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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
Fishing for trouble, or troubling the fishworkers?
A Draft National Fisheries Policy has been made public even as the fishworkers continue to struggle in the pandemic
Turkey: Hagia Sophia should not be converted to a Mosque
The idea of converting Hagia Sofia to a mosque offers a short-term political gain, but at the cost of long-term harmony between Muslims and Christians.
Inquiry demanded to probe journalist’s death at AIIMS
DB's Tarun Sisodia had allegedly died by suicide in Delhi on Monday
Did Hindutva extremists mobilise rioters in NE Delhi in February?
Chargesheets accessed by various media houses show that the members of a Whatsapp group 'Kattar Hindu Ekta' talked about killing minorities and making them chant Jai Shri Ram
J&K Police Dy. SP Devender Singh was “being groomed” by Pakistani officials: NIA
Chargesheet reveals Devender Singh sheltered terrorists, used his personal vehicle for their movement, and “assured them help in procuring weapons”.
CBI reinvests vigorously in WB chit-fund case investigations
Could this have anything to do with the assembly elections coming up next year?
Kafeel Khan describes prison to be ‘a living hell’ in letter from jail
The doctor said there is absolutely no social distancing in prison and there are 1600 inmates in a barrack meant for 534
Save country & constitution from the current govt: PB Sawant
In a call to all progressive lawyers, Justice PB Sawant says that the powers that be are inimical to the Indian Constitution that is a culturally and socially transformative document
I don’t have 100 dollars to reach the port: Indian fisherman in Iran
44 Indian fishermen remain stranded in Iran, unable to pay-up for their return, even as Indian Navy’s 'Operation Samudra Setu' brings back 687 Indian nationals from Bandar Abbas
CJP helps mother reunite with sons, secures release from Assam Detention Camp
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“I never thought I would see the faces of my boys," says Harbala Khatun who was released from Kokrajhar detention camp due to CJP’s intervention
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