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Manipur Year 4: Guns Without Justice
Three years into the worst episode of ethnic violence, marked by grave allegations of state failure and complicity, in post-independence India, the central government is preparing to deploy around...
Restore electricity in Ajmer prison: PUCL
Prisoners foresee a cold, dark winter filled with dangerous reptiles
Why does the PM look the other way when BJP leaders give communal speeches?
BJP politicians are in the limelight for spewing communal speeches that sound like right-(BJP)wing chants
Death came calling with a vengeance in 2021
Covid-19, war, targeting and government apathy claimed many lives in 2021; most of those lost are best remembered as martyrs
SHOCKING! Modi Govt records only 327 school staff deaths due to Covid-19, 1600 dead in UP alone
While UP teachers’ unions claimed over 1,600 deaths, the Centre records 327 deaths nationwide
No gatherings allowed for Christmas and New Year in Delhi?
DDMA has issued an order “banning all cultural events and gatherings for Christmas and New Year celebrations in the national capital” citing “rising cases of Omicron”
I&B Ministry blocks 20 ‘Anti-India’ YouTube channels, 2 websites
The Ministry says these channels/websites posted “divisive content” on “Kashmir, Indian Army, minority communities in India, Ram Mandir, General Bipin Rawat,etc.”
Never-the-less, they persisted: Human Rights Heroes of 2021
Meet our fellow Indians who have continued to defend our rights and freedoms despite being hounded with different forms of institutional violence ranging from targeted attacks and lawsuits to jail terms
Karnataka becomes fifth BJP-ruled state to introduce Anti-Conversion Bill
The Bill tabled in the Assembly appears to be more stringent than the laws passed in other BJP-ruled states so far as it provides for longer terms of imprisonment and higher monetary penalties; was torn into pieces by the Opposition
Nagaland Assembly adopts resolution to repeal AFSPA
Unanimous decision in wake of the Oting massacre where security forces had gunned down 14 civilians
Government demands an apology from 12 suspended Rajya Sabha MPs
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