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MGNREGA: The War of Wages

Above: MGNREGA workers in several states have been working at less than the minimum wages. Photo: nregapaschimmedinipur.com Despite the apex court saying that minimum pay is a fundamental right, th...

India Legal show: Security of school children is a collective responsibility, say panellists

The latest edition of the India Legal show debated the present scenario of security of school children in the backdrop of the murder of seven-year-old child, Pradyuman Kumar of Ryan International Scho...

Can Tougher New Laws Make Our Schools Safer?

Above: Parents and children take out a candlelight march in Delhi in search of safety and answers There are any number of guidelines and rules but a callous disregard for their implementation has l...

Allahabad High Court judges’ forum delves into lacunae in system, talks about changes

Above: A grab of the State Level Judicial Officers’ Conference 2017 held in Lucknow. Courtesy APN   A first-ever such gathering of judicial officers in UP saw Justice J Chelameswar bring up critica...

Facebook moves to prevent advertisers from targeting haters

Following a ProPublica report that advertisers could use Facebook to reach self-identified anti-Semites, the company said it would remove all audience categories based on users’ reports of their inter...

Imaging India’s rape victims

Above: One of the stock images Indian news outlets have traditionally used to depict sexual assault. Photo: Courtesy  Breakthrough India ~By Ariel Sophia Bardi On a balmy Sunday in April, a few ...

India Legal show: Rohingyas’ rehabilitation a sensitive issue, say panellists

The recent edition of India Legal show deliberated upon the recent plight of Rohingyas and also the three PILs filed on the issue of Rohingyas in the apex court. The show discussed the various peculia...

Mountain of a Mess

Above: The landfill in Ghazipur in East Delhi that came crumbling down. Photo: UNI Despite stringent laws, the collapse of a humungous landfill in Delhi brings into focus our complete failure to sc...

What Does an Innocent Man Have to Do to Go Free? Plead Guilty

Above: James Owens, now 52, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 1988 for a murder he didn’t commit. (Lexey Swall, special to ProPublica) A case in Baltimore — in wh...

Hands of law tied in godman cases, say panellists on India Legal show

The latest edition of the India Legal show analysed the legal system in the backdrop of the Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh verdict. The show discussed the need for a centralized law which can stop the exploi...

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