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Hindi speakers’ take-over of Mumbai? Bihar Bhavan allowed on prime Mumbai Port trust land!
In a controversial decision by the now ‘four engine sarkar’, prime port trust land at Elephant Estate has been reportedly been sanctioned for the ‘Bihar Bhavan’ in Maharashtra’s capital of Mumbai; this decision has drawn huge flak from Marathi speakers and protests are likely to follow; to be built at the cost of Bihar’s tax payers, this is also part of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s plant of a proto fascist, “Hind-Hindi-Hindustan.” One language, One Faith, One Nation
Dharma and humanity are like our two eyes: The secular philosophy of Jhansi
SabrangIndia takes you to Jhansi, the land of Queen Laxmibai, where secularism and unity are the way of life
A tale of two protests in the heart of Delhi
Peace seekers detained in minutes before protest begins, while it took two days to arrest hate rally organisers, scores of whom still roam free
Rohingya migrants involved in illegal activities: MHA
The Home Ministry has also stated that illegal migrants like the Rohingyas pose a threat to national security
Centre dodgy on oxygen deprivation deaths
After claiming no deaths due to oxygen shortage, Centre says “some” patients died due to insufficient oxygen supply in Andhra Pradesh; 23 people had allegedly died due to lack of adequate oxygen on May 10 at Tirupati’s Ruia Government General Hospital
1,948 arrests under UAPA, but only 485 cases sent for trial in 2019: Centre
MHA admits that in 157 such cases, the chargesheet was filed after one year, leaving detained persons under such cases to languish in jail!
National campaign for Democracy celebrates International Day of Indigenous People
Jharkhand’s Adivasis assembled in small groups at the physical and virtual level, while farmers and workers protested on the multi-faceted day of August 9.
Defence Ministry has had no transaction with Pegasus developer NSO Group: Centre in RS
This is the first clarification the central government has provided after the Pegasus scandal of illegal surveillance emerged
A song known by it’s lyrics, it’s singer, not the author
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Will the Private Member Bill to delete sedition from IPC be considered?
The debate against sedition has started gaining momentum as the Supreme Court has agreed to test the constitutional validity of the colonial era law that continues to haunt criminal jurisprudence
Covid-19: Are Indians letting their guard down against a possible third wave?
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