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UP & Bihar: Tranches of arms & explosives recovered over the Diwali weekend

The seizure of 19,250 live cartridges from Koilawar police thane near the Kulhadiya Toll Plaza, Bihar over the weekend (Lokmat News, November 5) was connected to another serious incident...

The Dogs and the Rabbits

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Why Caste is the Crux and Hindutva’s Fall Imminent

  The return of BJP to power in 2014 was...

Reflections on JNU, India and Pakistan

Image: dnaindia.comThe ongoing row at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) reminded...

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Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya should be thrashed, raped in custody: Agra Lawyer

(Dr) Anil Dikshit, a practising lawyer and a (former)...

Where every human rights activist is labelled a Maoist: Chhatisgarh

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Afzal Guru’s execution has made him a martyr

The Indian state refuses to accept that there is...

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Photo: Courtesy Human Rights WatchThe violence unleashed against political...

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