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May Day Dramatised
When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.
UP police books man who announced Rs. 51 lakh bounty on Karnataka MLA’s nephew
On August 11 riots broke out in Bengaluru in response to a social media post insulting Prophet Mohammad’s family
Virtual collapse of rule of law on the street: Prashant Bhushan
As lawyer Prashant Bhushan, writer Arudhati Roy, senior journalists stood in solidarity, the woman reporter stated it was the Muslim women who made the mob back off
SC petition challenging criminal contempt withdrawn
Petitioners denied liberty to approach the apex court again, but are at liberty to file petition before HC
Gram Panchayats in Maharashtra confused over multiple government orders on Gram Sabhas
The 3 different orders issued by the state government have left Panchayats confused on whether to convene the Gram Sabha on August 15 as is the practice every year
Constitutional and legislative amendments needed to implement Clause 6 of Assam Accord: Committee
Six months after submission of recommendations by the Committee, some members release it independently
Who will have to eat humble ghewar in Rajasthan now?
Ex Dy-CM Sachin Pilot does a U-turn on the highway to nowhere, CM Ghelot says all is well in the family. Neither discloses reconciliation plans.
10 reasons why Kashmiri Pandits feel betrayed in the Valley
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In a conversation with Teesta Setalvad, Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti president Sanjay Tickoo revealed several little known or ignored facts about the story of non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits
UP’s crime graph rises further, BJP politician Sanjay Khokhar shot dead
The former district president was out for a morning walk in his own farm in Baghpat when he was killed
Time has come to go on fast unto death: Sanjay Tickoo
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Despite various representations made to the government, the non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits feel ignored by the Centre
A faux pas that could have lead to another Indo-Nepal war of words
Nepal objects to External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s Buddha statement, India forced to act quickly to placate neighbour
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