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Inside the SSP’s Office: Allegations of beatings, torture & police impunity against farmer leaders in Meerut, UP

Digvijay Bhati and Mohit Jatav allege they were beaten, tied up and humiliated inside police premises; the allegations come weeks after the Meerut police faced scrutiny over its crackdown on protests demanding justice for a Dalit woman

The Nice attack and the corrosive effects of anxiety

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After Dalit Woman Performs Rituals, Temple Priest Performs ‘Purification’

  In yet another incident that reflects the exclusions and...

Pushed Aside: Displaced for ‘Development’ in India

Of the 40.8 million people internally displaced by conflict...

Why America needs a truth commission

In the United States, gun deaths over the last...

The Truth Behind Hindu Exodus in Kandhla

What is the truth behind claims of exodus in...

The Word ‘Rashtra’

Eminent historian K.M. Shrimali critiques the concept of a timeless...

Stand With Kashmir: Stop the Killings, Protest in Delhi

Several hundred people from all walks of life (Civil...

Investigate Use of Lethal Force in Kashmir: India Told

India: Investigate Use of Lethal Force in Kashmir Response to...

Dalits under Attack in Gujarat, a Spate of Crimes Continues without Check

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Food Inflation and Falling Industrial Growth Fail to Make Newshour Debates

A spate of tweets by Sitaram Yechury, general secretary...

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