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India’s middle‑class crisis: the great bifurcation and the Gen Z uprising

The student protests we have been witnessing in India can be explained in large part by the crisis facing the Indian middle class, marked in particular by graduate unemployment and a...

Brexit: The Forces of Reaction Are Now in Control

Rightwing UKIP leader, Nigel Farage speaks to the media...

‘Unprecedented’ 65 Million People Displaced by War and Persecution in 2015

The number of people displaced from their homes due...

Homeless & Wet: 300 Familes on the Road in Dharamsala

In, what is famously known as, the ‘divine’ city...

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रवि नायर, तपन बोस, तीस्ता सीतलवाड़  हाल ही में टाइम्स...

Indian Intelligence Agencies: Unchecked Accountability

Spooks have a Field Day, Supreme Court Squashes Accountability...

Fascism Knocks at India’s Door

From persistent efforts to cut the judiciary’s independence to...

BJP’s Doublespeak on Terror

From the 1985 Air India bombings to 2007 Samjhauta...

Meet the Dalit Professor Arrested For “Insulting” Ram and Modi

Are the Hindutva forces all over the country bubbling...

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Press bodies condemn alleged assault on women journalists at Saket Police Station, seek inquiry and action

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Islamic history is rich with examples of women’s participation, says a statement issued by Bebaak Collective that also condemns the Kerala Muslim cleric’s controversial statement

Six Days On, Still No FIR: What happened to Shaheen and Nafisa Khan at Saket Police Station?

Shaheen and Nafisa Khan gave a detailed written complaint naming police personnel, describing the alleged assault and pointing to CCTV footage. Yet six days after the September 3 incident, the women say their case has still not been registered