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Our Independence was the huge achievement of people’s struggle against the British. The Independence struggle had the participation of people of all religions, castes, genders, languages and ethnicities. The...
FCRA licenses cancelled: What happens now to the social work and institutions run by these NGOs?
Oxfam India reminds gov’t how it listened to PM seeking NGOs’ help during pandemic; around 6,000 organisations have been taken off the FCRA list, but no clarity why
Census-NPR postponed once again until Sept’22
Previously scheduled to be conducted in April 2020, delayed due to Covid-19 pandemic
Bangladesh: Police register complaints over alleged desecration of temples
Hindu community staged protests demanding that the culprits behind the alleged desecration of three temples be arrested
No respite for Nagaland, MHA extends AFSPA for six months
Even though the Centre announced the formation of a panel to examine the possibility of withdrawal of AFSPA, it has yet again extended the provisions of the draconian law in the state
Kuch ka saath aur Cronies ka Vikas
Economic gaps continue to grow as the very richest amass unprecedented levels of wealth
Poisoning people’s minds to ensure polarisation in the coming polls
With Uttar Pradesh going to poll soon, the ruling party wants to reignite its communal agenda
2021: The year of evictions
Families rendered homeless amidst a raging Covid-19 pandemic and sometimes even during the monsoon season
Alienation and apathy: Assam government’s 2021 agenda?
From a new cow protection law to eviction of minority communities, here are some of the Assam government’s most blatantly exclusionist policy decisions of 2021
22,000 inmates hit as Missionaries of Charity’s bank accounts are reportedly ‘frozen’!
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee expresses shock at the Union government's brazen action against Mother Teresa’s organisation in India
Restore electricity in Ajmer prison: PUCL
Prisoners foresee a cold, dark winter filled with dangerous reptiles
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Kashmiri Pandit employees in the Valley asked to stay home after threat letter
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Hate Speech
Kerala court grants bail to T.G. Mohandas in Jantar Mantar remarks case, cites arrest procedure irregularity
The Thiruvananthapuram court granted regular bail to right-wing activist T.G. Mohandas, a former head of the BJP’s State intellectual cell, a day after his arrest over alleged remarks about women and student protesters at Jantar Mantar; the court cited non-issuance of notice under Section 35(3) BNSS, recovery of electronic devices, cooperation with investigators, and his age and health.
Education
August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas
The pushback to the Modi 1.0 regime came within months of it being sworn into office, and it emerged from the student of the Central University, Hyderabad & JNU among others, that had been creations of independent India’s intellectual and organisational fashioning; while Gen Z’s 2026 protests are a breath of fresh air to the battle weary, India’s students in universities have never been silent
Minorities
Two FIRs, Four Days In: Pune sees first use of Maharashtra’s controversial anti-conversion law
Pune police invoke the new law against a man accused of targeting a minor and an OCI cardholder accused of religious inducement
India
ID Based on Anonymous Informant, Sudden Reference to 2009 Home Ministry Notification: Why NSA Case Against Satyam Verma Is Unconvincing
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