Visitors: 351The ruthless killing of the CRPF jawans by the Maoists in Jharkand have caused great sorrow in the country. While the Union Home Minister says that the Maoists will be wiped out in three years and media is clamouring for strong action to defeat the Maoists, there is also widespread apprehension amongst the people […]
Visitors: 291New Delhi, The Independent People’s Tribunal on Land Acquisition, Resource Grab and Operation Green Hunt, organized by Citizen’s against Forced Displacement and War on People, kicked-off today to a packed hall, consisting of students, academics, activists and the media. The Independent People’s Tribunal is being held in New Delhi, Constitution Club. Dr. Vandana Shiva, […]
Visitors: 335West Bengal, Well-known human rights activist Mr. Kirity Roy, Secretary of Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) and National Convenor, Program Against Custodial Torture and Impunity (PACTI) was arrested illegally, harassed and indicted in frivolous charges on 07th April 2010 in connection with holding People’s Tribunal on Torture. BackgroundMASUM organized a People’s Tribunal on Torture […]
Visitors: 241New Delhi, A delegation lead by Prof. V.N.Pal Along with Dr. S.L Sagar, Mr. Pradeep Verma & Deshraj Vidyarthi met Hon’ble President of India on 01.04.2010 at Rastrapati Bhawan and discuss the issue of termination of students of IIT Kanpur at length Dr.Pal also offered the Socio-Scientific solutions of various problems of the nation […]
Visitors: 350I. Freedom of Expression or Owners’ Orders? The Western world thinks that media in Ukraine are relatively free, and that Ukraine is the most democratic country in the CIS space in the information and media sphere. But in reality there is a big difference between the way democratic rules and standards are applied in […]
Visitors: 280New Delhi, 6 April Amid the speculation over his comeback to BJP, KN Govindacharya, Patron of Rashtriya Swabhiman Aandolan (RSA) said, ‘Since 2003, I have never expressed any desire and intention of rejoining the BJP. I want to make it clear once again that I have no intention and desire of rejoining the BJP.’ […]
Visitors: 229EASTER celebrates the vibrant hope for every individual and for the entire world. It is also a warning to every evil power that preys on humankind – a warning that truth is again coming out of its tomb. Easter, thus, is a ringing reminder that the human spirit cannot be confined. Christianity is primarily […]
Visitors: 253New Delhi, India, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Lok Sabha Speaker Smt. Meira Kumar led the nation in paying floral tributes at the statue of Babu Jagjivan Ram in Parliament House on his Birth Anniversary, today. Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal; Union Minister for Social Justice […]
Visitors: 303An enduring episode in the annals of Christian art and history is the ‘Last Supper’ of Jesus Christ. Hours before his fateful trial for treason, Jesus Christ had hosted his disciples a Passover meal in an upper room in Jerusalem. This was the final meal he had prior to his crucifixion. He knew that […]
Visitors: 334Jeffrey Smith has written two books about the significant danger genetically modified (GM) foods pose to your health, and the health of the entire planet. In addition to his books he has also created two videos:Hidden Dangers in Kids Meals, and Your Milk on Drugs, Just Say No. Genetically Modified Foods = Toxins in […]
Visitors: 614Hindus have always believed that water from India’s Ganges River has extraordinary powers. The Indian emperor Akbar called it the “water of immortality” and always traveled with a supply. The British East India Co. used only Ganges water on its ships during the three-month journey back to England, because it stayed “sweet and fresh.”Indians […]
Visitors: 305GRI March-2010-Edition Download PDF File By Ground Report India (GRI)
Visitors: 245 India Since the content of the very few newspaper articles on the Nuclear Liability Bill are full of omissions and contradictions, here are a few suggested questions before taking a stand on this very important issue. Note: The answers are all on public sources on the internet. The list of references given at […]
Visitors: 231 Delhi, India The program “ Travelling with Gandhi” jointly held in collaboration with the Gandhi Peace Foundation ,( GPF) New Delhi, Schumacher Centre, New Delhi and the Peace Studies Dept of the Post Graduate Diploma in Peace Studies ( PGDPS) , Martin Luther Christian University, MLCU, Shillong , from the 20th till the […]
Visitors: 280Somebody at DoPT goofed up very badly yesterday. While emailing an invitation to Activist Bimal Khemani of Aligad, UP, an official unwittingly attached an entire word file containing many other letters pertaining to RTI. A couple of these letters clearly show the intent of the meeting being convened on 31st March. A draft of […]
Visitors: 338Delhi, India I, Gopi Dutt, want to draw your attention to problem that Delhi has been facing since as long as 10 yrs now. I am talking about the pollution in Yamuna caused by devotional material, Polybags, Flowers etc. Our govt., different NGOs and now Maharaja Sri Sri Ravi Shankar have put their best […]
Visitors: 296West Bengal, India Case Details Name of the Victim :- (1) Abu Hassan, Male, Age – 16 years, (2) Abdus Salam, Male, Age – 15 years; both son of Mr. Abu Bakkar Mondal, Religion – Islam, resident of Village + Post Office – Harekrishnapur, Police Station – Jalangi, District – Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.Name […]
Visitors: 387Fiji By the end of this week it will take as much effort as pushing a button for you to have access to a wealth of quality marine and fisheries information from the Pacific. Gone are the days of having to trawl through different websites and constant library visits as you search for information […]
Visitors: 307West Bengal, India Case Details: Name of the Victim:- Mr. Biredra Nath Mondal, son of Late Kushai Mondal, Male – 56 Years, Religion – Hindu, Scheduled Caste of Village – Char Rajanagar, Post Office – Char Rajapur, Police Station – Raninagar, District – Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. Name of the Perpetrators:- (1) One Border […]
Visitors: 247Silver Inning Foundation has been writing to the ministry for more than month now for more clarification on new Review Committee fro NPOP(National Poicy of Older Person) and have also filed and RTI. But it’s sad a National ministry is not bothered. They dont even reply to email – no time I suppose. MOSJE […]
Visitors: 308European and western writers have often made a heinous effort to tarnish the image of Islam by expressing something contemptible & negative views & reviews about Islam, particularly in context of women education and their rights in society. They opine that Islam suppresses the rights of women not allowing women to be progressive in […]
Visitors: 277Wellness is an important aspect from childhood to death. Without wellness the individual doesn’t see much in life. The purpose of education, training, property, planning, social intercourse etc, are meant for getting wellness on a sustained basis through out life. Holistic wellness comprises all aspects of wellness namely materialist, spiritualist and lateral. Holistic wellness […]
Visitors: 300There was a time when there was sort of cold war in the world between two blocks, with one representing the so called free world and the other representing the communist countries , which were supposed to be serving the cause of the downtrodden and protecting them from the so called oppression of the […]
Visitors: 297Uttar Pradesh, India Acharya Neeraj is going to do a foot march from Gomukh to Gangasagar, almost 3000 kms long, covering 4 states and more than 30 districts. The Foot March will start on 6th May 2010 and finish on 2nd October 2010. Acharya Neeraj was a student leader in Lucknow University and wanted […]
Visitors: 357West Bengal, India Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) organized a People’s Tribunal on Torture (PTT) at Moulali, Kolkata on 9th and 10th of June, 2008 a programme as part of the project, ‘National Project on Preventing Torture in India (NPPTI)’, which was supported by European Union & FNSt. MASUM was responsible for implementing the […]