Authoritarian democracies – the new world order
"Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting." - Haruki Murakami (Dance Dance Dance). Past is state...
View ArticlePropaganda
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society...
View ArticleRelentless
Summary We have followed the law in striking out and relentlessly pounding at illegal organizations and key figures, and resolutely followed the law in striking at the illegal organizations and key...
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(Source: University of Delhi) News News Post Date Category Second Cut off 2016 Jul 4, 2016 Press Release Department of History :- Notice for the dates of interview for M.Phil. and Ph.D. admission Jul...
View ArticleThe Red Lines Stay Red
Summary Since Mohammed VI became king in 1999, tens of Moroccans have been imprisoned solely for their nonviolent speech, under both the press code and the penal code. They include journalists...
View ArticleDeepening the Culture of Fear
Summary Malaysia’s use of criminal laws to arrest, question, and prosecute individuals for peaceful speech and assembly has deepened in the year since Human Rights Watch published Creating a Culture of...
View Article“This Crooked System”
Summary I have no hope of getting justice in this crooked system. —Umar Daraz, Karachi, January 2016 How do you expect us to recover stolen items from hardened criminals? Do you think they will agree...
View Article“Bound by Brotherhood”
Summary This is what I have to say about the wounds on the body of the said accused. Since he was a hard core criminal, he refused to give any information. It was essential to get that information from...
View ArticleSilencing Turkey’s Media
Summary On the night of July 15, 2016, elements of the Turkish military staged an attempt to overthrow the democratically elected government. According to official figures, at least 241 citizens and...
View Article“Not in it for Justice”
Summary On the night of November 2, 2015, Maria Soto’s 18-year-old son Daniel went out with friends and did not come home. At 1:30 p.m. the next day, Maria finally got a call: Daniel had been stabbed...
View ArticleSC to hear Swamy's plea against arrest warrant in July
New Delhi, June 22: The Supreme Court will hear in July BJP leader Subramanian Swamy`s plea challenging the non-bailable warrants issued against him by a court in Assam over his controversial comments...
View ArticleTN Health Minister Baskar assures cooperation with I-T Dept.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 9 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar, whose house was raided by the Income Tax (I-T) Department, on Sunday said that he was a law abiding citizen and...
View ArticleGuard held for stealing Baal Shivaji's crown gems from Rani Baug
Friday night saw the BMC-run Byculla zoo authorities and the police entangled in an absurd theft scenario, after it was reported that panache - plumage with some jewellery embedded in it - had been...
View Article22 booked for spreading rumours about CM's health
Coimbatore: Police continue to increase their vigil against those discussing chief minister J Jayalalithaa's health on social media, booking 22 people on Saturday for posting and sharing messages on...
View ArticleFIR against Amitabh, Nutan for instigating against minister Azam Khan
LUCKNOW: An FIR under section 153A of India Penal Code has been registered against suspended IPS Amitabh Thakur and his activist wife Nutan at Kotwali police station in Rampur for instigating people...
View ArticleActor's daughter files harassment plaint
Coimbatore: Veteran actor KR Vijaya's 47-year-old daughter who resides on Avinashi Road, Coimbatore, lodged a complaint with Race Course police station on Monday evening, seeking action against a...
View ArticleDefamation case: TNCC chief Elangovan directed to appear before court
CHENNAI: A court in Chennai has directed Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president...
View ArticleAdarsh Sharma held for Rs 11 lakh bounty on Kanhaiya’s head
New Delhi: JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar. PTI Photo by Kamal Kishore Delhi Police Monday arrested Adarsh Sharma, the man who claims to be president of Purvanchal Sena which had announced through...
View ArticleMinister files defamation case against Tamil Nadu Congress Committee chief
CHENNAI: State minister for highways and minor ports Edappadi K Palanisamy has filed a defamation case against Tamil Nadu Congress...
View ArticleMinister files defamation case against Tamil magazine
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu minister for school education K C Veeramani has filed a defamation case against a Tamil magazine...
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