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Through The Lens of Raghu Rai: An evening in Mumbai
A film screening at the open air venue –Press Club Mumbai terrace—brought alive the works and perspective of the legendary photographer, Raghu Rai
Delhi HC: SG to file reply to petition challenging PMO response denying PM CARES info under RTI
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Management Irresponsibility plus weak monitoring by MoEF&CC: Committee, Vizag gas leak
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High-level probe into OIL’s Baghjan well tragedy: CM Sonowal
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J&K: Javed Wani, Kashmiri Muslim and son-in-law of separatist leader, appointed as Judge
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Learn to live with being called ‘kaalu’ in India
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Hate crimes in India: What makes lynching special?
India has seen a rigorous rise in the hate crimes towards minority communities in the last five years. Muslims and Dalits constituted a significant share of the victims of religious hate crimes. Being a Secular, Democratic, Republic, the responses from the state administration and machinery are contradicting these constitutional safeguards. Apart from that, leaders of the ruling political party and their affiliated organisations have played a crucial role in polarizing the country and further accelerating the hatred and violence. Later on, the fairness and credibility of state apparatuses have been questioned due to its partial interventions in the hate crime cases. This article intends to analyse the religious hate crimes in India, further focusing on the mob lynchings in the last five years. The paper brings into limelight the discourse of hate and power in the context of communalism in India.
‘Convenient racism’, says Irfan Pathan, pointing to discrimination based on faith and colour
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AIKS congratulates farmers on protests against anti-farmer ordinances issued by Centre
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NGT imposes 25 crore interim penalty in Dahej chemical factory blast incident: Gujarat
The Tribunal has held the company strictly and absolutely liable for the damage caused to life and environment
Rural stay-safe campaign curbs spread of coronavirus cases, fosters communal harmony
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