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Shocking Justice: “COURT” Orders To Rape Two Women And Parade Them Naked

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Do you know what a kangaroo court is? For those who don’t know, a “kangaroo court” is a judicial tribunal or assembly which is held in rural villages that blatantly disregards recognized standards of law or justice, and often carries little or no official standing in the territory within which it resides. [Source: Wikipedia] This story is about two girls Meenakshi kumari … [Read more...]

Daily Dose Of Happiness: How A Young ATM Guard And A Sikh Driver In Australia Made My Day!

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“Hum mehemano ki madat karte hai yaha, aur uski goonj sunayi deti hai waha”- when Aamir Khan says these words in the new ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ ads, many of us smirk with a feeling that, it is really true or this might be one in a million or a marketing gimmick by the tourism industry. We can list so many things to counter this. The reason, I cited this example is because we tend … [Read more...]

Murdered, Chopped into pieces, Stuffed in a bag, Dumped in a river – And the end of an affair

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“Wasted Days and Wasted Nights, it's about days very wrongly invested in a love affair.” – Freddy Fender. Yes, that “oh my god” feeling again appears in our mind when suddenly we come to know about such ruthless face of our society which is still prevailing in India. Recently, the latest case has been the one in West Bengal that involves a Bank Manager who mercilessly … [Read more...]

M. M. Kalburgi: A Scholar Who Has Been Shot Dead Because He Dared To Question…

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Sahitya Akademi award winner Malleshappa Madivalappa Kalburgi, was shot dead by religious fundamentalists on the allegation that he made offensive and fallacious statements against a Hindutva group. The suspects are not yet arrested and the investigation continues. M. Kalburgi was one of the major scholars who spoke fearlessly regarding his convictions. Coming from a middle … [Read more...]

Telangana Govt. Wants Cheap Alcohol. And What Women Have To Say About It, Can’t Get Truer

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Easy food? No. Easy alcohol? Yes! The recent liquor policy rolled out by the Telangana government has invited voices of deprecation from various sections of the society. The K Chandrashekar Rao government has quite ineptly handled the issue of prohibition of liquor. In fact it’s not about prohibition anymore. According to the new policy, the Telangana government will provide … [Read more...]