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Three Years of the Congress Government

A People’s Critique: Expectations and Disillusionments

Protesting farmers spend Basant Panchami facing government’s water cannons and tear gases’ government withholds social media accounts of farm leaders, journalists

Haryana police uses drones to throw tear gas at farmers, Daughter of Professor MS Swaminathan requests government to not treat farmers like criminals while celebrating the Bharat Ratna awarded to her father

Farmers Protest: Braving tear gas, blockades, state obstructions, farmers journey towards Delhi to demand law on MSP

Solidarity for the protesting farers facing unjustified and unproportional state action pours in from Tamil Nadu, farm leaders stand firm by the protest being a protest by all farmers

Caravan to challenge Min of I&B order censoring story/video alleging torture of 25 civilians, 3 deaths by Army

The Caravan magazine, reputed for its independence and in-depth investigation has been “ordered” by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Lord Ram: From Divine Spirit to Hindu Nationalist Icon

This January 22, a massive spectacle was created when...

Subversion of Parliamentary Democracy: Concerned Citizens Groups release a “charge sheet” against the government of India

A collective of citizens and organisations have together released a “charge sheet” against the government of India showcasing how this regime, into its second term has subverted parliamentary democracy

Govandi slum demolition: Temporary halt after protests outside BMC office by residents, those rendered homeless to rebuild their homes at the same site

Jan Haq Sangharsh Samiti submits written complaint to BMC, gives them 7 days to submit a written response to their demands, failing which the protest outside the BMC will start again

Ayodhya, January 22: Growing influence of religion in state & society matter of disquiet say 65 former civil servants

In an open statement issued today, February 8, 2024, the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG) of former civil servants has made a reasoned argument and appeal against the growing inflence of religion in matters of state

Delhi, Punjab CMs, INDIA leaders join Kerala’s protest against Centre’s policies, TN MPs wear black robes too

DMK Parliamentarians wore black robes in a demonstration besides the Gandhi statute in Parliament while Kerala CM Pinaray Vijayan stated that allegations of creating north-south divide baseless

Uttarakhand: Women’s groups reject UCC say provisions are unconstitutional, criminalises constitutional behavior, Muslims

Demanding that Uttarakhand’s UCC be “rejected in toto” in the form that it is, women’s groups from the state have demanded that it be sent to a Select Committee of the Assembly for deliberations; the Bill is a far cry from a gender just law that removes inequalities’ the Bill is in fact, a ‘cut-paste’ from Hindu personal law

Karnataka leads the southern states’ protest against squeeze of funds by Modi regime

Karnataka lost Rs 1.87 lakh crore during 15th Finance Commission declared chief minister, Siddaramaiah, Tamil Nadu and Kerala has stated that it is given a bare Rs.021 back for every rupee it contributes to union exchequers and Tamil Nadu has also made a strong case for being deliberately excluded from union funds of Rs 37,000 crores to tackle the cyclone and floods natural calamities; chief ministers and senior leaders from the Congress (Siddaramaiah), Kerala and DMK will protest in Delhi on February 8; Kerala has alleged that the Union has denied the state Rs 57, 400 crores

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Supreme Court refers UAPA bail jurisprudence to larger bench; grants interim bail to Tasleem Ahmed and Khalid Saifi in Delhi riots conspiracy case

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Noida Protest 2026: A labour uprising the state refused to understand

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