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The Battle of Belonging: Why India’s Passport Controversy Matters
A passport is undeniably a travel document, but it is also the republic’s assurance of belonging and sovereign protection in moments of crisis. Reducing it to mere travel facilitation strips it of its civic meaning, since passports are issued not to transients but to members of a political community.
Will Modi’s Pakistan stick to beat the Congress with, work in Jharkand?
Seventeen long years, 2002-2019, and Modi, chief minister, Gujarat or prime minister, India has never failed to use abusive references to Pakistan and Indian Muslims to divert, and unfortunately even win elections
Bollywood’s Conscience Speak: Celebs against anti- CAA violence at Jamia, AMU
Young and old, celebrities speak up in a collective voice against police brutality
Disproportionate and extraordinary use of force by police at AMU: Fact-finding team
In the wee hours of Monday morning, three lawyers entered the premises of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Here is what they found.
Aftermath of clashes at AMU
On December 15, two historically Muslim universities; Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMIU) and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) saw a crackdown against protesting students by police and security personnel. But the repercussions at AMU were graver, with students being forced to vacate their hostel rooms and go back home.
SC: No stay on CAA, issues notices to Centre to respond by mid-January
The Supreme Court held a hearing for around 60 petitions against the Citizenship Amendment Act, questioning, among other things, the constitutional validity of the law.
Did RBI help set the stage for CAA?
In 2018, the nation’s apex monetary institution gave property buying rights to non-Muslim minorities from countries mentioned in the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Detained AMSU leaders released unconditionally
They had been arbitrarily arrested by the Manipur police for unlawful assembly and criminal intimidation
Is the privatization of the fishing industry on the cards?
The apprehensions around the National Fisheries (Regulation and Management) Bill, 2019 explained
Anti-CAA protests continue amidst an uneasy calm in Assam
The people of Assam have resolved to keep up the fight to protect their identity in the wake of the CAA
Social Media counter FM comments, shows ABVP member in police gear
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked people to be wary of “jihadists, Maoists, separatists” among students protests, which seemed like a bid to undermine their credibility.
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Though sewer deaths have crossed the 100 mark this year, government is silent: SKA
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The Battle of Belonging: Why India’s Passport Controversy Matters
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