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May Day Dramatised
When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.
Will a Rs 6,000 annual dole lure Bengal’s fisherfolk?
Fisherfolk welcome the suggestion but say that there are plenty of existing schemes that Centre and state must implement
Shabnam Ali likely to become first woman to be hanged in independent India
Shabnam and her partner were sentenced to death in 2010 for murdering seven members of her family
Congress sweeps Punjab civic polls, power of farmers’ vote evident
The ongoing farmers dissent, which started in Punjab last year, reached Delhi borders, and has now radiated across India, has had an electoral impact
Withdraw excise duty hikes on petroleum products: CPI (M)
CPI (M) calls upon all party units to protest the rising prices on petroleum products to save people from a worsening economic recession
KFON and Starlink: Bridging the digital divide
Kerala gov’t strives to provide internet access to the economically challenged, while Elon Musk kickstarts a satellite internet project to link underserved parts of the world
Nankana Sahib jatha allowed to visit other shrines in Pakistan
Pakistan government had granted visas to 505 Sikh pilgrims for attending events to mark the centenary of Saka Nankana Sahib
We continue to fight for the same rights as Sir Chhotu Ram: Farmer leaders
Farmer leaders recount the various contributions of the respected farmer leader who ensured various social security and essential rights of India’s peasants.
Justice PB Sawant no more
The legal luminary leaves behind a rich legacy of human rights jurisprudence
Know your rights: Disha Ravi’s arrest & the Delhi police witch-hunt
As a judge sent the 21-year-old to police custody, Sabrangindia explains how arrest should be the last option for law enforcement authorities
Over 1,200 garment workers re-hired after heavy lay-off during lockdown: Karnataka
In a historic win for the trade union movement, workers from Gokaldas Exports Ltd now hope that the agreements and recognition given to their unions will result in speedier talks between employers and workers.
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On World Press Freedom Day 2026, the Free Speech Collective (FSC) assembles a powerful, deeply layered account of repression, incarceration, and systemic silencing—centring the stories of jailed journalists Rupesh Kumar Singh and Irfan Mehraj to expose the widening fault lines in India’s democratic promise
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As lynchings “normalise” in ‘New India, a Bihar imam is ‘thrashed, pushed’ from train to die in Bareilly
While the incident reportedly took place on April 26, it took sectional media and social media coverage for the Bareilly police to finally admit that the beating to death of Maulana Tausif Raza Manzari was a targeted attack, not an accident on May 1; his wife provided details of a call to her from the dead cleric where he narrated he was under attack