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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...
Another shooting at Jamia
Gunmen open fire outside gate number five of the university campus
Hindu Sena ‘calls off’ attack on Shaheen Bagh but right-wing thugs refuse to relent
Members and supporters of supremacist outfit throng the area in large numbers, fears of attack still potent
Imminent threat to lives of Shaheen Bagh protesters?
Hindutva supremacist groups openly declare hostile intentions, label protesting women ‘jehadis’
As rallies against CAA-NRC surge, man opens fire in Shaheen Bagh
The police has apprehended the assailant who was heard raising slogans of Hindu supremacy
First POSCO, now JSW: Dhinkia villagers are still fighting for their land and compensation
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I never felt anything about my daughter was ‘different’: Chitra Palekar
Parents of LGBT+ children have their own journey of acceptance and inspiration
Hindu Mahasabha to ‘honour’ Jamia gunman
The organization said it would provide legal assistance to the assailant and bear his legal expenses
Choose between Modi and Shaheen Bagh: Amit Shah
Addressing an election rally, the Union Home Minister alienates supporters of protesters
Gunman fires at protesters near Jamia, injures one
Man yelled “Yeh lo azaadi” before opening fire in full view of police and media
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