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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.
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Suspected Bangladeshi sent to Bengal by Karnataka police without trial clueless about their future
Karnataka police picked up 61 people including 15 minors and 25, mostly rag pickers on suspicion of them being Bangladeshi. Without producing them to the court, they have sent them to West Bengal to hand them over to the border security forces, who in turn will hand to the Border Guards of Bangladesh. However of 61 individuals arrested, 59 have been sent to Bengal, while 2 have been kept back in Karnataka only
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Brazenly defiant of SC, BJP President Ranjit Kumar Das calls for fresh NRC
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Turmoil in the NE: The Naga Pact and its ramifications
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SHRC- New ray of light for victims of police brutality?
India has recently seen a spur in peaceful protests being subjected to use of excessive force by the police and misusing their power and authority. It is being seen as violation of human rights and our Human Rights Commissions are meting out just orders against such cases of police brutality and if the trend goes on, it might one day serve as a deterrent against errant police officials.
Amit Shah’s statements in Rajya Sabha incorrect, says TMC
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Adivasis hold ‘Sansad Gherao’ protest in Delhi
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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.
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