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Three Years of the Congress Government
A People’s Critique: Expectations and Disillusionments
Anjaan Musafir 2.0: Assam man on the run after being declared ‘foreigner’
Last year, we brought you the story of Anjaan...
RTI amendments: Questionable Legislative competence, dual control and other legal quagmires arising out of a one-night stand with the RTI Act
The Bill to amend The Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act)...
You must stop the name of Ram from being defiled: 49 celebs write to PM
49 artists, intellectual and civil society members have written...
The Ongoing Dread in Gaza: So Many Names, So Many Lives
“I felt shaky and uneasy all day, preparing for...
SC extends NRC deadline, rejects re-verification plea
The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for publication...
Activist organises anti-lynching event, Mumbai Police land up at her doorstep
In what seems like a brazen attempt to intimidate...
National Convention demands special law on Mob-lynching
Convention, organised by DYFI highlights Plight of victims of...
I asked young Eritreans why they risk migration. This is what they told me
Isaias was 16 when he escaped from Sa’wa, the...
The Right to Life & Livelihood – over 30,000 Adivasis/Forest Dwellers take to the Streets
Several thousand forest dwellers participate in nation-wide protests against...
Manus, Nauru and an Australian Detention Legacy
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Communalism
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Rule of Law
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Rule of Law
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Rule of Law
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Environment
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Labour
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