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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...
Tougher Than Steel: Odisha Community Rally Against Transfer of Their Land, Again
The POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti (PPSS) has recommenced their movement...
Bhim Army chief appeals to Mayawati to support the Bahujan movement
Chandra shekhar Aazad extends the olive branch again, he had earlier accused her of weakening the Dalit movement
Fear of “objectionable video” going viral led Dalit youth to commit suicide, says family
Disconsolate parents and siblings of an 18-year-old Dalit youth who had committed suicide in the intervening night of Diwali agreed to cremate their son’s body after three days of protest at Hisar’s civil hospital when one of the five accused named in the FIR was arrested by the police.
Ayodhya Verdict: RSS’ Moderation Smacks of Hypocrisy
Everybody tried to halt the RSS’ communal tactics in the 1980s, but failed.
SC, ST, OBC community continues to question Twitter over verification criteria
Even as the Dalit community has pulled up Twitter for being ‘casteist’, the website has shown no remorse
District Administration extends Sec 144 to Dec 28: Ayodhya
Hearing on appeals challenging the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya case will conclude on October 17
Gandhi more relevant than ever, even in India
Looking at the present state of affairs in India, the birthplace of Gandhi, one would probably surmise that Gandhism, whatever the term may mean, cannot have any relevance in this twenty-first century. Gandhi is rightly called the Father of the Nation because he single-handedly stood up against the mighty British Empire, without any arms, and brought independence to India. However, today, Gandhi is mostly forgotten and his relevance questioned even by his ardent devotees. Today, Gandhi is remembered in India mostly on his birthday, which is celebrated as a national holiday, rather as a ritual.
100 Days into J&K Reorganisation, Fake News Blurs Reality
Three months after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, the former state of Jammu & Kashmir was split into two separate union territories on October 31, 2019. While a significant number of changes are being seen in the region following this bifurcation, there is a lot of baseless information spread over the internet in a factoid-like form.
Dalit youths stripped, flogged after altercation with restaurant owner: Ahmedabad
Video of the incident that circulated was reminiscent of the Una flogging incident of 2016
Accusing site of ‘casteism’, Bhim Army locks Twitter India office
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