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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
Thousands of teachers to cease work in West Bengal colleges today
Not all is easy on the eastern front. Eighteen...
‘Where is Farooq’ opposition raises heat in Lok Sabha
Proceedings in Parliament got off to a stormy start...
No radicalism: BHU VC backs Feroz Khan’s appointment as Sanskrit professor
Students and members of ABVP have protested against his appointment in the Sanskrit department
Serious allegations of rights violations against Indian Companies: UK Non-Profit
Here’s a look into how India has fared across 100 human-rights-related indicators in this report put together by the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark.
Arunachal Pradesh University students join protests against CAB; Show Support to NESO
Rajiv Gandhi University Student Union (RGUSU) shows support to protest rally organised by AAPSU against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, likely to be tabled in the Parliament today.
A United States Commission calls out Indian government’s bias against Muslim community
Many issues have erupted in Assam after the NRC updation process began a few years ago. The economically weaker sections have suffered the most and there is a looming fear amongst the people of Assam of being rendered stateless. In the midst of all this, there appears to be a clear agenda of the ruling government against the Muslim community which it has clearly manifested in its Citizenship Amendment Bill, which it plans to re-introduce in the current winter session.
JNU: Students march towards Parliament, teachers ask VC to step down
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The VC hasn’t yet given in to the students’ demand of having an audience with them
Farmer protests for fair compensation turn violent in Unnao
Their land was acquired for a commercial project in 2003 and they haven’t been compensated or rehabilitated yet
When It Rains, It Pours; But Maha Farmers Aren’t Giving Up
As the state administration tries to decide on a plan of action while being under the President’s Rule, farmer collectives set to begin protests for compensation.
Is BRD College Hiding Encephalitis Cases by Creating New Illness Category?
While the number of AES/JE patients has gone down, acute febrile illness patients have seen an alarming rise.
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