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Policing Identity: Maharashtra’s birth certificate crackdown and the politics of belonging
What is framed as an administrative clean-up of fraudulent records in Maharashtra has unfolded into a securitised campaign in Mumbai — raising urgent constitutional questions about due process, discrimination, and the weaponisation of civil documentation
SHOCKING! Nearly 3 lakh farmers died due to loan debts in the last two decades!
Farmers organisations revealed some disturbing statistics in a pamphlet talking about the two-month farmers’ struggle and the history of farmers’ issues associated with it.
Farmers win! Republic Day 2021 will be celebrated with unique tractor march
Delhi Police clear proposed tractor march to be held on January 26, final route to be decided soon
At least 10 lakh farmers will march on Republic Day: AIKMS
The peasant organisation criticises the central government’s stand on refusing to repeal the three agricultural laws forcibly passed by the Centre.
Ram ke Naam…
A first person account of being virtually extorted by thugs who are collecting funds in an unauthorised manner for building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya
Support grows for Migrant Workers’ Right to Vote
Webinar examines roadblocks in ensuring migrant workers get to exercise their right to vote, a CJP Core Campaign
Disturbed Areas Act: Guj HC issues notice to state gov’t
The plea moved by Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind raises concerns over ghettoisation and deepening of communal divide
PM Modi to attend Subhas Chandra Bose’s 125th birth anniversary celebrations in Kolkata
Bose's grandnephews to talk about the threat of communalism, Mamata Banerjee to celebrate it as 'Desh Nayak Diwas' rejects BJP’s 'Parakram Divas'
Five killed in Serum Institute fire in Pune
Migrant labourers fixing air-conditioning among the dead
Farmers reject govt proposal for temporary suspension; talks to continue
After a meeting of all unions, it was concluded that they still want repealing of the laws
IAMC releases Human Rights Status Report, raises concerns about HRDs in India
During the webinar, UN special rapporteur said that she has been trying to engage with Indian government but the response has been bleak and disappointing
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