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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
Arnabgate: Evaluating crime and punishment
A deeper look at the potential consequences of the startling contents of Arnab Goswami’s alleged Whatsapp exchange
Communalisation of COVID-19: A Bebaak Collective report
Human rights defender Teesta Setalvad and feminist historian Uma Chakravarti applaud the initiative and discuss the rampant communalism observed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Farmer leaders consider Centre’s proposal to suspend farm laws for 18 months
Farmers organisations said they demand a complete repeal of laws, but will discuss the proposal that has come from the central government.
Arab Spring to the Chilean Revolution
The quest for participative democracy continues
144 peasants died during farmers’ struggle since November 24, 2020
Farmers organisation maintain an updated blog to honour all peasants who died for farmers’ cause in the last month or so.
Why is NIA seeking to question Khalsa Aid, other volunteers now?
The NGO has recently been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Canadian politicians Tim Uppal and Patrick Brown
Three protesters die as farmers and Centre fail to break stalemate
While leaders bicker and avoid issues at hand, the death tally kept by farmers' organisations continues to rise
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan: Muslims for composite Indian nationalism
Changing names of places without understanding historical context is a sign of ignorance, not patriotism
Kangana Ranaut is whining about Twitter, on Twitter, for Twitter restricting her!
Her account reportedly got restricted for some time after she ranted against Tandav creators and allegedly tweeted that it was “time to take their heads off”
Adani defamation case: Guj court issues arrest warrant against Paranjaoy Guha Thakurta
The 2017 case relates to an article in The Wire about changes to SEZ rules to favour Adani
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