Former VP Ansari, U.S. lawmakers express concern over human rights situation in India
The Hindu
The three Congressmen who spoke during the panel discussion have traditionally taken anti-India stands irrespective of the governments in power in New Delhi
Former vice-president Hamid Ansari and four U.S. lawmakers have expressed concern over the current human rights situation in India.
They were speaking at a virtual panel discussion organised by the Indian American Muslim Council on January 26.
India has rejected criticism by foreign governments and human rights groups on allegations that civil liberties have eroded in the country.

The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.

For the last few weeks, several wards in Madurai city have been getting piped drinking water through a new drinking water scheme. The sweetness of the generously supplied water has led to loss of business to several suppliers of canned drinking water in the city. But, not many know that the water supplied to the houses in Madurai is directly drawn from Lower Dam of Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district of Kerala.











