Here’s why I wish I hadn’t watched Leslee Udwin’s BBC documentary ‘India’s...
That closing shot also reveals Udwin's greatest sin: A predilection for the dramatic, to disdain nuance in favour of excess. The post Here’s why I wish I hadn’t watched Leslee Udwin’s BBC documentary...
View ArticleGovt’s decision to ban BBC documentary India’s Daughter has backfired, says...
A prominent writers group in the US has said the Indian government's decision to ban the BBC documentary on the Delhi gangrape incident has "backfired" as attempts to suppress the film have given rise...
View ArticleIndia’s Daughter: Here’s why we should be happy BBC made this ‘shaming’...
Indians should be happy that BBC 4 made and screened India's Daughter because it shamed the country just as the way Channel 4 shamed Sri Lanka. The post India’s Daughter: Here’s why we should be happy...
View ArticleIndian govt should hang its head in shame for banning India’s Daughter:...
British-based filmmaker Leslee Udwin says the Indian government should hang its head in shame for banning her documentary on the December 16, 2012 fatal gang-rape of a 23-year-old Delhi woman. The post...
View ArticleModi holds off public opinion on juvenile crimes, stalls amendments to JJ Act
A proposal to try juveniles in the 16-18 age group accused of heinous crimes under the IPC was "dropped" from the agenda of the Union cabinet on Tuesday amid opposition by rights activists and a...
View ArticleNirbhaya case: If he walks free, will the juvenile’s ‘punishment’ act as a...
Did the punishment to the juvenile guilty of Nirbhaya's rape and murder satisfy the collective conscience of the nation? Did it deter other juveniles from committing the same crime? The post Nirbhaya...
View ArticleWhy do we continue to call her Nirbhaya? What’s wrong with saying Jyoti Singh...
The late Jyoti Singh Pandey’s parents have been publicly using her name and have told us they want her name published. And yet the media insists on calling her Nirbhaya. The post Why do we continue to...
View ArticleDay after teen offender’s release, MPs seek passage of Juvenile Justice Bill
Cutting across party lines, lawmakers sought the passage of a new Juvenile Justice Bill at the earliest amidst the clamour over the release of the juvenile offender in the 16 December gangrape case The...
View ArticleBudget 2016: Delhi govt seeks Rs 4000 cr to augument transport system
Delhi government today demanded a special package of Rs 4,000 crore from the Centre to augment public transport in the national capital and pitched for a rise in its share of central taxes, which was...
View Article‘Juvenile’ in Delhi hit-and-run case shouldn’t get away on a technicality:...
Although the juvenile in the Delhi hit-and-run case has been let off on bail, there may be much trouble in store for him The post ‘Juvenile’ in Delhi hit-and-run case shouldn’t get away on a...
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