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SRFTI Under Siege: ALIFA Demands VC’s Removal, Independent Inquiry into Campus Violence

13th Nov, 2026: All-India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA) expresses immense concern at the disturbing developments on the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI-Kolkata) campus since late September. We note...

One more migration, last Kashmiri Pandit woman in terror-hit village, migrates

Her departure, reported on October 28, comes after all other seven Pandit families living in the village quietly migrated to Jammu following the recent targeted killings in the valley

Maharashtra, CPI (M) makes impressive gains in Gram Panchayat elections

Representation Image  The CPI (M) captured 93 posts of the Sarpanch...

Targeted killings, govt neglect compels migration of Kashmiri Pandit families from Valley

Attacks on life and property and a climate of insecurity and fear have now pushed another 9 families to flea says the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS)

A Personal Tribute to Atul M Setalvad

Today, October 25, Atul Motilal Setalvad, would have turned 89. Born in 1933 to Motilal and Vimla Setalvad, he passed away on July 22, 2010. This tribute written at the time by close colleague and family friend, Navroz H Seervai is being reproduced by us at Sabrangindia with deep appreciation to the Bombay Bar Association where it was then published. AMS as he was known was an intrinsic part of the BBA. Sabrangindia and Communalism Combat before that are/were co-edited by Atul Setalvad's older daughter, Teesta and her husband Javed Anand. We extend this remembrance and tribute to a man who inspires us still --Editors

From a former Chief of the Indian Navy, Admiral Ramdas to Rahul Gandhi

Written with hope for a new tomorrow in Indian politics, dated September 26, 2022 when the Bharat Jodo Yatra began

India can gain credibility through inclusion and respect to human rights

Urging Indians to be vigilant, UN chief Antonio Guterres speaks oh how India has been a leader since it’s independence 

Favouring corrupt practice? EC involving Gujarat corporates to ‘force workers to vote’

EAS Sarma, former secretary to the Government of India,...

Defence Committee for GN Saibaba Urges SC to Reconsider Case, Wife Says ‘Will Wait for Justice’

The committee highlighted that the condition of Indian jails led to the death of Father Stan Swamy, which should not be repeated in the case of GN Saibaba.

Two more migrant workers killed in Kashmir

The two men from UP were killed in a grenade attack in Shopian

Centre Must Learn, Kashmiri Pandits Can’t be Forcibly Rehabilitated

Homecoming was dream for many, necessity for most Kashmiri Pandits. But, fears revived, they rebut the official assertion of normalcy.

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