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As the ruling party peddles hate, the people of Assam live in harmony and hope

CJP Team - November 6, 2023

Several everyday examples of harmony in the north eastern state of Assam signal hope amidst a dominant politics of hate and exclusion

World

A poem for Gaza– Gazalament

Kavita Ramdas - November 6, 2023

A poem on the mass killings in Gaza and the West Bank, by Isareli forces for the past month after the Hamas attack of October 7 from the daughter of Admiral and Lalitha Ramdas, former Chief of the Indian Navy from November 30, 1990

Education

BHU molestation case: No arrests made, students allege a previous incident of molestation by bike-borne men, institute puts in security measures

sabrangindia - November 6, 2023

Protesting BHU students reveal another case of molestation by bike-borne men days prior to this incident, Station House Officer (SHO) of Lanka police station Ashwini Pandey sent back to the lines for “dereliction of duty” even as Congress state president, Ajay Rai alleges involvement of ABVP members in the November 1 molestation of a woman student

Communalism

Segregation of Eating Spaces: Modern Untouchability in IITs

Pranav Jeevan P - November 6, 2023

IITs have been following food segregation by demarcating a space where students who eat egg or meat are not allowed to enter, both officially and...

Freedom

Withdraw FIRs filed against protestors for participating in pro-Palestine protests: PUCL

sabrangindia - November 6, 2023

Demanding immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian aid amidst "Israeli war" against Palestine, India's top human rights organisation, People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has...

India

Manipur: 10 MLAs call out the excessive use of force against the Kuki-Zo community

sabrangindia - November 6, 2023

As a cynical union and state government continues to abdicate its fundamental constitutional duty to ensure safety of life, limb and property in Manipur, with the conflict unchecked since May 3, 2023, 10 elected MLAs have released a collective statement alleging use of excess violence against the Kuki–Zo community.

Secularism

Hate speech does not mar everyday harmony in poll-pound Rajasthan

Mariyam Usmani - November 4, 2023

In the wake of a systemic right-wing hate agenda to polarise the public during the upcoming assembly elections, we must not forget the everyday reality of Hindu-Muslim harmony

India

CAG reporting of GOI expenditure slows down, reports not presented to Parliament, transparency & autonomy in peril say former civil servants

sabrangindia - November 4, 2023

Shrinking of CAG’s autonomy and its reluctance to examine government spending in all departments and table reports in parliament and make them public is undermining the office, write 86 former civil servants in an Open Letter to the President

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