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Arunachal’s anti-dam protests intensify as arrests, militarisation and threats to press freedom fail to silence resistance
Communities resisting the proposed 11,200 MW project fear the loss of ancestral land, livelihoods and cultural heritage, with activists detained under the APUAPA
Who is Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga?
Twitter “troll” given BJP ticket to contest Delhi elections from Hari Nagar
Finance Minister announces decriminalization Companies Act, IT Act and PMLA
FM Nirmala Sitharaman said the step was taken to achieve the target of a $5 trillion economy
Kapil Sibal calls out 9 “lies” of the BJP government
He also challenged Amit Shah and Modi to a debate with him on the CAA
London: Drunken brawl ends in death of 3 Sikhs
The incident in which two Sikhs have been arrested is said to be a culmination of a fight over unpaid work
MHA asks, Tukde-Tukde who?
Amit Shah's ministry denies knowledge of gang of alleged separatist student and youth leaders
UK MPs express concern about CAA-NPR-NRC in House of Commons
The MPs spoke about the potential disenfranchisement of Muslims and violations of human rights if the CAA-NPR-NRC is implemented
Saffron misadventures continue in WB as Modi renames Kolkata port
Was Shyama Prasad Mukherjee the BJP’s best choice for the renaming?
West Bengal Assembly next in line to pass resolution against CAA
It had earlier passed a resolution against the NRC and was the only state to skip the NPR conference in Delhi last week
Her ‘projected’ father’s daughter
Assam woman declared foreigner due to discrepancy in father’s name
Indians in US to observe Republic Day as “Day of Action”
The protest by Stop Genocide in India is to be held across 30 US cities to get the Indian govt. to repeal the CAA and NRC
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