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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 when the book was first published) until now, the lines have been even more sharply drawn. Between the vast majority...

Singing for victory: Ramya Haridas– the second Dalit woman parliamentarian from Kerala

She sang and danced, entered people’s hearts and finally...

EVM controversy: Fresh instances of malfunction reported

The 2019 Lok Sabha elections was filled with a...

Verdict 2019 and Beyond

The verdict showed that barring Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh,...

What upset the Gathbandhan’s applecart in UP: Caste quotient or something else?

The Gathbandhan, a grand alliance of secular forces committed...

Did people’s candidates ever stand a chance against the Modi wave?

Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Maharashtra. These three states have been...

SBI issued electoral bonds worth Rs 3,622 crore in March and April: RTI

In its response to an RTI filed by Pune-based...

The Elephant in the Mud: Crisis of Identity Politics and BSP

The BSP, SP and RLD pre election alliance in...

How the Congress played spoilsport for the Gathbandhan in UP

Uttar Pradesh with 80 parliamentary constituencies accounts for the...

Update on the ‘Phantom Voters’ story

Earlier today, we had carried a report on an...

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The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) India’s new Criminal Procedure Code should not serve as a machinery for the state's exercise of unbridled power that could often result in custodial torture

CJP urges Pune authorities to prevent potentially hate fuelled event of right-wing

Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) urges Pune authorities to take immediate preventive action against the “Hindu Rashtra Jagruti Andolan” event, scheduled for January 5, 2025. CJP highlights of the risk of hate speech and provocative statements, urging swift measures to maintain communal harmony and uphold constitutional rights

Investigative Journalist Mukesh Chandrakar killed for exposing corruption

32-year-old investigative journalist Mukesh Chandrakar was found dead in a septic tank in Bijapur. Known for exposing corruption in road projects and Maoist conflict, Mukesh's murder is under investigation. Authorities have arrested several individuals, including contractor Suresh Chandrakar and his relatives

Rise in Cow Vigilantism: A leading driver of discrimination against India’s Muslim minority

The recent lynching of a Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh by a Hindutva cow vigilante mob raises questions regarding the law-and-order situation in the state of Uttar Pradesh and the rise of communal violence instances.

Another VRS Will Kill BSNL, Adopt Policies to Save PSUs, Says BSNLEU

The union has accused the management and Central government for the policies leading to the systematic destruction of BSNL to favour private players.