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Khargone riots case collapses: Four years after Ram Navami violence, MP court acquits 11 accused, finds prosecution failed to establish guilt

A sessions court points to hostile witnesses, unexplained delays, lack of identification procedures and forensic inconsistencies; accused, all of whom who were Muslim, spent up to 827 days in jail

Modi appeasing increased global acceptance of anti-Muslim ‘bigotry’: US Congressman

In a surprising assertion, Andy Levin, who represents Michigan’s...

BJP ‘goons’ threaten to disrupt a program to discuss Art 370, end up sharing stage: Satara

Progressive forces organise program to dispel myths around Article...

Kashmir – and the strange paralysis of the Indian civil society

There were no black-bordered newspaper announcements of either the...

Who is Sant Ravidas and why are his devotees agitating? Pardeep Attri provides background

On August 10th, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), on...

Police Force sans Diversity: Poor rep of SCs, STs, Women, OBCs, Muslims Invisibilized

The representation of Muslims not analysed because of absence...

Kashmir: The Worst Conflict Area In The World

It won’t be an exaggeration to say Kashmir is...

Kashmir Blackout: In Conversation with Anuradha Bhasin

After the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A of...

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