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Adieu Comrade Thankappan – Javed Anand, Roma, Teesta Setalvad

Three associates of D Thankappan, Javed Anand, Roma and Teesta Setalvad pay their tributes to this man of action and intellect who was a leading light in India’s trade union movement. D Thankappan, ailing for some years, passed away early this morning, September 2, at his home in Airoli, New Bombay. He was 87.

Karnataka: New year, new detention centre

The state’s first detention centre is a building which was formerly a hostel for SC/ST students maintained by social welfare department. It is set to open on January 1.

Delhi Police detain more than 300 anti-CAA protestors outside UP Bhawan

The Jamia Coordination Committee releases a press statement condemning police action

Cong MP demands removal of Hitesh Dev Sharma

A biased official is all set to dilute and discredit the NRC

“Are you going to ban each and every protest?” K’taka HC raps govt

The High Court bench led by the Chief Justice will look into the legality of the prohibitory orders issued by the state and expressed dismay over the manner in which protests in bangalore were handled.

‘Protestors should pay’: Karnataka to seize properties of alleged ‘rioters’

K’taka is the 2nd state after UP to hold protestors liable for damage to public property

Bengaluru to hold NPR in two phases

Officials continue to emphasize that there is no link between the NPR and the NRC

NIA raids human rights defender Akhil Gogoi’s home in Assam

The peasant movement leader has been at the forefront of anti-CAA protests in Assam

Is it okay for the PM to lie: Arundhuti Roy

THIS IS WITH REGARD to what I said while speaking...

Indian Foreign Minister refuses to meet Pramila Jayapal for raising concerns about Kashmir

The Indian origin US Congresswoman had recently introduced a resolution calling on the Indian Government to uphold human rights in Kashmir

Ex-Indian Navy Chief Ramdas says Gen Rawat wrong in making political comments

Former Navy Chief Admiral L Ramdas terms Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat's remarks against anti-citizenship law protests "wrong", says people in armed forces must follow decades-old principle of serving country and not any political forces, reports PTI.

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Adieu Comrade Thankappan – Javed Anand, Roma, Teesta Setalvad

Three associates of D Thankappan, Javed Anand, Roma and Teesta Setalvad pay their tributes to this man of action and intellect who was a leading light in India’s trade union movement. D Thankappan, ailing for some years, passed away early this morning, September 2, at his home in Airoli, New Bombay. He was 87.

Maharashtra’s schools are struggling to survive as students protest, infrastructure crumbles and Marathi-medium institutions disappear

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Delhi Class X student beat Magnus Carlsen in an online blitz game after returning from a six-week Europe trip; his parents learnt about the result later from his Chess.com profile

Six-year-old detained during Patna teacher aspirants’ protest, parents allege police assault

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Day after, August 9, 2017 will be 75 years of the Quit India Movement. On August 9, 1942 the Quit India (Chodo Bharat) slogan was given from Mumbai after the Indian National Congress passed the resolution on the agitation on August 7, 1942.