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Cries for Justice in India grow louder!
Come February 20, and the world will once again observe the ‘World Day of Social Justice’. It is an annual feature during which many all over (particularly politicians) will wax eloquent on...
Cabinet clears draft bill on linking Aadhaar with Voter ID
Avoids contempt of court by making the process “voluntary” and only “for authentication purposes”
Branches of Films Division, two other cinema units will shut down soon
Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament John Brittas had recently written to Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting expressing concerns about the move
Group Captain Varun Singh succumbs to injuries
The sole survivor of the chopper crash that killed CDS Bipin Rawat was being treated for severe burns at a military hospital in Bengaluru
Kashi-Vishwanath corridor inauguration: No separation of Mandir and State?
Did the PM have to bring up Aurangzeb in a poll-bound state where temple politics has been heating up after the Ayodhya verdict?
Films Division, NFAI “repositories of a national treasure”, closure is “means to erase”: John Brittas
The MP writes to the I&B Minister expressing concerns on merging Children's Films Society, Films Division, National Films Archive of India and Department of Film Festivals with National Film Development Corporation
UP’s healthcare hub facade built by regime’s friends in the news media?
Media outlets perceived to be close to the regime appear to be working overtime to create positive image despite official data pointing to very different ground realities
Resurgence of anti-CAA wave in Assam
Weekend protest by NESO and AASU dubs CAA unconstitutional and demands its repeal; homage paid to Hatigaon massacre victims
Repeal of AFSPA will strengthen spirit of Constitutional democracy: WGHR
Global Human Rights body issues statement in solidarity with Nagaland shooting victims
AFSPA: A colonial remnant of a law in a 75-year-old democracy
In the words of Justice BP Reddy, AFSPA is a sketchy and bald Act, and needs to be repealed. These words from his report of 2005 need to be resounded for the Parliament to pay heed, to understand that a colonial era law is being used to blatantly take away innocent lives and destroy unsuspecting families
Varanasi admin acquires 30 schools, studies suspended to house security forces
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will inaugurate the ₹800 crore Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Dham project on December 13
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