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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...
Nagaland gov’t to hold special session on AFSPA
Day-long discussion to take place on December 20; demand had been raised by various groups such as students’ unions, human rights organisations and tribal bodies have been pushing for repeal of the Act
Why did right-wing trolls target 17-year-old daughter of Brig Lidder?
On the funeral day of Brigadier Lidder, who was among those killed in the chopper crash, trolls targeted his daughter Aashna, for being ‘woke’
Bulk of Beti Bachao program funds allegedly spent on advertising
According to the Committee on Empowerment of Women report, nearly 80 percent of the funds for the scheme were used for its advertising and not on sectoral interventions
World Inequality Report paints stark picture of lives of “haves” and “have-nots” in India
While the rich accumulated more and more wealth, the poor grew poorer; women still earn significantly less
Rajasthan: 7 out of 10 Human Rights related Commissions have no members, says PUCL
Only 1 Commission, namely the Child Rights Commission has a full panel of members appointed along with the Chairperson, while the rest lack either full panel or have only a few members appointed
So long as AFSPA protects soldiers from accountability, such atrocities will continue: HRW
Global human rights body demands repeal of draconian law that grants security forces wide range of powers that they often abuse to commit excesses like the killing of 14 civilians in Nagaland
Did Assam CM’s wife’s company usurp land meant for landless people?
An Investigation by The Wire and Guwahati-based portal Crosscurrent reveals that a real estate company co-founded by Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife Rinku, is in possession of 18 acres of such land
Gen Bipin Rawat, wife and 11 others confirmed dead in chopper crash
The chopper went down shortly after noon, in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri Hills
UP: Aspiring teachers call for mass protests following brutal lathi-charge
Opposition leaders question the rationale in refusing to listen to protest demands
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat’s chopper crashes
Rescue operations on, IAF sets up inquiry; Rawat's wife, staff members, including his Defence Assistant, security commandos and other Air Force personnel were on board
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Caste
The Double Stage: Caste’s Schizophrenic Modernity between Spectacle and Shadow
Caste from the pre-modern, colonial to the post-Republican; this analysis draws from, among others, works by Nicholas Dirks (2001), Anand Teltumbde (2014) and Gopal Guru (2016) to map this transition showing that contemporary caste should be best understood as a sort of social schizophrenia driven by imaginative acts whereby power perpetuates itself through a convoluted hermetic legitimising act in India.
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
UGC Guidelines 2026: AISA Protest at Delhi University followed by sexual abuse allegations amid police presence
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Labour
12 Bengali migrant workers murdered in 6 states, Maharashtra tops the crime list
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Communalism
Against the Script of Hate: How ordinary citizens are reclaiming public space
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