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We20 activists stand firm against blockade by Delhi Police trained for Modi’s G-20

Despite the police at the gates, the collective gathered within Surjeet Singh Bhavan  –where delegates demanded that the rich and aspirational countries should put people above profits – was one of a community of intellectuals and a cultural gathering.

Odisha Government removes “deemed forest” provision

Concerns arise over the potential ecological impact by the move to remove the deemed forests and worse, its detrimental effect on tribal communities' rights.

Far right leader calls for “repeating Gujarat 2002 in Karnataka”: Hindu Jagaran Vedike (HJV)

In the town of Bagalkote, Karnataka, a far-right leader's incendiary speech during a Hindu Jagaran Vedike event was reported to have had instances of...

Sitapur, UP: Muslim couple beaten to death as son had eloped with Hindu woman years ago

Family of the girl suspected to be behind the crime, three arrested, search continued for the parents of the girl

The Whys behind a caste-based census point to an urgent imperative

A deep dive into issues and implications of a caste-based census, the outcome of which threatens core propaganda around merits and privilege

Arrest of Muslim Minor Following Mob Assault at Mumbai’s Bandra Station

The boy was caught on camera being beaten by a Hindutva mob for allegedly kidnapping a girl.

Delhi Police attempts to stop meeting critical of the G20 summit, restricts people from entering the venue

Organisers, activist, speakers express anguish, calls this an unbelievable step to undermine criticisms, deem it to be an attempt by Modi government to suppress voices

10 years since Narendra Dabholkar’s murder, protest in Mumbai, SC asks CBI to look into ‘larger conspiracy’

Rationalist and anti-superstition activist Dr Narendra Dabholkar was shot dead in 2013, accused were allegedly connected to the right-wing religious outfit Sanathan Sanstha, no arrest made yet

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