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Banning “India’s Daughter” Has Shown India to Disrepute Free Speech and Democracy

Ut World March 9, 2015 0

 India committed “international suicide” by banning a documentary about the gang rape and murder of a woman in Delhi, the director of the film said after a Friday night screening in London. India last week prohibited the release of the film “India’s Daughter” and Continue Reading

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Now It’s a Less of a Burden to Get House Loans

Ut World March 9, 2015 0

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed lenders to add the cost of registration and stamp duty in the total cost of a house valued at not more than 1 million rupees for determining the maximum loan the property can get, in a move aimed at boosting availability of affordable housing. “It has been […]Continue Reading

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Afghan Men March Through Kabul in Burqas

Ut World March 6, 2015 0

A group of Afghan men marched through the capital, Kabul, on Thursday to draw attention to women’s rights by donning head-to-toe burqas that for many people worldwide have come to symbolise the suppression of women. The hardline Taliban forced women to wear burqas in public during their rule in the 1990s and concern is growing […]Continue Reading

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Bringing Islands Into Security

Ut World March 6, 2015 0

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will offer island nations in the Indian Ocean a broad range of military and civilian assistance next week in a bid to wrest back some of the influence China has gained by spending billions of dollars in the region. Modi will make the pledges during a visit to Sri Lanka, the […]Continue Reading

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“India’s Daughter,” to be Held From Being Aired in India

Ut World March 5, 2015 0

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday he would investigate how a film crew managed to interview a death row convict who expressed no remorse for his part in the fatal gang rape of a woman in New Delhi in 2012, an attack that sparked outrage. Leslee Udwin’s “India’s Daughter” features conversations with Mukesh Singh and fellow […]Continue Reading

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“Government Will Not Reduce Coverage Under Food Security,”Says PM Narendra Modi

Ut World March 4, 2015 0

India will not scale down its multi-billion dollar food welfare programme that promises ultra-cheap rice and wheat to most of its people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told lawmakers in parliament on Tuesday. A panel set up by Modi had urged the government in January to lower the number of beneficiaries to 40 percent from 67 percent […]Continue Reading

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Documentary on Delhi Gang Rape to be Premiered on March 8

Ut World March 4, 2015 0

A new documentary based on the fatal gang rape of a woman in New Delhi in 2012 highlights gender inequality and sex crimes in India, with the seeming lack of remorse among those convicted of the crime shocking even the film’s director. Leslee Udwin’s “India’s Daughter” features conversations with Mukesh Singh and fellow convicts who […]Continue Reading

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Research Reveals Deforestation Could Leave India Without Rain

Ut World March 3, 2015 0

Large-scale deforestation could cause monsoon rains to shift south, cutting rainfall in India by nearly a fifth, scientists say. Deforestation has long been known to cause temperature increases in local areas, but new research published on Tuesday shows a potentially wider impact on monsoon rains. While releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, deforestation also Continue Reading

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Budget Pleases Economists

Ut World March 2, 2015 0

India’s reform-minded prime minister, Narendra Modi, appears to have passed a major test with a budget that pleased economists and investors with pledges to spend more on modernising India’s ageing roads and railways while keeping borrowing in check. The budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday loosened the reins on public spending to […]Continue Reading

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A Blogger is Hacked to Death in Dhaka After Voicing His Opinions

Ut World March 2, 2015 0

Bangladeshis gathered on Sunday to pay tribute to an American blogger and critic of religious extremism who was hacked to death in Dhaka, in the latest of a series of attacks on writers in the predominantly Muslim nation. Avijit Roy, an engineer of Bangladeshi origin, was killed by machete-wielding assailants on Thursday while returning from […]Continue Reading