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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
Kashmir Files: Agnihotri cites exaggerated figures of 4,000 Kashmiri Pandit deaths
Manipulated data fuels the rage around Kashmir Files
Hate Watch: Dalit, Covid health worker, killed for sporting moustache in Rajasthan
Jitendra Meghwal, was killed for looking ‘upper caste’ in the eye, sporting a moustache, posting on social media, the accused travelled 800 km to kill him
Beyond Kashmir Files, a call for reason
I have not seen the film Kashmir Files but...
Hijab row: Udupi girls dubbed terrorists by BJP leader
Senior BJP leader Yashpal Suvarna says girls’ statements criticising the HC decision prove that they are "anti-nationals"
The Kashmir Files: Calls for Muslim genocide ring out in cinema halls, hate brews outside
Videos show genocide calls ringing out in cinema halls after screenings of The Kashmir Files; Delhi Police step up security
Assembly Election Results 2022 Whither Pluralism: Democracy?
One of the major lessons of the assembly election results is that fragmented Opposition cannot take on the mighty electoral might of BJP-RSS
The Kashmir Files making resident Kashmiri Pandits feel unsafe
Movie twists narrative to generate communal hate, makes us unsafe, say Kashmiri Pandits who continue to live in J&K
The Kashmir Files backed by PM, FM, CMs; continues to fuel divide
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HC grants bail to former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur
Arrested on August 27, 2021, after a rape victim died by suicide, accusing him of protecting accused, BSP MP Atul Rai
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After being acquitted in the 2011 Sedition case, Sori has now been acquitted in the cases against her
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Nearly two decades without elections, Jamia students’ agitation forces administration to set deadline for union revival
The university has agreed to implement the students’ union constitution by May 15, 2027, and conduct elections under Lyngdoh Committee guidelines
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Arunachal’s anti-dam protests intensify as arrests, militarisation and threats to press freedom fail to silence resistance
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Food Security during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Need for a shift from food security to nutrition justice.
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Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
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