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Hindi speakers’ take-over of Mumbai? Bihar Bhavan allowed on prime Mumbai Port trust land!

In a controversial decision by the now ‘four engine sarkar’, prime port trust land at Elephant Estate has been reportedly been sanctioned for the ‘Bihar Bhavan’ in Maharashtra’s capital of Mumbai; this decision has drawn huge flak from Marathi speakers and protests are likely to follow; to be built at the cost of Bihar’s tax payers, this is also part of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s plant of a proto fascist, “Hind-Hindi-Hindustan.” One language, One Faith, One Nation

Indian Police Force: Abusive and tyrannical?

Despite the shocking number of police and judicial custodial deaths, very little seems to have been done about it

Unmaintained Toilets ‘hotbeds’ of Corona spread in India: Pragya Akhilesh

Interview with a sanitation crusader, often hailed as the “Toilet woman of India”; she found 46,000 active ‘dry latrines’ in India

The Spectre of Opposition Unity

They have all had a hand in weakening the foundations of democracy and paving the way for the present dreadful strength of the despotic forces

Prevention of torture Bill – the forgotten law

Questions about a law to tackle the menace of custodial deaths have been raised five times over three sessions in the Parliament this year; and questions about prison reforms, on the same lines have been asked many more times. The question of assigning punishment for custodial deaths has become all the more pertinent now, in the wake of the shocking encounter of the 4 accused in the Hyderabad vet’s rape and murder case.

This government has all but actually declared a war on its own people: Teesta Setalvad

Its been a challenging  five years. Between 2017-2019 (between...

From Lodi to Modi, Kabir will continue to be more powerful

June 24 marks the birth anniversary of a revolutionary poet and saint whose rebellious rhymes will always remain relevant

Was the entire Assam NRC process in vain?

Complaint against former NRC Coordinator alleges manipulation at the family tree verification stage

Has Centre admitted that stripping Article 370, bifurcating J&K was a mistake?

PM Narendra Modi, led a 3-hour meeting with leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, however removing "Dilli ki Doori as well as Dil Ki Doori" seems a long way off

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Hindi speakers’ take-over of Mumbai? Bihar Bhavan allowed on prime Mumbai Port trust land!

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