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May Day Dramatised
When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.
All that is real, feels far too unreal: Disha Ravi
Says the past few days have been beyond painful but feels fortunate to have received pro bono legal assistance
Nita Ambani may soon be teaching Women Studies at BHU
The University’s Women studies and Development center has invited Ambani, to be a visiting professor at the university
MEITY blocked over 9,000 accounts and websites in 2020
This was sudden increase from 3,603 websites and accounts blocked in 2019
Nearly 2,000 people arrested under UAPA in 2019: MHA tells Lok Sabha
The year 2019 saw as many as 1948 arrests out of 1226 UAPA cases registered across all states and union territories (UT)
Battleground Bengal: Lukewarm response to Modi rally at Brigade Ground
“Landed in Kolkata. On my way to the massive party rally. Looking forward to being among Party Karyakartas and the wonderful people of West Bengal.”
What will become of Jammu’s Rohingya refugees?
Around 170 Rohingya refugees have been detained by Jammu Police, they allegedly did not have “valid documents”
100 days of farmers’ struggle: Agitation evolves and grows stronger
Farmers’ groups protested in many different and peaceful ways on Saturday; Delhi farmers marched and blocked the KMP highway, Karnataka farmers demanded MSP for farm produce, while others waved black flags
Kerala: Left leader E A Sankaran returns to Congress, while Church leaders meet RSS
Divisions within political sides, Left, Right, Centre, have slowly begun to come into the public eye as states readies for polls
NHRC questions UP govt on relief and rehabilitation of man acquitted of rape after 20 yrs
The Commission has sought a report from the government asking what action will be taken against public servant responsible in this case
Karnataka farmers ask: Where is MSP Modi ji?
Farmer leaders, during MSP Dilao Abhiyan, visited Gulbarga mandi and revealed market prices remain below MSP rates, in stark contrast to the Centre’s assurances.
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Minorities
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Gender and Sexuality
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