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On the 50th anniversary of India’s formal ‘Emergency’, how the RSS betrayed the anti-emergency struggle
How the authoritarian proto-fascist RSS not only in a sense supported India’s formal Emergency (1975-77), filed mercy petitions for early release from prison but also –in sharp contrast—played no part in the fierce and challenging struggle for India’s freedom against colonial rule
Facebook: A new age catalyst for hate crimes and misinformation?
A former employee of Facebook has filed complaint before the US SEC which indicates that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made false claims in his Congressional testimony about taking action against objectionable content
Delhi: After defacing Akbar Road signboard, goons flee at the sight of cops
Police have registered an FIR; the area falls under the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), and is a high security zone
Our Gauri: A Tribute to Gauri Lankesh
First Published on: 27 Jan 2018Fearless journalist Gauri Lankesh was...
Is ‘Chadar aur Father Mukt Bharat’ the next anti-minority plot?
A half yearly report (2021) of an evangelist Christian group records 145 incidents of religious persecution against Christians
Role of RSS & police in communal riots, Aligarh: Parliamentary debates
In the debate held in Lok Sabha in December 1978, former Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, leader of the opposition Y.B. Chavan, the then Prime Minister Morarji Desai, and many other veteran parliamentarians participated. The PM, Morarji Desai conceded on the floor of the house that U.P. PAC committed excesses against Muslims during 1978 communal riots in Aligarh.
This government has all but actually declared a war on its own people: Teesta Setalvad
Its been a challenging five years. Between 2017-2019 (between...
Did Marx’s grandson endorse Savarkar’s Hindutva ideology?
A look at RSS's attempts to legitimise problematic stands taken by their favourite leaders by claiming they were endorsed by world-renowned thinkers
Why did Twitter CEO give millions to RSS-affiliated Sewa International?
The US-based organisation's affiliation with the right wing RSS, and its Hindutva ideology has been questioned by many
Sai Baba devotees file police complaint, after idol removed from S Delhi temple
Videos of Idol removal go viral, the sage was called Muslim, labed ‘‘jihadi’, Hindutva hardliners continue to fuel communal fires
Dattatreya Hosabale (65) is RSS’ new General Secretary
Now second in command, he is said to be close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other BJP politicians
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