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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
Chorus grows for Hidme Markam’s release
A year after Markam’s arrest, Adivasis still haven’t seen a legitimate warrant for the activist’s imprisonment
Anil Bhanot, Director-Trustee, Hindu Council UK, quits when called out for Islamophobia
A self-proclaimed Hindutva hardliner, Anil Bhanot, who was previously awarded an OBE for interfaith work, was caught making Islamophobic statements
Uttarakhand: Pushkar Singh Dhami got booted out, yet plans to bring in UCC?
Dhami who lost his own seat, has vowed to constitute a high-level committee to work on implementing the Uniform Civil Code
UP’s tribal belts show unusual voter activity
While a higher voter turnout usually indicates an anti-incumbency factor and favours the Opposition, the opposite proved true for UP’s tribal districts
Hate Offender Keshav Prasad Maurya emerges as one of the biggest losers in UP Assembly elections
Dr Pallavi Patel defeated the former Deputy Chief Minister, showing how people in UP are rejecting a culture of hate, even if it is in isolated pockets
Karnataka invokes sections of UAPA against 10 accused in Bajrang Dal member’s death
Shivamogga district police are now exploring a 'larger conspiracy' behind the murder
Baby bowls over India, Pakistan cricket teams
Indian cricket team wins match, but gets floored by Pakistan captain’s baby
UP elections: Right-wing continues to push its communal agenda
RSS-affiliated groups attempt to spark Hindu-Muslim controversy days before sixth and seventh phase of UP elections
Haryana will soon enact its ‘anti conversion law’, why is civil society quiet?
Bharatiya Janata Party led Haryana government has introduced the Haryana Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religious Bill, 2022 in the Vidhan Sabha
Aland Dargah appropriation: Why were only Muslims arrested?
All cases have been registered against Muslims for allegedly throwing stones and displaying weapons, during attempts by both groups to access Ladle Mashak Dargah after a Hindutva leader performed a "purification" ceremony
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From treating Adivasi communities to being branded an instigator: Odisha jails doctor Randall Sequeira
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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
India
Arunachal’s anti-dam protests intensify as arrests, militarisation and threats to press freedom fail to silence resistance
Communities resisting the proposed 11,200 MW project fear the loss of ancestral land, livelihoods and cultural heritage, with activists detained under the APUAPA
India
Food Security during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Need for a shift from food security to nutrition justice.
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India
Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
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India
SIR’s elusive illegal immigrants: Bogey Busted but will the injustices heaped be corrected?
Barely 771 “foreign nationals” identified in Karnataka and a miniscule 1,600 in six other Indian states; yet the hysterical bogey of the “ghuspetiya” (illegal immigrant) has been used to render 130 million plus Indian without the right to vote?
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2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
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