HC seeks stands of Centre, Twitter on plea for guidelines on censorship of social mediaOn a plea by senior lawyer Sanjay Hegde, who also sought restoration of his Twitter account, Justice Navin Chawla issued notices to the min...
06 Jan, 2020, 04.11 PM IST
Left parties hold protest rally, hit out at government over economic crisisThe left parties alleged that the government was "plundering" the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and banks to bailout corporates, instead of b...
16 Oct, 2019, 07.21 PM IST
Gauri Lankesh murder: Bengaluru sees massive protestJournalist-activist P Sainath said, “This is the largest constructed machine of hate since Partition, with a thought-out, coherent strategy...
12 Sep, 2017, 11.27 PM IST
Activists divided on release of juvenile convict in the December 16 gang rape case"I think the boy should be given another chance to live," Kavita Krishnan, secretary of All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA), ...
20 Dec, 2015, 04.33 PM IST
'No certainty of justice even after 3 years of Nirbhaya case'Six persons including a juvenile, had brutally assaulted and raped a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in south Delhi on December 16, 2012.
16 Dec, 2015, 04.58 PM IST
Fair deal? Not all women on board over exemption planOn Wednesday , chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the government was considering a proposal to exempt "single women drivers".
10 Dec, 2015, 12.29 PM IST
Urban honour killings: Backlash against changeThirteen years after the Nitish Katara case, families are still finding it hard to allow the young the freedom of choice.
23 Aug, 2015, 10.34 AM IST
Indian economy being driven to serve corporate interests: Prashant Bhushan"The economic system is being driven in the direction where the profit routes are cleared (for) private companies, foreign companies -- be ...
10 May, 2015, 08.17 PM IST
Land ordinance: Jantar Mantar protest slams 'anti-farmer' NDA governmentActivists from various outfits came together under the aegis of Bhumi Adhikar Andolan at Jantar Mantar here to burn copies of the Ordinance...
06 Apr, 2015, 07.48 PM IST
300 rapes and 500 molestation cases reported in just 2 monthsWomen rights activists say there is no deterrence and the growing number of cases of rape reported are due to the fact that the women are n...
08 Mar, 2015, 09.59 AM IST
Lawyers, activists demand RK Pachauri's resignation from TERIProminent lawyers and civil society activists today demanded the resignation of R K Pachauri from TERI and questioned why he has not been s...
25 Feb, 2015, 10.17 PM IST
Despite apex court curb, acids still easily available in capitalA year after SC directed states to make acid attack a non-bailable offence, not much seems to have been done to enforce the order.
24 Dec, 2014, 12.17 PM IST
Left parties hold joint protest against Centre's policiesLeft leaders including CPI's D Raja and others said that the Modi govt is following "Adani-Ambani" policies while there is severe price ris...
13 Dec, 2014, 09.31 PM IST
Tubectomy deaths: Students, women stage protest in DelhiMembers of left-wing student organisations, civil society and women outfits today called for an independent probe into the recent Chhattisg...
20 Nov, 2014, 08.49 PM IST
Intelligence Bureau using dubious methods to silence people movements: Activists"We are deeply shocked at the dubious methods of the IB to discredit many social activists who have committed their lives in social actions"
25 Jun, 2014, 08.52 PM IST
- Delhi gang rape row: Women groups protest anti-rape ordinance
A number of women's groups today protested at Jantar Mantar seeking full implementation of Justice Verma committee recommendations.
04 Feb, 2013, 06.12 PM IST
- Left to intensify fight against SEZ policy
Left and civil society activists have come together to dub the creation of Special Economic Zones as a policy of favouring corporate houses...
21 Sep, 2006, 04.11 AM IST