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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
U-turn: VHP, Bajrang Dal organize events honouring kar sevaks in UP and Uttarakhand
This comes right after its decision to not celebrate the demolition anniversary of the Babri mosque
CPI(M) set to push for changes in CAB, terms it a ‘two nation theory’
The CPI(M) is one of the many political parties which is against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in its current form. Parties like Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, DMK, RJD, Samajwadi Party, CPI(M) and AAP have taken a clear stand against the contentious bill and are determined to strongly oppose it.
Oppose CAB 2019, it goes against founding principles of Indian Constitution: IIM Bangalore
Over seventy faculty members and students of Bangalore’s prestigious...
A Legislative Bill for Faith-based Citizenship: How India Has Reached This Point of Disaster?
On Wednesday, December 4 2019, the Union cabinet gave...
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
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