[ad_1] The forum also backed statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. SRINAGAR: The Forum for Human Rights in J&K has called for full restoration of statehood and repeal of 2019 Reorganisation Act, cautioning that linking statehood to the security situation and terrorist attacks could erode democratic rights in … Read more
[ad_1] The mass eviction of slums and informal settlements in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and surrounding districts has displaced an estimated 15,000-20,000 people. On April 25, the Nepal government began forcibly removing landless residents from the Kathmandu Valley, later extending the drive beyond the capital. Nepal faces a staggering crisis: more than 3.5 million people are … Read more
[ad_1] I was 21 when I first met Krishan Chopra in the offices of Penguin India in Delhi’s Nehru Place on a balmy October morning in 1997. I had been interviewed by David Davidar a few months before and was offered the job of a sales executive, based in Chennai. Nehru Place wasn’t particularly swank. … Read more
[ad_1] Step outside into 45-47°C heat and it is not just uncomfortable. It is immediate and overwhelming. The sun beats down relentlessly as the air feels heavy and unbearably still, hitting your face like a wave from an open furnace and clinging to the skin even as you step into shade. Within minutes, the body … Read more