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Battle lines drawn

The battle between arrested whistleblower cop Sanjiv Bhatt and Modi intensified further as Gujarat IPS Officers’ Association pledged its support to Bhatt’s “fight for truth”  

Dabbawallas need homes

They've been toiling hard, carrying lunch boxes to thousands of Mumbaikars, day in day out. We hailed their awesome work culture, but did nothing else. Now they want help – homes to live in

No, nuclear

As the fate of Koodunkulam Nuclear Power Project hangs in balance, Sam Rajappa lists out 10 reasons why nuclear energy should be opposed. Do we need nuclear reaction to boil water, he asks?

Facebook riposte

Why the long silence to speak the truth? IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who had accused Gujarat CM Narendra Modi of complicity in the 2002 riots, answers the charges of his critics

Save Bhatt

Protests are spreading across the country against the ‘arbitrary’ arrest of Gujarat IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt, who hit national headlines after he accused Modi of instigating the 2002 riots

Animal welfare

On the occasion of World Animal Day, Rama Devi Menon interviews Maj. Gen. (Retd) R M Kharb, Chairman of Animal Welfare Board of India, on the controversy surrounding the killing of stray dogs

 
Welcome move

The Planning Commission Deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Monday clarified that the govt was not going by the Rs.32 per day poverty line it had fixed for allocation of subsidised food

Gujarat vendetta

The life of arrested Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who had spoken of Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 communal riots, is under threat, says his wife Shweta  

Koodankulam plants!

While TWL supports the struggle of locals against the Koodankulam power plant, we find some truth in charges that activists may be indulging in a disinformation campaign, says P C Vinoj Kumar

CWG Expose

More than one thousand ‘luxury’ flats at the Commonwealth Games village are yet to be auctioned by authorities, who are carrying out ‘repair’ work on the shoddily constructed buildings

Mining trouble

The Shah Commission whose findings on the illegal mining in Karnataka cost Yeddyurappa his CM post is now in Goa, where it appears that nearly 90 percent of the mines may be operating illegally

Fine verdict

A Delhi court sympathised with the plight of minority Tamils in Sri Lanka and refused to deport a Tamil refugee apprehending that he may become a victim of genocide, says P C Vinoj Kumar

 
A Super act

Action hero Akshay Kumar dons a new role in real life as the ‘Goodheart Ambassor’ for a Mumbai based hospital that wants to support children and senior citizens suffering from heart ailment

Case against Rajapakse

The widow of a LTTE leader, ‘Col. Ramesh’, has filed a case in the Southern District of New York, against the visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse for killing her husband

Peace Talks

Join actor Nandita Das, National Advisory Council member Harsh Mander, and Prof. Shiv Visvanathan, who will be suggesting ways to prevent communal violence at a meeting in Mumbai

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