The Hyderabad police have registered a case against renowned social scientist Kancha Ilaiah, after Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists complained that an opinion piece he wrote in the Telugu newspaper Andhra Jyothi had hurt their religious sentiments.
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India: social scientist Kancha Ilaiah faces the wrath of Vishwa Hindu Parishad for asking, ’Is God a democrat?’
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Sri Lanka: CPA’s Statement of Concern on The Twentieth Amendment
30 May 201530th May 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) expresses its serious concern at the lack of clarity in the public discourse on electoral reforms in the country that has generated widespread misconceptions and confusion in the minds of the public. Many individuals and organisations have indicated support for the proposed Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution without appreciating that doing away with preferential voting is just one aspect of the reform proposals, and that critically assessing what will replace preferential voting, and the other features of the proposed Amendment, is very important.
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India: IIT Madras unhappy with rationalism and Modi critique - weblinks to commentary and statements
by , 30 May 2015a compilation of URLs following the derecognition of a student group by IIT Madras [updated on 3 June 2015]
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India: Text of Memo to Haryana govt following communal violence in Ballabgarh
30 May 2015This memorandum was handed in at a civil society protest held outside the Haryana Bhavan in New Delhi on 30 May 2015 following communal violence in a Village in Ballabhgarh, Haryana.
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Pakistan: Outlines of a framework for industrial relations
by , , 30 May 2015Ever since the promulgation of the 18th Constitutional Amendment, under which the subject of labour and industrial relations has been devolved to and brought under the purview of the provincial governments, a debate has been going on . . .
