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From treating Adivasi communities to being branded an instigator: Odisha jails doctor Randall Sequeira
Arrested in a case in which his name did not figure in the original FIR, Dr Randall Sequeira faces serious criminal charges amid an intensifying crackdown on Adivasi communities resisting bauxite mining in Odisha
Eye witness account from the broken heart of Jahangirpuri
Amir Sherwani, walks through the rubble of what was once the safe haven of scores of poor people Hindus and Muslims
Jahangirpuri demolition drive: Brinda Karat walks the talk yet again!
The CPI (M) Politburo member has filed a PIL against demolitions before the SC; court has permitted her lawyer to make submissions
Brinda Karat stands tall in front of bulldozers at Jahangirpuri’s Tiananmen square moment
A lesson in leadership from the 74-year-old CPI (M) Politburo member whose heroic act helped diffuse a volatile situation from escalating
Khargone: Why is the administration ignoring the proliferation of hate on social media?
Given how incendiary forwards and inflammatory speeches incite Communal hate and targeted violence, administrative inaction is worrisome
Bengali Hindu refugee families allotted land in UP, while homes of Bengali Muslims face demolition in Delhi, Assam
Even as Bengali speaking Muslims continue to be labelled as Rohingyas and Bangladeshis, and are accused of sparking communal violence, Hindu refugees are treated differently
Jahangirpuri demolition drive: Do Supreme Court orders mean nothing to the BJP ruled Municipal Corporation?
Demolition drive stopped hours after SC orders to maintain status quo in Jahangirpuri
Malasar Tribals evicted from ancestral land in Tamil Nadu
Tribals forced to move to the plains while farmlands and tourist cottages expand in the hilly forest
Maharashtra’s Barad village stands together against loudspeaker controversy
Resolving to maintain peace in the village, citizens remained united in not using loudspeakers at any religious structure
Will Uttarakhand allow yet another anti-Muslim Dharam Sansad to be held at Roorkee?
Hindu Raksha Vahini, demands demolition of Muslim homes, threatens ‘action’, Muslims reportedly fleeing the village
The changing anatomy of hate speech and communal violence
The executive, the Government, instantly decides who the culprits are and delivers immediate judgment where the houses of minority community are bulldozed
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