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When Suspicion Becomes Deportation: The case of Sahida Fakir and the dangerous criminalisation of Bengali identity
A woman who left home to buy dinner was detained, taken across state lines and allegedly pushed into Bangladesh despite her family producing a birth certificate, voter ID, school records and land documents
HC notice to J&K Govt on PIL on Hindi as official language
Urdu was the official language in the state before its special status was scrapped in 2019
Did Hindutva extremists mobilise rioters in NE Delhi in February?
Chargesheets accessed by various media houses show that the members of a Whatsapp group 'Kattar Hindu Ekta' talked about killing minorities and making them chant Jai Shri Ram
Kafeel Khan describes prison to be ‘a living hell’ in letter from jail
The doctor said there is absolutely no social distancing in prison and there are 1600 inmates in a barrack meant for 534
All non-Muslim minorities are Hindus: Puri Shankaracharya wants amendments to Article 25 of Indian Constitution
He says doing so will make Hindus the second largest religious group in the world
Ahmedabad violence: HC grants bail to 4 accused as no specific case is made out
The four are among the 27 people arrested for being a part of a mob that allegedly assaulted the police and pelted stones at them
Students protested without permission; tear gas was “avoidable”: NHRC report on Jamia violence
The Commission, in a shocking report, has seemingly absolved the police for using brute force in unarmed students and blamed the students for destroying public property and for protesting without permission.
Domicile certificate for others, no rehab plan yet for Kashmiri Pandits?
The community has demanded that the gov't first rehabilitate the lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits before it grants outsiders the domicile rights
Mumbai police book five for allegedly gathering at mosque during Covid-19 lockdown
It was reported that 70 people had gathered at the mosque for a discussion on distribution of essential commodities
Joe Biden bats for restoration of rights in Kashmir
A policy paper released by the Biden campaign said that the Indian government’s measures are inconsistent with its tradition of secularism and a multi-religious democracy
Freedom of Religion: Indian Scenario
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When Suspicion Becomes Deportation: The case of Sahida Fakir and the dangerous criminalisation of Bengali identity
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