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Should repeat hate speeches (Suresh Chavhanke, Nagar, Maharashtra) not be prosecuted?

CJP has filed a complaint urging action against Chavhanke; he had attacked the Muslim Community, encouraged audience to defy SC orders for peace and restraint

Weaponised Rhetoric, Absent Evidence: ‘Urban Naxals’ are a political invention

Despite repeated political rhetoric, two separate parliamentary replies reveal that the Union Home Ministry neither defines nor maintains data on so-called "Urban Naxals

Fireworks and Firearms: The Festival of Lights in the Mughal Court

"With the aroma of honey and almond wafting through the heavy air of decadence, the kufuri-shama casting silhouettes of a glorious past, and Nazeer Akbarabadi’s nazms resonating with a sense of coexistence, the last Mughal Diwalis were a curious confluence of tears and laughter."

37-year-long mockery of searching for the killers of 1984 Sikh massacre

A deep dive into how various governments and political parties failed the people of India in getting justice for one of the worst instances of communal violence in the country

Covid-19 management and scientific temper

Why we can't let people without a background in science or medicine take charge of the battle against the Coronavirus

CCE report raises concerns about EVM-VVPAT voting

Report examines technical details, engineering design, accuracy and verifiability of the electronic system and comes up with issues that need to be addressed urgently

Celebrating AG Noorani at 90!

The legal luminary and prolific writer, receives birthday wishes from activists, writers and lawyers on his birthday

Holi: Poetry, syncretism, and dilemmas

While many people (including the Prime Minister) are declaring that they would not celebrate Holi this year due to COVID-19; the good, bad, and ugly that colour Holi celebrations in India still mandate discussion.

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