Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s Lokkhikantopur Local marked a shift in how domestic workers are shown in films. But not long ago, Bengali cinema portrayed them as the epitome of timidity.
Written contracts? Fixed working hours? Clear job descriptions? Rest and recovery? These basic rights suddenly become radical suggestions when applied to our homes.
Accused Shashi Sharma, 55, and her sons aged 25 and 30 have been booked under POCSO and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, apart from IPC sections.
After alleging she was beaten and confined in a Haryana IPS officer’s house last year, Assam domestic worker accepted a 'settlement' to ‘move on’, her parents claim.
The couple who allegedly assaulted her were arrested under sections of IPC and POCSO. NGO says trafficking of minors, especially from Jharkhand, is common in the NCR region.
The 48-year-old woman from was allegedly beaten, her hair chopped off. by her employers in Delhi's Rajouri Gardens. She was admitted to Safdarjung hospital Tuesday.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
I will assess India’s progress by checking the state of street infrastructure, street garbage, road dust, civic manners, enforcement of traffic rules, etc. Individuals are free to write a hyphen in caste and religion column. Economy is the single most factor which determines the progress of a nation, if it’s not AAA+ credit rated, then it’s a third-rate country. Good economy takes care 90% of all ills of a country. A bad economy gives rise to secularism (Indian, not Western), Hindutva, and minority appeasement.
I will assess India’s progress by checking the state of street infrastructure, street garbage, road dust, civic manners, enforcement of traffic rules, etc. Individuals are free to write a hyphen in caste and religion column. Economy is the single most factor which determines the progress of a nation, if it’s not AAA+ credit rated, then it’s a third-rate country. Good economy takes care 90% of all ills of a country. A bad economy gives rise to secularism (Indian, not Western), Hindutva, and minority appeasement.