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Caged in Police Vans, Beaten in Custody, Journalists Attacked: Delhi’s crackdown on anti-CEC protests draws UN condemnation
Protesters allege custodial violence, journalists are detained despite press credentials, and lawyers face obstruction as thousands are rounded up across Delhi. The United Nations and Amnesty International condemn restrictions on peaceful assembly
Covid-19 a death sentence for Prof. Saibaba: Wife demands release
In an interview to SabrangIndia's Karuna John, A.S. Vasantha Kumari asks, “Pragya [Thakur] got bail on medical grounds… but why not GN Saibaba?”
18 per cent GST on alcohol-based hand sanitisers!
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Covid-19 deaths being under-reported in Surat?
Yet another NGO alleges that actual figures are being fudged in the city
Does India uphold Prisoners’ Right to Health?
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Sachin Pilot grounded by Congress
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PUCL lauds Rajasthan CM for announcing that no manual scavengers will enter sewers
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Medical fraternity rallies to #FreeDrKafeel as he languishes in jail during the pandemic
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Forest officials allegedly harass, intimidate Adivasis in Chitrakoot
Public officials are allegedly not only forcefully evicting Adivasis from forest land, but also digging up their farm land, cutting off their access to the land, thus affecting their livelihood
Indian Names: Pride and Prejudice
India’s renaming of streets, cultural sites and cities, shows the country’s reluctance to reconcile its complicated history with its nationalist present.
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Caged in Police Vans, Beaten in Custody, Journalists Attacked: Delhi’s crackdown on anti-CEC protests draws UN condemnation
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Barricades and detentions fail to stop Delhi protesters marching against CEC
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Bihar adds 14 lakh voters after SIR, questions remain over those excluded from 2025 assembly polls
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Karnataka Form 7 Row: 91,278 deletion requests and bulk filing complaints—where was the ECI’s check?
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