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Pradip Prabhu, who brought hope to the oppressed, is no more

An academic activist, Pradip Prabhu worked among Adivasis as also contributed to academia and path-breaking legislation for indigenous land rights

‘Killing Dissent’ – How the government has been silencing opposing ideas and voices

From scare tactics to brute force, the government has done all it can to quell dissenting voices in India

M’trs home minister to review FIR: ‘Free Kashmir’ poster

Image Courtesy:indiatoday.inMUMBAI: Political winds change the way law enforcement...

Jharkhand drops sedition charges against 3,000 anti-CAA protestors

Dhanbad police later revoked the charges on the instruction of its police chief as CM Hemant Soren reassured people that their voices will not be stifled.

India does not need CAA, NPR, NRC: Constitutional Conduct Group, ex-106 civil servants

A group of civil servants, the Constitutional Conduct Group, has expressed grave reservations about the recent enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and the exercise to conduct the National Population Register. They have addressed a detailed letter to all fellow citizens of India pointing out why India does not need the CAA, the NPR and the NRIC and insisting that the Government of India repeal the relevant legislation and withdraw related administrative orders.

Disclose name of Bangladeshi legislator from Cong or face legal action: Saikia, Assam

Cong leader of opposition, Debabrata Saikia challenges BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sharma

Cyberabad Police slammed for replying to Twitter user’s tweet on ‘Jihadis’

People questioned the police’s implicit support to a tweet that could be termed as ‘Islamophobic’

In a first, BJP leader, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi objects to the ‘Go to Pakistan’ slogan for Indian Muslims

Pakistan and ‘suspect loyalties to India’ have always been used by the supremacist right wing to beat and bait Indian Muslims with

Sadaf Jafar speaks to Sabrang India about her nightmarish experience in jail

The social activist was brutally beaten up and subject to communal abuse by police authorities

JNU VC Jagadesh Kumar makes 1st visit to Univ after Jan 5 Attack

Image Courtesy: indianexpress.comAccording to the official twitter handle of...

Modi’s Assam visit cancelled as slogans of ‘Go back Modi’ threaten to greet him at Games

The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) too has warned Modi of facing massive protests if he visits Assam; reportedly his trip has been cancelled; Anti-CAA slogans were also raised during the India-Sri Lanka T20 match in Guwahati on Sunday

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Pradip Prabhu, who brought hope to the oppressed, is no more

An academic activist, Pradip Prabhu worked among Adivasis as also contributed to academia and path-breaking legislation for indigenous land rights

KPSS: Kashmiri Pandits need security, not ceremonial brotherhood

KPSS says Kashmiri Pandits cannot be expected to return to their ancestral homes while living with the possibility of renewed targeting

Karnataka CM urges ECI to extend SIR claims period, ensure due process amid possible 1.5 crore deletions

Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has urged the Election Commission of India to extend the claims and objections period, ensure mandatory Ward Committee and Gram Sabha verification, give voters three to four weeks to respond to notices, and increase electoral manpower, warning that compressed timelines could leave genuine voters facing disenfranchisement during SIR

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