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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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