and kids…
Activist Faisal Khan booked for offering namaz inside Mathura temple
byKhudai Khidmadgar, leader and renowned social activist Faisal Khan has been booked by Mathura Police for allegedly offering Namaz inside a temple. The incident…
Aamir Khan’s daughter, Ira Khan says she was sexually abused at the age of 14
byAamir Khan’s daughter and filmmaker Ira has revealed that she was sexually harassed at the age of 14. She took to Instagram and posted…
Clothes have no gender: Straight, married man wears heels and skirts to work
byKicking the structures of gender out of the window, 61-year-old Mark Bryan, an American living in Germany, believes that “clothes have no gender.” Bryan…
‘Wash and melt’: A new environment-friendly method to immerse idols in Kolkata
byTridhara Akalbodhon, a famous South-Kolkata club, became a trendsetter for immersing idols during the pandemic by using the ‘wash and melt’ method this year….
Two tribal rights activists urge civil society to protect indigenous families
byTribal rights activists, Gadadhar Parida and Charudutta Panigrahi believe that in the last seven decades and more, after many ‘convenient’ map-makings, there has been…
‘House of Water’: More than half of the population lacks access to clean water in Tajikistan
byOften referred to as the ‘House of Water’, Tajikistan has been a water rich country- accounting for about 60% of Central Asia’s water resources….