After the recent incidents of violence at Mumbai’s Mira Road area, tensions and fear runs dense as Hindutva politicians are further trying to enter the heavily barricaded area and conduct a rally in the residential regions. Citizens present at the event say they are trying to take legal measures in order to stop these politicians from inciting communal sentiments further.
Domestic workers are unorganized and mostly unskilled. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), “domestic workers” perform their work in or for one or...
Prominent citizens raise serious concerns regarding the country’s electoral process due to lack of public trust in EVM/VVPAT voting, reports of arbitrary deletions in Electoral Rolls and increased secrecy in political party funding
Students injured, banners burned after a mob entered FTII campus after the institute’s student body organised film screening of Anand Patwardhan’s Raam ke Naam
As the line between state and religion thins, with PM Modi inaugurating the Ram temple at Ayodhya, many protested the move in their own ways, from social media to streets to campuses
On Birsa Munda’s death anniversary, over 200 renowned Adivasi-Mulvasi leaders, representatives of people’s organisations, traditional self-governance representatives, academics, and activists have issued a joint statement appealing to Adivasis and all Jharkhandis to observe next Tuesday, June 9, the martyrdom day of Dharti Abba Birsa Munda, across every corner of the state by commemorating his Adivasi culture, struggles, and the Ulgulan. Crucially, they have urged them to declare a solemn pledge to protect his legacy from manuvadi organizations such as the RSS, the Janajati Suraksha Manch, and the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram.
The Transgender Community in Varanasi, the Prime Minister’s constituency has demanded penal action against those social media posts that fan intra-community tensions; they submitted a memorandum to the Commissioner of Police today
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) authorities demolished the Barkat Ali Shah Baba Dargah in Mumbai under heavy police deployment. The action reportedly followed a notice seeking legal papers and came amid the civic body's anti-encroachment drive. Most ancient places of worship do not have “documents to prove their existence.”
Authorities reportedly carried out a heavily guarded overnight operation in Varanasi riding roughshod over history in a crude bid for clearing land for an ambitious transport hub project linked to Kashi railway station.
A joint statement signed by more than 140 activists, academics, former ministers, artists and scientists has warned of “all out fratricide” in India following violent attacks on opposition leaders in West Bengal.