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IPS officer, Rajkumar Pandian must be suspended, MLA Jignesh Mevani to Amit Shah

In an open letter, accompanied by a street protest relates to the INC MLA from Vadgan, Mevani’s recent meeting with Pandian on October 15 when the ADGP allegedly insulted him. Mevani has stated that he went to meet Pandian to raise the land-related issues of Dalits in Kutch.

The curious case of Mumbai Mahanagari’s 36 seats: who holds the winning card?

Dubbed as down to earth and practical, often apolitical, Mumbai has often showed greater political maturity than other Indian metros when the country is in crisis and serious rights violations have been unleashed by the state

The Hasdeo Arand crisis: Tribal protesters face brutal state crackdown while standing against felling of trees

Indigenous communities resisting coal mining in Chhattisgarh endure violent repression as the union and state government prioritises corporate interests over tribal rights and environmental preservation

American Muslims’ dilemma: Harris or Trump?

Should American Muslims be thinking only as members of a particular faith community? Or also as citizens concerned with what another four years of Trump will mean for all Americans and the rest of the world?

Assam citizenship crisis: Aadhaar and the shadows of exclusion and administrative labyrinth

Aadhaar access restored by union government for some, but the fight for citizenship rights continues

Bahraich Violence: Allahabad High Court grants 15 days to affected persons to respond on demolition notices

Though the order did not explicitly stay the 3-days hasty demolition notices served on 23 people, including the Bahraich violence main accused Abdul Hameed, the bench granted 15 days to affected persons to file their reply against the proposed demolition

A victory for Ladakh’s voices: Sonam Wangchuk and Ladakhi activists break 16-day fast as union government agrees to renew talks on demands

From Ladakh to Bengaluru, support for Wangchuk’s fast and the call for the sixth schedule in Ladakh had grown as activists, leaders, and citizens unite to safeguard the region’s culture and environment.

On the Muslim question: A dialogue with an Adivasi Youth

In the midst of a bitter winter, in 2023, I was invited by a college located in the Adivasi belt of Jharkhand to deliver...

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