https://feminisminindia.com/2023/09/28/omprakash-valmikis-poems-as-a-symbol-of-resistance/#:~:text=Omprakash%20Valmiki's%20poems%20advocate%20the,from%20the%20savarna%20caste%20literature @mastodonindians
India Will Miss 2030 Target To End Bonded Labour–By 98%
Experts say that there is reluctance to accept bonded labour at the state level, and that release certificates, mandatory to access rehabilitation entitlements, are not issued
https://www.indiaspend.com/governance/india-will-miss-2030-target-to-end-bonded-labourby-98-877306
#BondedLabour #labour #jobs #trafficking #InformalSector #MigrantWorkers #MigrantLabourers #SCST #dalits #adivasis #ForcedLabour #labor #unemployment #poverty #HumanRights #governance #UnionGovt #india
@Saxonbowman 1969 was a long time after independence. Soon the NYT will be saying Nixon's Watergate happened in post WWII USA
ED Can't Be Vindictive, Grounds Of Arrest Must Be Furnished In Writing To Accused At The Time Of Arrest : Supreme Court
The Court went to the extent of stating that the ED's conduct "reeks of arbitrariness" and directed the immediate release of both the accused.
#SupremeCourt #EnforcementDirectorate #ED #law #MoneyLaundering #M3M #india
BJP MP Pragya Thakur records statement in Malegaon 2008 bomb blast case
The Member of Parliament from Bhopal responded ‘I don’t know’ to all the question posed to her.
#MalegaonBlastsCase #MalegaonBlasts #PragyaThakur #BJP #terrorism #NIA #hindutva #india
From ‘Battling for India’, edited by Githa Hariharan and Salim Yusufji
Such an imp book 👇🏽
"Engaging & thought-provoking, Our #History, Their History, Whose History? invites readers to question the authenticity of historical narratives touted by one group of nationalists, & it explores the clash between professional historians who study the past to understand our inherited present & fabricators who wield history for political gain."
https://www.seagullbooks.org/our-history-their-history-whose-history/
Dalit youth allegedly tortured by Vizag cops, SI and two constables suspended
Bandevarapu Papu and Gali Yernibabu were detained at Padmanabham Police station in Vizag by SI Malleswara Rao and allegedly subjected to casteist insults and physical assault, fracturing Papu’s leg.
#AndhraPradesh #vizag #dalits #CasteViolence #PoliceBrutality #casteism #caste #torture #india
Delhi Police Conduct Raids, Question Journalists, Satirists, Activists Over UAPA Case
Several spoke of their electronic devices – laptops and telephones – being taken away by the police.
#delhi #DelhiPolice #journalists #UAPA #satirists #activists #newsclick #TeestaSetalwad #ParanjoyGuhaThakurta #AbhisarSharma #BhashaSingh #urmilesh #PrabirPurkayastha #GithaHariharan #AunindyoChakravarty #SohailHashmi #SanjayRajaura #PressFreedom #DraconianLaws #TheNewYorkTimes #india
Although New Delhi has not taken any final decision yet, but top government sources say India wants Canada to withdraw more than two dozen of its diplomats from the country
#India #Canada #Ottawa #DiplomaticStaff #Govt
https://www.news18.com/india/india-to-get-tough-with-canada-asks-ottawa-to-recall-diplomatic-staff-govt-sources-8600885.html
Two Years After Lakhimpur Kheri Killings, Three Issues from Rural India That Can't Be Ignored
A fact-finding report published by rights activists points out that unresolved agrarian questions, distortions of democracy, and the culture of impunity in rural India are the reasons why such violence took place in the UP town. A.R. Vasavi writes.
#UttarPradesh #LakhimpurKheri #LakhimpurKheriKillings #BJP #AshishMishra #AjayMishra #agriculture #farmers #SamyuktKisanMorcha #RuralIndia #india
Vellore jail mosque out of bounds for inmates
All places of worship on the campus were shut in 2021 as part of Covid control measures, but after the restrictions were removed, authorities reopened the church and temples but not the mosque. Security reasons cited for mosque’s closure; prisoners claim they are prevented from raising issue with officials.
#TamilNadu #vellore #VelloreJail #mosques #prisons #muslims #ReligiousFreedom #ReligiousDiscrimination #india
Delhi Police raid at Sitaram Yechury's official residence in New Delhi
The official residence of CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury was raided by the Delhi Police Special Cell as part of the ongoing action on Tuesday morning on entities linked to NewsClick, which was named by the New York Times as having allegedly received Chinese funding.
#delhi #DelhiPolice #SitaramYechury #CPIM #newsclick #TheNewYorkTimes #PressFreedom #journalism #activism #india
Sohail Hashmi raided with 16 others #mastindia #india
https://x.com/shabnamhashmi/status/1709027211528053012?s=46&t=XZb9GvpO3RkbT1pH9Vvlbg
Today between 6-7am over 17 homes of journalists , writers raided .
6 special cell prople came to Sohail Hashmi’s house at 6.30am . Questioned him . They have taken his laptop , phone , harddisk and 4 pen drives.
They msy learn something about cultural heritage about our country .
This is absolutely shocking and condemnable.
Abhisar , Urmilesh, Anindyo, Paranjoy and many others have been taken to special cell.
When there is an atmosphere against this government they react @mastodonindians