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Gauhati HC draws a line against automatic family-wide ‘foreigner’ declarations

Setting aside a Foreigners Tribunal order against five children, the High Court ruled that kinship alone cannot determine citizenship status and reiterated that every individual must face an independent legal reference before being declared a foreigner

‘Liberals in India must raise their voice against war’

DR MUBARAK ALIPakistani historianPresident Musharraf indicated his intention to...

‘No one in Pakistan wants a war’

PROF. S HAROON AHMEDFounder member of the international group,...

Stop the ‘Talibanisation’ of India!

Unchecked by the state, the continued activities of  outfits...

Et tu USA?

Not far from where the Statue of Liberty stands,...

Thrice oppressed

Dalit and Muslim women grapple with the triple burden...

‘Dalit women have been left behind by the Dalit movement and the women’s movement’

Both the Dalit movement and the women’s  movement have...

‘We too have made history’

 ‘Aamihi Itihas Ghadavla’ by Meenakshi Moon is an important...

A journey to remember

Perhaps for the first time, women from areas of...

‘Victory of secular forces’

Kanpur, May 2, 2001   Warm greetings from Sakhi...

Hidden apartheid

 From August 31– September 4, when the World Conference...

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