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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
CITU condemns mass layoffs, criticizes government for inaction: IT Sector
In the light of retrenchment of thousands of employees in the IT sector, the CITU released a statement expressing solidarity and urging government to take action
Visually challenged lady seeks appointment with Gujarat CM, is ‘unofficially’ detained
Ranjanben Vaghela in DYSP office, KhambhatIt was a...
75,000 BSNL Staff Opt For VRS, Unions Blame Management for ‘Fear Psychosis’
The employees’ fronts have urged the BSNL management to engage trade unions for “constructive discussions and feedback, instead of VRS Mela.
Political dimensions of Ayodhya verdict
The Supreme Court judgement on the Ayodhya case has...
Nothing humanitarian behind sham clemency to Sikh prisoners
Image Courtesy: DNAThe Indian government’s decision to commute death...
Protesting JNU students target media, target female journalists
Students were protesting the fee hike imposed by the Inter-Hall administration
Cambridge scholar told to go back to India: UK academics protest
Asiya Islam has been based in the UK for over a decade and was awarded a three-year Junior Research Fellowship after completing her PhD from Newnham College.
In ruins: Gol Gumbaz, the largest dome in India, is crumbling away
ASI says it hasn’t received any recent information on the same
Jharkhand BJP leader gets ration from Antyodaya, claims being MNREGA labour, while Savitri starves to death after being denied Antyodaya card
48-year-old Mahadev Dubey, vice-president of BJP's Giridih Chapter despite owning a two-storey building, works as MNREGA labour, and also gets ration from Antyodaya card, both Dubey and Savitri belong to same assembly segment
‘Political conspiracy’ to isolate Dalits amidst failure of campaign to annihilate caste
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