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Manmohan Singh Posthumous Exoneration

There is an old saying that courts pronounce judgments, but history delivers the final verdict. Every now and then, however, history requires the assistance of a court to set...

Gandhi Peace Prize, 2021 awarded to Gita Press, Gorakhpur; Press’ contributions to Social Transformation are yet to be found

The founder-editor duo of the Press, Jayadal Goyankda and Hanuman Prasad Poddar were among the 25,000 arrested in the country after the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

Former US President Obama says protection of Muslim minorities in India ‘worth mentioning’: Biden-Modi meet

These remarks comes at a time when PM Modi is holding bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden at White House.

A protest march ‘Sakal Bharatiya Samaj’ counters hateful propaganda in Kalyan

People from Dalit and OBC communities participated in large numbers in this march as there were attempts being made to cause a rift between them

Dismiss Manipur govt, safe passage for internally displaced, set up an Independent Tribunal: ICPA

The Executive Committee of the Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), met in Ahmedabad yesterday, June 22 and demanded that not only should the state government be dismissed without delay but President’s Rule be imposed and violence stopped immediately.

Art must mirror an urgent need, the personal and the political: Asmit Pathare

In this powerful essay of self-expression, theatre and film director, Asmit Pathare explores the challenging world of a young artist challenged by deep schisms in society, driven deeper by a politics that thrives on division and repression.

What’s wrong, asks district collector spotted making the RSS salute: Madhya Pradesh

The opposition Congress and ruling BJP have been embroiled in a war of words ever since a picture surfaced showing two officials participating in a prayer during an RSS event on June 11

The Implementation of a Uniform Civil Code

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

Actions taken in the campaign, Eddelu Karnataka: K’taka assembly polls 2023

The author, a senior activist and vital part of the Karnataka civil society experiment in the 2023 state assembly elections, details the action plans taken by the campaign in the second of a four-part exploration

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

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