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The Feared: A wake-up call to the gross human rights violations inflicted on thousands of undertrials

The Feared is a collection of interviews conducted by Neeta Kolhatkar with 11 political prisoners and, in some cases, their loved ones. Through these conversations, she vividly portrays their...

MP diverted SC/ST welfare funds for cow welfare, atrocities against Dalits reported across country

In Gujarat Dalit youth beaten for posting picture on Instagram wearing a safa and sunglasses, Dalit teen forced to drink cow urine in UP and anti-Dalit slogan raised in JNU

Father D’Britto, the pioneer of the Harit Vasai movement, passes away at 81

Father D’Britto had authored over 50 books and was a prolific writer contributing to several Marathi newspaper

Behind the BJP’s move to lift the 58-year-old ban on the participation of central government officials in RSS activities

The order allowing government officials' participation in RSS activities was released on July 9 by the Department of Personnel and Training, which falls directly under PM Modi, opposition leaders deem the same to be Modi government’s efforts to take control over constitutional bodies and work its way in through the backdoor, tampering with the Constitution

Vote for Democracy (VFD) releases report on the conduct of General Election 2024

The report highlights the alleged malpractices occurred during the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and provides statistical insights into vote hikes and numerical discrepancies in recorded votes

TODAY, is WORSE than the ‘EMERGENCY!’

India will and should never forget that infamous night...

Supreme Court stays directive of state forcing food sellers along Kanwar Yatra to display names, states authorities cannot usurp power without legal foundation

After issuing notices to the state of UP, Uttarakhand and MP, the Court asked the food sellers to display the kind of food being served as Kanwariyas may have dietary preferences

Two petitions filed in SC challenging UP and Uttarakhand governments’ directive to display name of shop owner and staff for being unconstitutional

Both the petitions, filed by TMC MP Mahua Moitra and the other by academic Apoorvanand Jha and columnist Aakar Patel, highlight violation of Article 14, 15, 17, 19 and 21 of the Indian Constitution, calls the move to be arbitrary and disproportionate with the aim to target Muslims and Dalits

Why Babadom Flourishes: Insecurity is the Core

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