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Farewell, Sonya Gill, Feminist, Communist, Meticulous Organiser – Lal Salaam

A pillar of the left movement in Maharashtra and the co-founder of PARI, she combined ideological clarity with a lifetime of organising the struggle for women's rights on the ground.

Allahabad HC asks for govt report on alleged police atrocities in state

The two-judge bench questioned govt on truthfulness of media reports

Former BJP minister Yashwant Sinha slams party over CAA

He also said that the government’s move had earned it international condemnation and that its intention was to mislead people

Fourth in line, Bengal passes anti-CAA resolution

Mamata Banerjee dubbed the BJP as "Brand Ambassadors of Pakistan"

Proof of religion likely for application under CAA

MHA officials say Aadhar can be used as proof while Aadhar does not ask to declare religion

Turmoil in the North East: The demand for Bangalistan

The ethnic Bengali population of Tripura is demanding a separate state for the community

Assamese men duped by two persons posing as CID officers checking NRC details

They were robbed of Rs. 2,000 as well as their ID documents

IIT-B holds Tiranga rally to strengthen unity and create awareness against CAA-NPR-NRC

The students and other participants carried a 1000-ft long flag during the procession

‘Historic’ Bodo agreement hailed as ‘permanent solution’by MHA

Tripartite agreement among center, the state of Assam and Bodo groups would lead to surrender of armed cadres. But has the demand for a separate Bodoland been dropped officially?

Front Line Defenders condemns repression of human rights defenders in India

In a press statement, it condemned the excessive force by the police and the increasingly hostile environment for HRD’s in India

Rihai Manch slams UP administration for wrongdoings

Members of the Rihai Manch also spoke about how the UP gov't is trying to curtail dissent through wrongful prosecution and false charges

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Farewell, Sonya Gill, Feminist, Communist, Meticulous Organiser – Lal Salaam

A pillar of the left movement in Maharashtra and the co-founder of PARI, she combined ideological clarity with a lifetime of organising the struggle for women's rights on the ground.

Water Cannons Instead of Answers: Bihar’s recruitment crisis and the state’s crackdown on protest

Weeks of agitation over recruitment and examination reforms culminated in clashes in Patna, amid disturbing allegations of excessive force, illegal detention and custodial abuse

Amnesty Investigation finds unlawful and deadly force against CJP-led protesters in Delhi and Siwan

The investigation documents the use of pellet-firing shotguns, tear gas, batons and electric shock weapons against protesters, including children, and calls for an independent probe into police conduct

Address Discrimination & Hate Crimes India told: CERD, UN

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has sharply criticised the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, and raised concerns about the subjecting of Bengali-speaking Muslims to “systematic and structural racial discrimination”

Inside the SSP’s Office: Allegations of beatings, torture & police impunity against farmer leaders in Meerut, UP

Digvijay Bhati and Mohit Jatav allege they were beaten, tied up and humiliated inside police premises; the allegations come weeks after the Meerut police faced scrutiny over its crackdown on protests demanding justice for a Dalit woman

From the violence of 2024 to the Bakri Eid tensions of 2026, a fact-finding report examines Mira Road’s deepening communal fault lines

A two-part fact-finding report examines how political competition, hate speech, state action and outside mobilisation have repeatedly transformed local disputes into communal flashpoints in Mira Road

Forced pregnancy tests for Adivasi women students in Maharashtra’s hostels, Rahul Gandhi registers strong protest

The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha writes to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday, August 24 stating that Adivasi students have been on hunger strike for more than 10 days, a fact that came to light in live interviews with some of them at the Chattron kee Goonj programme in Pune last Saturday

ECI revises Maharashtra SIR schedule, final voter list to be published on November 4

The revised schedule moves the date of publication for the draft electoral roll to August 31 and gives voters until September 30 to file claims and objections; the final electoral roll will now be published on November 4