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Stop Uttarakhand Mahapanchayat, could lead to targeted communal violence: Petitions urge CJI

Two leading authors and academics, Ashok Vajpeyi and Apoorvanand, and also India’s oldest human rights and civil liberties platform, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) in separate letter petitions, have brought to the attention of the highest court, that Muslim traders are being warned to leave Purola town and that the meeting by right-wing groups "could be a precursor to large scale violence". The Mahapanchayat announced by the right wing on June 15 threatens them further

Serious times, grave challenges: India 2023

I suggest a new civic movement needs emerge with the aim of defending the Constitution and democratic institutions. Human rights defenders, activists and the people, who respect the Constitution should come to gather to fight to secure it to emerge victorious over the menace that hovers above us all.

Our protest, why we want our names removed from NCERT textbooks: Suhas Palshikar

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Himanta Biswa Sarma warns of overuse of fertilisers, calls it “Fertiliser Jihad”

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Skewed: A Personal View -A mathematician reflects on the powerful drama with his 11 year old son

On May 12, 2023, my son Swapnil (an 11-year old) and I went to Ranga Shankara to watch a play named "Skewed", a production...

Muslim Mahapanchayat in Uttarakhand to raise concerns over targeting of community

The Mahapanchayat is going to be held on June 18 and an appeal will be made to stop the targeting

Terror accused BJP MP Pragya Thakur delivers hate speech in Bhopal, recalls her role in demolition of Babri Masjid

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Modi Govt said we will shut Twitter down, raid employee houses if orders are not followed: Jack Dorsey

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, however, dismissed ex-CEO, Jack Dorsey’s claims as an outright lie; Dorsey also claimed that India put pressure on platform during farmers’ stir

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