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Manipur: In a First Under Prez Rule, ‘Tactical Retreat’ by Meiteis

Several Kuki-Zo civil society organisations warn against any attempt to breach ‘buffer zone’.

The Implementation of a Uniform Civil Code

IntroductionCurrently, within the existing legal framework, there exists no...

Reconciliation conference in presence of actor, Amol Palekar on June 26: Kolhapur

A meeting convened under the banner of the Bharatiya Lok Andolan last week vowed to take the ideals of equality and non –discrimination on which Shahu Maharaj reigned, to the people

Manipur is Burning but who cares?

In this impassioned and well researched piece, the writer a vocal human rights activist lists the long line of abdication by the Indian state since the north-eastern state of Manipur erupted in violence, visibly since May 3, 2023

Despite efforts, three delegations from violence-struck Manipur failed to meet PM Modi

Two sets of BJP MLAs from Manipur have been camping in New Delhi for the past five days, since June 15 to meet the PM, who has now left for the US today.

The loneliness of being Imtiaz Ahmad

The Muslim elite disown him for talking caste and the Hindu right-wing abuses him for his uncompromising stance on secularism, writes Abhay Kumar

Eddelu Karnataka, understanding a unique civil society experiment: K’taka assembly polls

The author, a senior activist and vital part of the Karnataka civil society experiment in the 2023 state assembly elections, documents the experience and journey in a four-part exploration

Many takers for ‘Mohabbat ki Dukaan’ in Mumbai

The Congress party is celebrating Rahul Gandhi’s birthday on June 19 by setting up a shop of love across the city

Manipur Is Burning Because of BJP’s Divisive Politics: Civil Society Groups

"Both the central and the state government are weaponising the constitutional provisions to destroy concepts of democratic dialogue, federalism and safeguarding of human rights.”

K’taka to repeal BJP’s controversial anti-conversion law; to remove Hedgewar from textbooks

Lessons on KB Hedgewar and Savarkar to be removed from textbooks, Poem on Ambedkar re-inserted

Himanta Biswa Sarma warns of overuse of fertilisers, calls it “Fertiliser Jihad”

Assam CM targets the Bengali Muslim community again, calls overuse of fertilisers a “sinister plan to attack the health of people”

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Manipur: In a First Under Prez Rule, ‘Tactical Retreat’ by Meiteis

Several Kuki-Zo civil society organisations warn against any attempt to breach ‘buffer zone’.

“Anti-conversion laws being weaponised”: CJP urges SC to curb misuse of anti-conversion statutes by states

Citizens for Justice and Peace urges interim relief to curb weaponisation of anti-conversion laws, challenges 2024 UP amendment enabling third-party complaints and harsher penalties

Waqf Amendment Act 2025: SC grants some time to Centre on condition no non-Muslims appointed to Board, Council & no change in any Waqf status

After the Union government insisted it would bring to the Court’s notice grave violations of the previous law, the Court recorded the Centre’s assurance of any appointment to the Waqf Board or Council, implying a bar on any non-Muslim appointments to the Waqf Boards/Council and stayed any Waqf property de-notifications, including waqf by user, under the 2025 amendment; next hearing on May 5

Why Indian Democracy Feels No Shame About the Bastar Killings

Here, state action is like a reflex. No debate is needed. No processing is needed. The Indian republic is hardwired, programmed to automatically respond the way it is doing in Bastar. Nothing can come in its way.

‘We Didn’t Know the Law’: NMC apologises after illegally demolishing Jehrunissa Khan’s home in Nagpur

Nagpur Municipal Corporation razed a home of an accused in communal violence hours after the Bombay High Court was approached — violating binding Supreme Court directions, exposing the dangers of bureaucratic impunity, bulldozer justice, and the state’s failure to protect the right to shelter

“Urdu Is Not Alien”: Supreme Court reclaims the language’s place in the Indian Constitutional fabric

By upholding the use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court reaffirms India’s plural ethos, debunks politicised language divides, and restores dignity to a shared linguistic heritage