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Three Years of the Congress Government

A People’s Critique: Expectations and Disillusionments

900 scientists & scholars oppose CAB, 2019

Scientists from many of the country's leading research institutions,have strongly protested the Modi govt's proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill.

The true cost of hailing the CAB

As the nation debates, dissects and protests yet another attempt by a divisive regime to tear asunder our pluralistic, composite culture, and the last vestiges of our socio-cultural diversity, let us take an in-depth look into the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB).

282 ‘sewer deaths’ in last 4 years reported

A question was put forth by BJP MP, Sushil Kumar Singh, on December 3 in the Lok Sabha regarding rehabilitation of Manual scavengers. He asked about deaths due to manual scavenging and details of identified manual scavengers and their rehabilitation.

NRC-NPR an assault on India’s poorest citizens : Teesta Setalvad

CJP secretary Teesta Setalvad addresses a press conference with...

Hyderabad police ‘encounters’ intervention from NHRC, HC

The kind of reactions that need to be highlighted in the face of the allegedly ‘extra-judicial’ encounters of the 4 accused in the Hyderabad vet’s rape and murder case are those of the NHRC, Telangana High Court, the Civil Society and lawyers. The most disturbing reactions came from general masses where people were seen rejoicing over the unlawful killing of accused in police remand by way of misuse of power by the police.

Chhattisgarh HC orders PSU to stop all mining activity

The PSU had obtained a fake NOC from the gram sabha to begin mining

ILO bats for making the future of work inclusive of persons with disabilities

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has just released a report that highlights how challenges to participation in the workforce make persons with disabilities vulnerable to poverty and social exclusion.

Half and Half: A community that is both Hindu and Muslim

The Cheeta-Merat(Kathat)community of Ajmer, Rajasthan practice a unique syncretic religion combining Hinduism and Islam

Maha Vikas Aghadi’s boiler-plate Common Minimum Program

While at first glance, the Maharashtra government’s recently released Common Minimum Program (CMP) appears to have its heart in the right place, it fails to scratch beneath the surface and offers little more than band-aid solutions and platitudes.

A deep cut in your pocket: Onions being sold for over Rs. 100 per kg throughout the country

NAFED director says prices of the bulbous crop will only come down in January

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Three Years of the Congress Government

A People’s Critique: Expectations and Disillusionments

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UAPA: ‘99% Possibility of Acquittal’: What the SC said on Conviction Rates

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India Economic & Social Justice Report 2025: First-ever study measures constitutional justice across union and state governments, have they delivered?

India Economic & Social Justice Report, 2025, Author: Prof K S Chalam, published by: Institute for Economic and Social Justice, Vishakhapatnam, price: Rs 500, Pp: 180 (A-4 Size): This report is first of its kind to measure and indicate where both the Union and State governments stand in providing constitutional guarantees of Justice --both economic and social--- equally and to all citizens of the country.