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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 Minister Narayan Rane Arrested For “Slap Thackeray” Remark
Rane, the Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, is the first Union minister to be arrested in 20 years, say media reports
Mumbai’s Koli folk decry coastal road project
On Sunday, Koli people in Haji Ali protested the city’s coastal road project alongside nariyal Purnima celebrations
Three young people allegedly die by suicide in Gujarat’s Banaskantha region in one day!
While one couple was found hanging from a tree, another man was found dead in a hotel room
Assam: 100 FT members continue in office even after expiry of terms!
Union Home Ministry yet to decide whether to extend their terms
Rights groups express solidarity with Afghanistan in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru
SabrangIndia co-organises solidarity meet in Mumbai with Forum Against Oppression of Women, Bebaak Collective and Awaz-E-Niswaan; creative peaceful demonstrations held in Delhi
Afghan crisis: Hardeep Singh Puri’s justification of CAA invalid
Afghan evacuees are not undocumented and have not been residing in India since 2014, two yardsticks important to CAA
Can we positively reframe “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”?
AJ Jawad -
It does nothing to help the people to move on, it can only perpetuate hatred, animosity and distrust
Chorus grows for Caste-based Census
In the rup-up to the long overdue Census 2021, many leaders among the ruling government itself are making such demands now. Will the government give in?
Indian Muslims must reject the ‘Islamic Emirate’ in Afghanistan: IMSD
Image Courtesy: FacebookAround 150 Indian Muslims, supported by others...
UAPA case is to selectively target people who oppose CAA: Dr. Umar Khalid
The activist was appearing before a District court for a hearing of his bail plea in the Delhi violence case where has been booked under UAPA
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