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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
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CJP soldiers on in Assam despite cyclones, floods
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From securing release of people from detention camps, to their economic rehabilitation to providing food and essentials to lockdown-affected people, CJP's work continued despite extreme weather conditions
Three decades on, many Sardar Sarovar Dam affected persons still await rehabilitation
The third and final part of the series on the project is an overview of the shortcomings of the government in providing resettlement and rehabilitation to project affected persons
Don’t Kill Varavara Rao in Jail!
Family members of the noted Telugu poet say he is incoherent, and his health is deteriorating fast
Hatemonger and Shiv Sena Taksali leader Sudhir Suri allegedly enjoys the protection of 15 cops
He was recently pulled up for his alleged objectionable remarks for women from the Sikh community
What will happen to India’s tourist season 2020?
Though officially open, tourism in the wake of Covid-19, faces an uncertain future in J&K, Himachal, and even Goa
Lakhs of anganwadi workers observe ‘Lalkar Diwas’
They demand recognition and rights as workers, safety gear, insurance, and risk allowance when on Covid- 19 duty
HC notice to J&K Govt on PIL on Hindi as official language
Urdu was the official language in the state before its special status was scrapped in 2019
Gangster Vikas Dubey’s ‘encounter’ reopens debate on extrajudicial killings
He was shot dead enroute to Kanpur a day after he ‘surrendered’ in Madhya Pradesh, and was being brought to Uttar Pradesh
UN takes closer look at attacks on women journalists
Special Rapporteur seeks to lay the foundation for States to establish an appropriate human rights framework to ensure the protection of women journalists.
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