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The Metamorphic Resistance: Mahmoud Darwish, Resilience (Sumud), and the Architecture of Survival

If you are not rain, my love,be a tree sated with fertility, be a tree.And if you are not a tree, my love, be stone saturated with humidity, be stone.And...

Kashmir ‘normal’? Reality round-up 107 days after shutdown

Contrary to popular narrative, Kashmir’s wounds brought on by the government still run deep

Ahmedabad students sign huge banner in support of JNU anti-fee campaign

A left-wing students' union in Gujarat went in for...

POSCO to Jindal: A Fact Finding Report

A four-member fact-finding team of Ganatantrik Adhikar Surakhya Sangathan,...

Criminal Callousness of Modi Government in Hiding Data

This is the first time data thrown up by an official statistical survey has been entirely suppressed, with all the funds spent on the consumer expenditure survey going down the drain.

Tribal Affairs Ministry Sidesteps Questions on Forest Rights Act in Rajya Sabha

The Minister of State of Tribal Affairs J.S. Bhabhor dodged providing substantial answers on the extent to which the Forest Rights Act, 2006 has been implemented across various states in India.

Kashmir: On 107th day of communication blackout, Press Club demands restoration

The clampdown aimed at gagging the press has led to job losses and cuts in advertising revenue

What to do with ‘illegal immigrants’ after they serve their sentence?

In the absence of repatriation treaty with Bangladesh, officials are clueless about the status of illegal immigrants, who are declared so by courts, once they served their sentence.

Assam NRC to be scrapped? What does this mean?

Shortly after Amit Shah reiterates commitment to nationwide NRC before Lok Sabha, Himanta Biswa Sarma says Assam government wants to scrap NRC conducted in the state.

Jharkhand Polls: Where Is the Mineral Wealth Going?

The state has 40% of the country’s mineral resources but it continues to be home to poorest people.

D Litt to former Ajmer dargah terror blast accused at Lucknow minority varsity opposed

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Victory for Forest Rights: Allahabad HC recognises land claims of Tharu Tribes, strikes down decision of DLC

The Allahabad High Court recently struck down a 2021 decision of the District Level Committee (DLC), Lakhimpur upholding the land rights of the Tharu tribe while observing that the authorities cannot short-circuit the existing statutory rights of the forest dwellers by blindly relying on court orders issued before the enactment of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA, 2006). This law recognises the individual and community rights of Adivasis.

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