Central Information Commission orders disclosure of letters of support for the UPA given to the President

Dear friends, The media and RTI discussion groups reported an important landmark decision from the Central Information Commission (CIC) earlier this week. In the matter of T Asaf Ali v The President's Secretariat (Appeal No.CIC/WB/A/2007/00725 decision dated 30th June 2009 ) the CIC ruled that

Oriya Vs Adivasi - Discrimination of tribal population in Orissa State of India

The adivasis of sundergarh districts have been tormented and subjected to all sorts of discrimination by the same people whom they have welcomed openly into their sacred places . The discrimination against the tribals have been more in the places where the outsiders who have come from the

Realities of Beemapalli Firing in Kerela

It is with the utmost hesitation that I write this. Hesitation because I think I have not understood, nor have many others who have written about the May police firing in Beemapalli. Not that there is any ambiguity in anybody's (who has visited the place) mind about the specific incidents that