Medha Patkar on what she calls the Special Exploitation Zones.
The filmmaker tied the knot with stylist Aarti Patkar on January 6.
It also asked the farmer leaders to submit their response within three days, explaining why legal action should not be taken against them as they did not follow conditions set for the parade.
The men's team got the better of Northern Ireland and Trinidad and Tobago thrashing them both 3-0 while the women's team defeated Sri Lanka and Wales 3-0, 3-1 respectively.
Medha Patkar's makeover is a professional one. She has switched jobs. The brave grassroots activist -- who has devoted her life to protests for innumerable causes that affect or strengthen the poor, attracting national, as well as global attention -- has always doggedly fought for support. Today, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel discovers, she is fighting for a commodity far more tricky and slippery. Votes.
Indian paddlers continued their impressive run as they outshone Malaysia to cruise into the semifinals of both men's and women' team events on day three of competitions in the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.
The real contributors of labour, of skill and even technological input, all come from this (96 per cent) category and I love them. No communal riots, least of caste-ism in these communities. There is more humanity, more democracy in these classes, these communities, says social activist Medha Patkar, in a special series where various Indians tell Rediff.com what they love most about India.
The real contributors of labour, of skill and even technological input, all come from this (96 per cent) category and I love them. No communal riots, least of caste-ism in these communities. There is more humanity, more democracy in these classes, these communities, says social activist Medha Patkar, in a special series where various Indians tell Rediff.com what they love most about India.
Check out India's schedule on Day 7 of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Wednesday.
The annual Mumbai police show called Umang was a star studded affair and was well attended by the film industry.
A group of noted social activists, writers, filmmakers, journalists, advocates and retired army officials have come up with an online petition seeking support to endorse the name of retired Justice Rajinder Sachar for the post of President of India.
Reader Mandar Patkar sends us a photograph.
The Supreme Court will hear two review petitions -- one by the Central Ground Water Authority and the other by 21 eminent citizens -- and decide on whether to issue notice and hear the same at length, a press release stated.
'The basic goal is to change politics. Unless we change the political culture, it is not possible to get justice.'
Loan defaults are not the only reason why you get a low credit score. Rajiv Raj of CreditVidya.com debunks five popular credit score-myths.
Simmba is a dhamaka from the start till the end.
Check out India's schedule on Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, on Thursday.
Slamming Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan for asking the Centre to give green nod to the first phase of the controversial Lavasa project, Anna Hazare has accused him of violating his oath of office.
Activist Medha Patkar, who is part of Anna Hazare's core group, said in spite of talking about the broad issue, the Congress general secretary should have deliberated on the immediate issues raised by the Gandhian, whose fast for a strong Lokpal continued for the 11th day.
Following is the schedule of the Indian contingent on the 11th day of the Asian Games in Jakarta on Wednesday.
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, the activists expressed concerns over the negative impact of the project.
Anna Hazare on Friday hinted at expansion of his Core Committee as a sense of unease gripped his team over allegations of financial misconduct by some of its key members.
The NBA had moved applications for expunging certain adverse remarks made by the apex court in the May 11 judgement lashing out at the NGO for making false statements in the affidavit for securing favourable order.
Indeed there is an extraordinarily stark contrast between the mansion in South Mumbai and the reality of Golibar -- with its fragile, tiny one room homes set amid open sewage channels in narrow lanes.
Government and Team Anna had a late night meeting on the eve of a debate in the Lok Sabha on the Lokpal issue which may lead to Anna Hazare calling off his 11-day hunger strike.
Despite being offered release, Anna Hazare spent the night in Tihar Jail refusing to come out insisting on an unconditional release and permission to launch his fast at Jai Prakash Narain Park.
Film personalities pay homage to Sadashiv Amrapurkar.
Olympian Achanta Sharath Kamal and new woman national champion Poulomi Ghatak were among four Indian paddlers who have qualified for the main draw of Pro Tour Qatar Open in Doha.
This crisis requires political sophistication and governance skills. This BJP has neither, observes Shekhar Gupta.
The explosion took place in a hilly area in Bacheli in Dantewada when the personnel were returning to their camp after purchasing groceries from market.
Though there was no clear roadmap, the farmers, belonging to multiple groups, including 30 from Punjab, appeared clear in their resolve, some saying that they would not disperse till the laws were repealed and others that would ensure their voices are heard.
This was due to the fact that they had already won the Khel Ratna, the country's highest sporting honour.
Though he went back to writing "beautiful scenes" for other Bollywood directors, his deep interest in the lives of ordinary citizens never slackened, evident from the way he made himself available to human rights groups whenever they called him.
The celebrities came to pay their condolences.
Patkar also lauded Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi for indicting the CPM for its role in the violence.
Citing examples of alleged corruption, she claimed that families affected from Sardar Sarovar and Indira Sagar project had been forced or lured by officials to prepare fake registries to avail benefits of the state government's special rehabilitation package (SRP).
Total Dhamaal would be unwatchable without Madhuri's spunk and bossy swag playing off Anil Kapoor's bellyaching, bugged half's protests, says Sukanya Verma.
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