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Mumbai: AAP protestors experience extreme police brutality, allege arbitrary detentions

sabrangindia - March 22, 2024

AAP leaders and volunteers had been protesting against the “illegal” arrest of Delhi CM and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal outside the ED Mumbai office late nigh Thursday, March 21

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Unabated Conversion Of Agricultural Land In Kashmir Threatens Food Security

The Kashmir Times - March 22, 2024

“Dismantling of land-related laws in Jammu and Kashmir is promoting unregulated sale and conversion of agricultural lands, leading to shortfall in foodgrains”

India

Agitation Likely To Intensify In Ladakh: KDA Calls For Half-Day Strike In Kargil Today

Kashmir Times - March 22, 2024

Over 250 supporters join Sonam Wangchuk and sleep in open under Minus 12 degrees C

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Int’l Day to Combat Islamophobia: UN Chief’s Remarks | United Nations

sabrangindia - March 21, 2024

António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, addresses Member States at the UN General Assembly on International Day to Combat Islamophobia.

Communalism

Sharp increase in violence against Christians, 161 incidents of violence in 75 days of 2024

sabrangindia - March 21, 2024

The report by the United Christian Forum (UCF) has documented 161 incidents and highlighted that burial rights denied to families even as fabricated cases have seen over 100 Indian Christians arrested

India

Assam: ‘No Aadhaar, No Citizenship, So No Vote to BJP’, said a Citizens Convention

sabrangindia - March 21, 2024

Why have 27 lakh Assamese been deprived their Aadhaar cards, a Citizens Convention on March 17 at Silchar, Barak Valley demands an answer. Fourteen organisations, including Forum For Social Harmony and trade unions organised this Citizenship Convention to focus on the deprivation of Aadhaar cards to 27,00,000 citizens and on wider related issues related to the citizenship crisis in the state

History

“Ae Watan Mere Watan” – A Brief Introduction to the film by Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav - March 21, 2024

I normally do not write on films. But “Ae Watan Mere Watan” is such a special movie that it deserves some extraordinary interventions and...

Gender and Sexuality

SC sets clear guidelines on pleas of partners who relationships are targeted

CJP Team - March 21, 2024

From ensuring privacy, safe environment and acknowledging social stigma to immediate hearing and interim relief, Supreme Court directs courts to secure the fundamental rights and dignity of intimate partners, especially those LGBTQ+, inter- caste and inter-faith; often these pleas are habeas corpus petitions

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