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“Pradhan Helped BJP Win Odisha, Gyanesh Is Helping It Win India” | Aishe Ghosh | Teesta Setalvad
Aishe Ghosh speaks with Teesta Setalvad about student protests, political crackdowns and the fight for democracy in India.From the 2020 crackdown on student activists to today’s protests, they discuss...
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!
Do Baba Ramdev’s statements attract criminal liability?
The Yoga Guru has been infamously in the news for dissing modern science and anti-Covid vaccines
Reflections on the demise of Fr. Stan Swamy
It is not Fr Stan that we need to mourn… It is ourselves!
Rest in Peace, Dilip Kumar
The thespian breathed his last at the age of 98 on Wednesday, leaving behind a rich legacy
Meat politics and related jurisprudence in India
We explore how authoritarian regimes impose restrictions in a bid to force the food choices of the so-called “upper” castes upon people from “lower” castes
From Bujha Singh to Stan Swamy: A story of institutional apathy
The State has proved that it doesn’t care for seniors when it comes to suppressing any voice of dissent
Fr Stan Swamy’s death highlights the need to repeal UAPA
This tragic death has also once again brought to light jail conditions endured by the others accused in the case
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