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May Day Dramatised
When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.
Over 27 lakh people deprived of Aadhaar benefits in Assam due to exclusion from NRC
Their biometrics were collected during the Claims and Objections process and suspended after publication of the final NRC
Role of RSS & police in communal riots, Aligarh: Parliamentary debates
In the debate held in Lok Sabha in December 1978, former Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi, leader of the opposition Y.B. Chavan, the then Prime Minister Morarji Desai, and many other veteran parliamentarians participated. The PM, Morarji Desai conceded on the floor of the house that U.P. PAC committed excesses against Muslims during 1978 communal riots in Aligarh.
Manipur activist jailed under NSA for Facebook post criticising BJP
Erendro Leichombam and journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem have been booked under NSA for post against BJP leaders advocating cow dung as Covid cure
Can Delhi’s demolished church, and shattered trust be repaired?
Delhi CM puts the onus of church demolition on DDA, which denies charges
Heartless government poised to evict thousands amidst Covid-19, monsoon in Assam
Nearly 50 families living near a temple in Dhalpur have already been forced out of their homes, which were then bulldozed!
No beef within 5 kms of temples: Assam’s new cow protection bill
Neighbouring Meghalaya worried about impact on inter-state transport of cattle
Poll violence, attacks on Dalits, Muslims: What is happening in UP?
Dalits OBCs may get a couple of Cabinet berths, but nothing seems to have changed on the streets of the state
Release remaining Bhima Koregaon accused: CJP writes to Maharashtra CM
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The undertrials, many with serious ailments, have been languishing in jail for months amidst the pandemic, awaiting trial
Are Assam government’s new policies regarding indigenous people and Gorkhas an eyewash?
Six indigenous communities still denied Scheduled Tribe status, 85,000 Gorkhas excluded from NRC; verbal assurances not enough
Regime shamelessly rewards hate offenders and stooges promoting a divisive agenda
In the recent Cabinet reshuffle, Anurag Thakur of “goli maaro s****n ko” fame gets I&B and Sports ministries!
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