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Shalini Nair
The writer is a gender studies PhD scholar at the University of Sussex, UK
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Refrain from using word Dalit, stick to Scheduled Caste: I&B Ministry tells mediaSubscriber Only
September 04,2018 04:52:57 AM
Dalit rights groups have opposed the I&B ministry’s order, asserting that the term holds political significance and a sense of identity.
Tue, Sep 04, 2018
Need code of conduct for MPs and MLAs, says Vice-President Venkaiah NaiduSubscriber Only
September 03,2018 04:45:26 AM
Expressing his displeasure over the functioning of Parliament, Naidu listed reforms that he felt are necessary for its effective functioning, as well as that of the state legislatures.
Mon, Sep 03, 2018
Law panel says uniform civil code not desirable now, reform family laws firstSubscriber Only
September 01,2018 05:10:47 AM
In its ‘Consultation Paper on Family Law Reforms' released Friday, the Law Commission has taken a stand in favour of "equality ‘within communities' between men and women" (personal law reform), "rather than ‘equality between' communities" (UCC).
Sat, Sep 01, 2018
Several ministries back need to enumerate nomadic, denotified tribes in next CensusSubscriber Only
August 27,2018 05:27:19 AM
The Commission has asked for according Constitutional protection to these groups, bringing them under the umbrella of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, and assured sub-quotas.
Mon, Aug 27, 2018
Despite Srinagar, Chennai, Kerala, urban flooding unit yet to be set upSubscriber Only
August 24,2018 01:07:53 AM
In July 2012, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued orders designating the MHUA as the nodal ministry for urban flooding based on the NDMA report which deemed it necessary "to address urban flooding as a separate disaster, delinking it from floods".
Fri, Aug 24, 2018
How to Make the Newsroom Gender-JustSubscriber Only
August 19,2018 06:41:06 AM
Lessons from the American Women’s Media Centre on amplifying women’s voices.
Sun, Aug 19, 2018
Kerala Floods: Centre to raise budget for MGNREGA workSubscriber Only
August 19,2018 01:33:05 AM
The Ministry of Rural Development has sanctioned Rs 1,800 core under MGNREGA for 2018-19 for 5.5 crore person days of work, as against Rs 1,911 crore given for 6.19 crore persons days of work in 2017-18.
Sun, Aug 19, 2018
Golden Quadrilateral: Vajpayee’s biggest infra effort in roadwaysSubscriber Only
August 17,2018 04:14:48 AM
The Golden Quadrilateral or “GQ” was former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s first dream project and is enshrined as the biggest infrastructure intervention in the roadways sector in post-Independent India.
Fri, Aug 17, 2018
Economist Intelligence Unit survey: Delhi ranks 112 on Global Liveability Index, Mumbai 117Subscriber Only
August 16,2018 01:13:29 AM
The index assigns cities scores on five broad parameters — stability, healthcare, culture/environment, education, and infrastructure using 30 indicators.
Thu, Aug 16, 2018
Three lakh lives saved: What WHO said about Swachh Bharat Mission impactSubscriber Only
August 16,2018 00:41:54 AM
In a statement issued earlier this month, the WHO did, in fact, shower praise on the Prime Minister’s pet Swachh Bharat Mission. It said India could avert 3 lakh deaths — provided there is 100% implementation of the cleanliness drive by October 2019.
Thu, Aug 16, 2018
Quota in AMU: NCSC likely to move Supreme CourtSubscriber Only
August 11,2018 08:01:16 AM
NCSC chairperson Katheria has held that the university, which has 30,000-odd students, should provide 15 per cent of its seats to SC students and 7.5 per cent quota to STs as required of all higher education institutions under the reservation policy.
Sat, Aug 11, 2018
In the running of children’s homes, the rules that apply — or do notSubscriber Only
August 09,2018 00:59:58 AM
In the wake of Muzaffarpur and Deoria, Minister Maneka Gandhi wants social audits of 9,000 children’s homes. Protocol, SOPs were developed only recently, and remain largely unverified.
Thu, Aug 09, 2018After Muzaffarpur, Deoria, Centre calls for audit of 9,000 shelters nationwideSubscriber Only
August 08,2018 04:48:14 AM
Union Minister for Woman and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi Tuesday said: “I have asked the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to ensure that the social audit is completed for all child care institutions within the next sixty days."
Wed, Aug 08, 2018
Changes made, transgender Bill set for reintroductionSubscriber Only
August 03,2018 05:03:23 AM
The issues that have been kept off the Bill’s purview are reservations in education and jobs for transgender persons, and recognising their right to partnership and marriage.
Fri, Aug 03, 2018
Government set to undo ‘dilution’ of SC/ST law by Supreme CourtSubscriber Only
August 02,2018 04:33:55 AM
On March 20, the bench of Justices A K Goel and U U Lalit laid down stringent safeguards, including provisions for anticipatory bail and a “preliminary enquiry” before registration of a case under the SC/ST Act.
Thu, Aug 02, 2018
Panel to examine OBC sub-categorisation seeks third extensionSubscriber Only
August 01,2018 02:59:17 AM
The five-member panel, constituted in October 2017, was to complete its task of sub-categorising 5000-odd castes in the central OBC list so as to ensure “more equitable distribution” of opportunities in central government jobs and educational institutions.
Wed, Aug 01, 2018
After two-year consultation, Law Commission to finalise report on ‘Family Law Reform’Subscriber Only
August 01,2018 01:52:15 AM
With the two-year-long consultation process drawing to a close on July 31, the Law Commission is expected to finalise its report before the end of its term under Justice B S Chauhan on August 30, 2019.
Wed, Aug 01, 2018
Dalit groups want Justice Goel out of NGT, bring SC/ST law: Ram Vilas Paswan writes to Rajnath SinghSubscriber Only
July 26,2018 04:30:10 AM
This is in line with his remarks Monday that several Dalit MPs have “expressed concern” over the “wrong message” sent by the appointment of Justice (retd) A K Goel as NGT chairman since he is “the judge who ruled against” the SC/ST Act.
Thu, Jul 26, 2018
Niti Aayog nod to panel for denotified, semi-nomadic, nomadic tribesSubscriber Only
July 23,2018 02:12:25 AM
Denotified tribes are those that were labelled as criminals through a legislation by British government and were denotified post-independence.
Mon, Jul 23, 2018
‘(If Sec 377 goes), for the first time, we might feel like legal citizens of India’Subscriber Only
July 22,2018 06:00:26 AM
Navtej Johar, one of the lead petitioners against Section 377, on what a favourable judgment might mean for the LGBTQI community.
Sun, Jul 22, 2018
Cabinet clears Bill seeking death for rape of girls below 12 yearsSubscriber Only
July 19,2018 02:08:57 AM
The Bill amends Section 376 (rape laws for female survivors/ victims) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), 2012, and the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Thu, Jul 19, 2018
Finally, WCD Ministry set to move Cabinet to make child marriage voidSubscriber Only
July 18,2018 05:53:26 AM
At present, child marriages in India — between a man under 21 years and a woman under 18 —are merely voidable at the behest of the contracting parties.
Wed, Jul 18, 2018Year since Group of Ministers nod, draft national women’s policy stuckSubscriber Only
July 14,2018 04:18:38 AM
The policy was to be operationalised and its implementation monitored through an inter-ministerial committee headed by Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka Gandhi, and similar state-level committees were to be set up, headed by the respective chief ministers.
Sat, Jul 14, 2018
This isn’t Pakistan, Aligarh Muslim University must follow quotas: National SC panelSubscriber Only
July 13,2018 04:58:42 AM
Ram Shankar Katheria said that the HRD Ministry, UGC and the National Commission for Minorities have confirmed that the AMU does not enjoy minority status.
Fri, Jul 13, 2018
Centre affidavit on Sec 377: Year ago, House panel said shame in being bigot, not in being LGBTQSubscriber Only
July 13,2018 04:05:13 AM
The panel also asked for recognising ‘alternative family structures’ of transgender persons such as the Hijra or Aravani family system, wherein the community elders adopt young transgender children.
Fri, Jul 13, 2018Journalism of Courage
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