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TN: Under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, 158 people in two villages have been granted title deeds

In terms of forest rights, Tamil Nadu is one of the worst performing states

Modi magic or Hindutva not enough to win 2024 Lok Sabha polls: RSS’ organiser tells BJP

The RSS’ mouthpiece also noted that the Congress' national leaders played a minimal role in the campaign while the regional leaders took the front stage during the state election leading to a major victory in the Karnataka election

Kharge slams union govt for asking CBI to probe Odisha train accident: Letter to Modi

"...your government has no intent to address the systemic safety malaise, but is instead finding diversionary tactics to derail any attempts to fix accountability,” wrote the president of the Indian National Congress (INC), previously the union railway minister between 2013-2014.

Allahabad HC points out misuse of cow slaughter law

The court, as it has many times in the past, granted bail to an accused and noted that the law was not applied appropriately in the case

Forest Dept admits to faults in eviction notices issued to Van Gujjars, Uttarakhand

There have been numerous protests and representations made by the Van Gujjar Tribes

Fear mongering and misinformation galore at the Digital Hindu Conclave

A supposed journalist claimed without any basis that certain political parties were purposefully changing demography in some areas by citing population figures.

Wake up, citizens of Maharashtra!

Say no to destruction! Save your lives, save your livelihood! June 5, World Environment Day!

Hate and the Balasore train tragedy: Welcome to 2023 India

A temple near the accident site, an ISKCON temple was dubbed a Mosque to spin conspiracy theories. If you thought that the worst train tragedy possibly since Independence should unite all Indians in a moment of stunned grief, think again. The sponsored Hate Ecosystem on Twitter and other social media found even this an occasion to spin hate tales and spew venom: Welcome to 2023 India

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