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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
Social Media counter FM comments, shows ABVP member in police gear
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman asked people to be wary of “jihadists, Maoists, separatists” among students protests, which seemed like a bid to undermine their credibility.
WB to get reprieve from NPR?
Move comes on the day of Mamata Banerjee’s massive rally against citizenship law
B’desh Minister asks for list of illegal migrants, agrees to take them back
Reports suggest that the relations between Bangladesh and India seem to have normalized after speculation that the same had gone sour. Reportedly, assurances have been made by both sides to co-operate and continue to be friendly neighbourhood allies; one doesn’t know how long will this last.
JMIU students asked to sign declaration that says police didn’t enter hostel
After clashes rocked the Jamia Millia Islamia University (JMIU)...
Dalit man assaulted for selling biryani in Noida
The men have been arrested under the SC/ ST Prevention of Atrocities Act and will be sent to custody
Unnao rape case: Kuldeep Singh Sengar convicted
With the increasing number of crimes being reported against women in the country and the growing sentiment of retribution among the masses, this verdict can become the means to restore people’s faith in the criminal justice system.
Shivaji Memorial Project in hot water, CAG report exposes irregularities
In May and April 2019 the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) conducted an audit of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial Project, a project which was opposed by many for its extravagant budget and the needless burden it would become for the state exchequer.
175 arrested, over 1400 detained: Assam gov’t says ‘All is Well’
Under ‘normalcy’ in Assam, here’s a look at the changing political situation, the arrests and the ongoing protests in response to CAA
Modi’s ‘clothes of perpetrators of violence’ remark strengthens communal actions of Delhi’s police?
PM makes communally insensitive comment about anti-CAA protesters during election rally in Jharkhand.
A pervasive spread of fear and insecurity is what this Government banks upon: Prabhat Patnaik
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