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Alleged Pattern of Denigration: High Court seeks response from Himanta Biswa Sarma on PIL against his alleged hate speeches

Petitioners allege a “pattern of incendiary rhetoric” targeting minorities; Court issues notice to Union, State, DGP and Chief Minister, defers interim relief till after Bihu holidays

My Life is Under Threat: Kanhaiya Kumar to NHRC

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The End of Impunity: Gujarat 2002

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‘What is happening in India today is similar to the McCarthy era’: Partha Chatterjee

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Vilification from the apolitical: The Dreyfus Affair and the case against JNU: Joyojeet Pal

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ABVP: In the footsteps of Pakistan’s Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba; ominously so

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Consolidated Solidarity Statements in Support of JNU

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Look Who’s Talking! Hate speech can’t be free speech, says Jaitley

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Why Caste is the Crux and Hindutva’s Fall Imminent

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