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A regressive contractionary budget says CPI (M), “kursi bachao budget says Rahul Gandhi

In the context of the economic realities of high levels of unemployment, high food inflation rate, unprecedented widening of inequalities and the slowing down...

Two petitions filed in SC challenging UP and Uttarakhand governments’ directive to display name of shop owner and staff for being unconstitutional

Both the petitions, filed by TMC MP Mahua Moitra and the other by academic Apoorvanand Jha and columnist Aakar Patel, highlight violation of Article 14, 15, 17, 19 and 21 of the Indian Constitution, calls the move to be arbitrary and disproportionate with the aim to target Muslims and Dalits

Opposition leaders, activists demand suspension of SP, Kolhapur and judicial inquiry into Vishal-gad Kolhapur violence

In letters and memorandum addressed to CM Shinde and authorities, demands to unveil the “mastermind” behind the targeted violence against Muslims have been made, Shakir Tamboli urges to pause the anti-encroachment drive till the rainy season

Bangladesh: My solidarity is with students protesting against freedom fighter quota but I can’t Support ‘Merit’ Logic

It is very painful to know that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government is using brute force to suppress the students protesting in the streets...

Why Babadom Flourishes: Insecurity is the Core

In Hathras in Uttar Pradesh in a stampede nearly 121 people died. Most of these were women, mostly dalit and poor. It was at...

Post violence follow-up in Gajapur village of Kolhapur shows Muslims families left with no food, shelter or vehicles, activists blame authorities of being mute...

Activist Medha Pansare highlights the plight of the women and the presence of police in the violence hit-area, which is not letting people provide aid or speak to the affected families; Activist Shakir Tamboli demands the transfer of SP, under whose charge 2 major incidents of targeted violence against Muslims have taken place

Violence, vandalism and arson in Kolhapur, Muslim houses and mosque targeted by mob that had gathered on the call of former RS MP Sambhaji...

Since the past year, Sambhaji Raje had been protesting against “illegal encroachment” on Vishalgarh fort, videos of violent attack show men with saffron flags atop the Mosque with hammers

If malpractice is widespread, across most exam centres, localised analysis will fail to detect anomalies: NTA’s flawed defence

The authors, students of Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education and IIT-Mumbai critique NTA's data Interpretations on NEET 2024 Irregularities

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