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Womens Reservation Bill 2026: Women’s Rights & the RSS
Even as the present leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) attempts to promote itself as a messiah for Indian women, the ideological base of this party is fundamentally patriarchals
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
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Our Gauri: A Tribute to Gauri Lankesh
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Is ‘Chadar aur Father Mukt Bharat’ the next anti-minority plot?
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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
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Did Marx’s grandson endorse Savarkar’s Hindutva ideology?
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Why did Twitter CEO give millions to RSS-affiliated Sewa International?
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Sai Baba devotees file police complaint, after idol removed from S Delhi temple
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Dattatreya Hosabale (65) is RSS’ new General Secretary
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Rule of Law
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Politics
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India
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Caste
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Rights
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