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7,000 farmers and workers rally in Maharashtra as drought deepens agrarian crisis
With 265 of Maharashtra’s 358 talukas declared drought-affected, protesters in Akole demand immediate crop-loss compensation, insurance payouts and loan waivers
Delayed Assembly session leading to Constitutional crisis in Rajasthan
Former law ministers, and civil society leaders, remind Governor Kalraj Mishra to ‘follow the law’
How is Varavara Rao’s health?
The 80-year-old undertrail poet, a Covid-19 patient, has been in hospital for 12 days, and his family is yet to get any official update
Rajasthan political crisis and the intervention of the courts
The case of the disqualification of Sachin Pilot and the dissident MLAs is going back and forth between the High Court and the apex court, even as the Constitutional validity of the Tenth Schedule remains at stake.
What lies behind the high walls of Indian prisons?
A look at how or if, the seemingly opaque conditions in Indian prisons are being monitored by authorities, and with what degree of transparency and accountability
33rd person released from Assam Detention Camp due to CJP’s efforts
CJP Team -
Declared foreigner while serving a 10-year sentence for an unrelated matter, Jabed Ali also spent 2 years in detention camp
Remember when Rajasthan Gov Kalraj Mishra protested at UP Raj Bhavan?
As crucial political developments continue in Rajasthan today, social media had a lesson in political history
‘Horse trader’ of Rajasthan politics may undergo voice test
State High Court orders status quo, CM demands Assembly session, Governor yet to agree, citizens wait
GN Saibaba gets medical care, khichdi, is safe from Covid: Maharashtra govt
The state has opposed GN Saibaba’s bail plea saying he gets adequate medical care, food, and is safe in his cell
ECI to probe Maharashtra electoral office hiring BJP linked firm
Election Commission of India's response to activist Saket Gokhale reveals Maharashtra CEO hired pro-BJP firm for voter awareness campaign
Gauri Lankesh’s Kannada news website banned by Facebook?
The slain journalist was a strong dissenting voice and the news website launched after her death continued her brand of fearless journalism
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