320 EMPLOYEES SACKED FROM NETWORK 18 On Friday, 16th August 2013, Network18 group- which comprises media houses like CNN-IBN and IBN7, fired 320 of its employees without any prior notice. The employees were just called by the HR and were asked to sign the resignation. This was done as a measure for cost-cutting. The employees in question even consisted of some pregnant women, … Continue reading Media Stand Up For Media. 21st August, 2PM @ IBN 7, FILM CITY

              दिल्ली में पांच साल की बच्ची के साथ हुए बालात्कार की घटना के बाद पूरा देश स्तब्ध दिखाई पड़ रहा था पर अब इस घटना के विरोध में उभरा गुस्सा धीरे धीरे शांत होता दिखाई दे रहा है. दिल्ली की सड़कों पर उतरे लोग भी अपने अपने घरों और दफ्तरों में जा पहुंचे है और अख़बारों की सुर्ख़ियों … Continue reading बच्चों की सुरक्षा , हम सबकी जिम्मेदारी – Kishore Kha

Petition challenges concessions given to mining giants by Chhattisgarh government July has been a bitter month for the mining tycoons of the country. In the first week, the CBI pulled up JSPL (Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.) chief Naveen Jindal, who allegedly misrepresented facts in the coal blocks allocation scam, while the Dongria Kondhs, a primitive hill tribe, came together to obstruct a mega project … Continue reading Court admits seven-year-old PIL plea, issues notice to Tata, Essar Steel – Suvojit bagchi

          भारत नेपाल सीमा पर कस्टम विभाग के लोगों ने दो मुस्लिम पुरुषों को पकड़ लिया . उनमे से एक की जेब से पकिस्तान का बीस रूपये का नोट मिला था . इसलिये यह मान लिया गया कि यह दोनों पाकिस्तानी आतंकवादी हैं और भारत में आतंकवाद फैलाने के इरादे से घुसने की कोशिश कर रहे थे . इन दोनों मुस्लिम … Continue reading मेरे एक सरकारी अधिकारी मित्र ने एक किस्सा सुनाया – Himanshu Kumar

By MAROOSHA MUZAFFAR Few Indian politicians evoke dislike and admiration as intense as that inspired by Narendra Modi, the chief minister of the western state of Gujarat. Mr. Modi is the de facto prime ministerial candidate for India’s leading opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, in the 2014 parliamentary elections. Mr. Modi has been remodeling himself as a pro-business, pro-development leader who can bring about … Continue reading A Conversation With Katrina Lantos Swett, on Religious Freedom in India

Of all the promises made in the Constitution, the most important are the promises of the ‘right to life’, the ‘right to dignity’, the ‘right to personal liberty’ and the ‘right to bodily integrity and health’. However these promises are yet to be redeemed for women. Rape and other forms of sexual assault,domestic violence,dowry death and honour killings the most brazen violation of these rights … Continue reading Blind to what, Your Honour? – Indira Jaisingh

        A top American official has opposed the grant of visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi because of the “very serious” doubts that remain over his role in the 2002 riots in the state. “Modi shall not be granted the privilege of United States visa because of the very serious doubts that remain and that hang over Modi relative to his … Continue reading Modi shall NOT be granted visa: US official

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s estranged brother-in-law and Bihar Congress leader Anirudh Prasad alias Sadhu Yadav, who met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad on Friday, said that Modi has better qualities to become Prime Minister than Rahul Gandhi. “In comparison with Rahul Gandhi, I strongly believe that Narendra Modi has much better qualities to become Prime Minister of our country,” … Continue reading Defiant Sadhu Yadav brands Narendra Modi a better PM elect than Rahul Gandhi