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Did Indian Democracy fail Father Stan Swamy?
Five years after Father Stan Swamy's death, his life continues to ask difficult questions of India's democracy.Speaking at a memorial meeting in Bandra, Mumbai, Teesta Setalvad reflects on the...
Unlocking hope in the face of a lockdown
Service to humanity is the only motivation for Aasif Mujtaba
Kabul Gurudwara Attack being used to stir Anti-Muslim sentiment
In the wake of the terrorist attack on the Gurudwara in Kabul, the Anti-Muslim IT cells in India have gone into overdrive to stir up communal hate. As Sikhs, we refuse to be a part of this rhetoric!
Delhi HC asks govt to expedite DNA testing of Delhi riot victim
The government was unable to present legal provision which requires court orders to conduct DNA test
Delhi Pogrom victims need your help more than ever
A group of volunteers has been raising funds for families displaced during the Delhi Pogrom. With less than ideal provisions of relief camps and the imminent threat of COVID-19, these families need your help now!
Tribals urge Odisha CM to pass resolution against CAA-NPR-NRC
Jharkhand gov’t passes resolution against NPR-NRC
Delhi violence: Mapping the damage
Delhi Minority Commission fact-finding committee maps NE Delhi, seeks answers from Delhi Police
Delhi violence: Volunteers submit memorandum of demands to Delhi gov’t about relief and rehabilitation
A group of volunteers and concerned citizens have submitted a list of demands related to relief, reconciliation, reparation and reparation of survivors in the NE Delhi riots
Man pushes racist Hindutva agenda amid Covid-19 outbreak
Prashant Tripathi, a dentist and an actor in his video asked who was laughing now that the whole world was following Hindutva rituals
Khan Saheb in Kashi
Ustad Bismillah Khan, 1916–2006. In the Ustad’s shehnai lies the note of reason
Dalits, OBCs forced to bury their deceased by the roadside
Caste-based discrimination coupled with usurping of land by corporates and upper castes are stealing the dignity of the dead in the community
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Labour
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