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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/where-sangh-spins-narratives-of-victimhood-belligerence/article5113769.ece?homepage=true Prashant Jha VHP leader sees conspiracy to ‘expand Muslim population, using Hindu girls as machines’ ‘Love Jehad’ is the new technique, says a grave-looking Chandra Mohan Sharma. But it is a ‘difficult art’, picked only after ‘madrasa-conducted training.’ “First, good-looking Muslim men are identified. They are given neutral names like Sonu and Raju.” These […]

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/where-sangh-spins-narratives-of-victimhood-belligerence/article5113769.ece?homepage=true Prashant Jha VHP leader sees conspiracy to ‘expand Muslim population, using Hindu girls as machines’ ‘Love Jehad’ is the new technique, says a grave-looking Chandra Mohan Sharma. But it is a ‘difficult art’, picked only after ‘madrasa-conducted training.’ “First, good-looking Muslim men are identified. They are given neutral names like Sonu and Raju.” These […]

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/abvp-activists-beat-up-students-of-ftii-for-inviting-kkm-artistes/1158469/ Express news service : Pune, The National Film Archives of India (NFIA) on Wednesday evening witnessed a ruckus as a group ABVP activists allegedly thrashed students of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) for inviting the Kabir Kala Manch (KKM) artistes for a performance. The programme was to pay homage to the slain […]

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/harish-damodaran/india-incs-austerity-moment/article5042244.ece?homepage=true HARISH DAMODARAN The word ‘austerity’ is normally associated with cutbacks by spendthrift governments when faced with unsustainable fiscal imbalances. A corollary to this is the belief — rather ideology — that governments are solely responsible for macroeconomic or external payment crises. Thus, current account deficits (CAD) are invariably caused by government dis-savings or over-consumption […]

http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/articles/a-life-less-valued-meghala-s-story Aged 6, weighing 12kg, she dies a quiet death A tale of two little girls in Bangalore – Meghala, 6 and Disha, 3. Both of them fell sick around the same time. Disha recovered quickly and is back to her bubbly self. Meghala died on 17 July. Was she a child of a lesser […]

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/06/22/chin-j22.html Credit crunch hits China By John Chan 22 June 2013 After the US Federal Reserve on Thursday indicated a possible end to quantitative easing, there was a major outflow of speculative “hot money” from Asia and other emerging economies. In China, a credit squeeze by the country’s central bank turned into a credit crunch. […]

http://tehelka.com/murder-in-the-tea-garden/# Ratnadip Choudhury April 3, 2013 Lush green tea gardens meet the eye on both sides of the National Highway 37.Providing both succor to the onlooker and livelihood to the lakhs of people dependent on the tea industry, these estates are the lifeline of upper Assam. The Panitola Tea Estate in the Tinsukia district is […]