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Gauhati HC stays deportation of Ajabha Khatun, seeks Tribunal records for review of FT’s order declaring her foreigner

In a crucial intervention, a divisive bench halts Ajabha Khatun’s deportation, directs the Foreigners Tribunal to produce records to examine the procedural validity of the declaration as foreigner, bail prayer kept pending till then

Electoral Trusts Scheme: Utter non-transparency in political funding & an unholy nexus between big corporate giants and major political parties

The rise of the Electoral Trusts scheme, post-electoral bonds, with minimal transparency to the public, underscores the persistence of corporate dominance in political financing: the massive 2024-25 mop up of  ₹1,179 crore—the total sum funnelled by these Electoral Trusts - is close to the entire 2025 budget allocation for judiciary infrastructure or the estimated funding for cutting-edge R&D at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)!

Leaders and the spread of divisive narratives

Leaders like Nitesh Rane, T Raja Singh, and Kajal Hindustani push dangerous narratives that threaten Mtra’s unity and secular identity

‘Free speech under threat’: again, Jamia student moves court against ‘highhanded’ suspension

For the past few months, since November 2024, repression and police force have been used to intimidate students of the Jamia Milia Islamia

Goa: Who Fears The Truth?

How Hindutva Supremacists are engaged in 'rewriting history'.

Hindutva, Caste, and Nationhood: A Critical Review of Madhok’s book Indianisation

February 25, seven days ago, marks the birth anniversary of Balraj Madhok, who served as the fourteenth president of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1966)....

The Global Financing of Hindu Supremacism: How corporations and diaspora networks fuel Hindutva’s rise

An in-depth overview of the Polis Project’s report exposing the corporate and transnational funding behind Hindu nationalist politics, its impact on minorities, and the urgent need for global accountability.

Bodh Gaya: Why the Mahabodhi Temple must be handed over to Buddhists

When all progressive political thought have acknowledged Bodh Gaya’s identity as a Buddhist shrine, what stops political parties from ensuring that this demand becomes a reality?

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Vande Mataram and the 2026 Amendment: From voluntary honour to penal coercion

While the slogan Vande Mataram galvanised millions during India’s struggle for liberation from the clutches of colonial rule, this essay demonstrates that the 2026 Amendment –that the BJP has orchestrated--does not represent historical continuity, but rather a contemporary majoritarian redefinition of a complex national symbol.

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