While Manipur`s human rights activist Irom Sharmila is on an indefinite hunger strike for over 15 years demanding the withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in her home state, the in
The Rajya Sabha passed the Mental Health Care Bill, 2013, on August 8. While the proposed law would usher in landmark changes in healthcare and rights of the mentally-ill, if cleared by the
Irom Sharmila, who held her fast-unto-death for 16 long years to demand the repeal of AFSPA, has lost the election, miserably. She got fewer than 100 votes
