Citizens for Justice and Peace
SC scans Shah Bano law
28-Oct-2015
R. Balaji New Delhi, Oct. 27: The Supreme Court has ruled that the controversial law enacted by the Rajiv Gandhi government to annul the Shah Bano judgment should be visited by a constitution bench and Muslim women cannot be discriminated against in terms of polygamy and alimony. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce)…
After writers, artists enter protest-against-intolerance canvas
28-Oct-2015
Oct 28 2015 : Mirror (Mumbai) Sobhana K Nair in New Delhi mirrorfeedback Days after writers took to streets protesting the growing intoler ance, artists have now begun to raise questions. On Tuesday, over 400 artists, including Vivan Sundaram, Anjolie Ela Menon and Subodh Gupta, condemned recent attacks on rationalists and minorities. The creative bunch…
Communal clash in Rajasthan town
28-Oct-2015
Rajasthan Jaipur, October 28, 2015 Three days after communal clashes rocked Sri Dungargarh and Bhilwara towns, a clash was reported in the Chippabarod area of Rajasthan’s Baran district. On Monday night, a group beat up two persons from the Gujjar community in Chippabarod. One of the injured was rushed to the hospital. The same night…
Writers were not blind to ‘love jihad’ or ‘ghar wapsi’, our agitation not manufactured
28-Oct-2015
IE EDIT 28OCT2015 Writers were not blind to ‘love jihad’ or ‘ghar wapsi’. Our agitation was not manufactured. by Keki N. Daruwalla | As dust settles over the anti-Sahitya Akademi protests, certain questions hang in the air, unanswered. Why did politicians see a hidden political knife somewhere in this unrest? Why did they feel insecure…
After writers, artists enter protest-against-intolerance canvas
28-Oct-2015
Oct 28 2015 : Mirror (Mumbai) Sobhana K Nair in New Delhi mirrorfeedback Days after writers took to streets protesting the growing intoler ance, artists have now begun to raise questions. On Tuesday, over 400 artists, including Vivan Sundaram, Anjolie Ela Menon and Subodh Gupta, condemned recent attacks on rationalists and minorities. The creative bunch…
WOMAN UNDER ATTACK – Teen caught for raping 5-year-old
28-Oct-2015
Oct 28 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad: TIMES NEWS NETWORK A 15-year-old boy has been apprehended by Amraiwadi police for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl at his neighbour’s terrace. The incident took place on Monday night.The girl and the boy were sent for medical examination on Tuesday . According to police, parents…
Writers were not blind to ‘love jihad’ or ‘ghar wapsi’, our agitation not manufactured
28-Oct-2015
IE EDIT 28OCT2015 Writers were not blind to ‘love jihad’ or ‘ghar wapsi’. Our agitation was not manufactured. by Keki N. Daruwalla | As dust settles over the anti-Sahitya Akademi protests, certain questions hang in the air, unanswered. Why did politicians see a hidden political knife somewhere in this unrest? Why did they feel insecure…
Meet Pratheesh Viswanath: The VHP man who allegedly ‘orchestrated’ police raid at Kerala House
28-Oct-2015
A Kerala High Court lawyer by profession, Viswanath is also the all-India joint coordinator of a helpline set up by the VHP to help “victims of love jihad”. Written by Liz Mathew | Delhi | Updated: October 28, 2015 9:14 am On a day when news websites and television channels flashed pictures of him with…
WOMAN UNDER ATTACK – Teen caught for raping 5-year-old
28-Oct-2015
Oct 28 2015 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad: TIMES NEWS NETWORK A 15-year-old boy has been apprehended by Amraiwadi police for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl at his neighbour’s terrace. The incident took place on Monday night.The girl and the boy were sent for medical examination on Tuesday . According to police, parents…
Adityanath detained, stopped from visiting area where clash occurred
28-Oct-2015
By: Express News Service | Lucknow | Updated: October 28, 2015 5:37 am Police Tuesday detained BJP MP Yogi Adityanath and his supporters while they were on way to Shohratgarh town in Siddharthnagar district where a communal clash had taken place during Muharram processions last week. Later, talking to reporters the Gorakhpur MP claimed he…