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Arundhati Roy, facing prosecution under UAPA, wins PEN Pinter prize for ‘unflinching’ writing
Financial Express· 2 days agoBooker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy, currently facing prosecution over historic comments on...
Arundhati Roy wins the 2024 PEN Pinter Prize: ‘Her powerful voice is not to be silenced’
Scroll· 2 days agoThe Prize is awarded annually to a writer resident in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Commonwealth or former Commonwealth who, in the words of Harold Pinter’s Nobel speech, ...
Calcutta HC rule providing 1% reservation to transgender persons is a move in the right direction
Hindustan Times· 4 days agoThe petitioner, in the case, did not pray for any mandamus (judicial writ) asking for reservation...
How this Bengaluru non-profit is creating a restorative justice model for women prisoners
YourStory· 22 hours agoWhile the crime rate in India has been on a steady decline since the 1990s, some studies show that...
In this collection of essays about mothers, Pakistani women explore the many meanings of feminism
Scroll· 2 days agoThe worst shape, perhaps, is strength. Always framed as patience, perseverance, and above all, silence, in the face of pain and injustice. The entire world is built and rests ...
Biden to pardon vets discharged for same-sex relationships
Pennsylvania Capital-Star· 2 days agoBiden said he is “righting an historic wrong by using my clemency authority to pardon many former...
US Supreme Court Curbs SEC’s In-House Judges in Fraud Cases
Livemint· 1 day agoThe US Supreme Court curbed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to press complaints before in-house judges, saying defendants have a constitutional right to make their case to a ...