Over 75 activists protested in front of the Red Cross building here on Friday demanding protection from the government in the wake of the murder of Chennai-based RTI activist S Bhuvaneshwaran. The group also submitted a memorandum to the district collector, a copy of which has been forwarded to the cell of chief minister J Jayalalithaa. Demanding a solatium for the family of Bhuvaneshwaran, the RTI activists also sought the Arrest...
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Slain RTI activist was being followed: Cops
-The Times of India Slain RTI activist S Bhuvaneswaran's movements had been monitored for more than a week before he was attacked, police said. This was revealed to the police by the two men who surrendered in Kancheepuram on Wednesday. Murali and Anandan, who have been in the custody of the Kolathur police for seven days now, said they had planned to eliminate him near his house. Bhuvaneswaran was hacked to death when...
More »'Swamy can't be Arrested till Jan 30'
-IANS Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, accused of writing an inflammatory article, can't be Arrested till Jan 30, the Delhi High Court ruled Friday even as it asked him to refrain from penning such pieces. "Seek undertaking from your client that he will not write any such article (which can spread enmity between communities) in future," Justice M.L. Mehta told senior counsel K.T.S Tulsi appearing for Swamy. Tulsi assured the court that Swamy...
More »Pakistani flag hoisting was a Hindutva plot to foment strife, police say by Pradeepkumar Kadkol
With the Arrest of another Hindutva activist on Tuesday in connection with the hoisting of a Pakistani flag in front of the Tahsildar office at Sindagi in Karnataka on January 1, the number of persons held by the police for what they believe was a plot to foment communal strife has increased to seven. The Arrested are members of Sri Ram Sene, a pro-Hindutva outfit. According to the police, they allegedly...
More »Jarawas: Tribal Peoples Under Grave Threat from Civilization and Tourism by Palash R Ghosh
The recent shocking video showing naked Jarawa tribeswomen being forced to dance for food by tourists may highlight the risks of isolated, indigenous peoples of the world having contact with the modern world. The Jarawas of India’s Andaman and Nicobar islands are only one of several reclusive tribes around the world that are now facing extinction. While the government of India and tribal affairs officials have tried to protect people like the...
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