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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
Murderers or Martyrs? The dangerous glorification of murdered Gauri Lankesh’s accused by Hindutva groups
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As pro-Hindu groups felicitate those accused in Gauri Lankesh's murder, a chilling narrative emerges, undermining justice and fostering a culture of impunity that endangers the very fabric of society
Major need for reform in information commissions: RTI report card on the performance, 2023-24
A report by Satarak Nagrik Sanghatan, reveals that seven out of 29 Information Commissions (ICs) were defunct for varying periods of time between July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, four continue to be defunct, five State Commissions are without a Chief, more than 4 lakh cases are pending in ICs across India and 14 Commissions have an estimated waiting time of more than 1 year to dispose a matter
Pre-Election Gimmickry, Maharashtra: Mahayuti govt compelled to appropriate INDIA alliance Constitution driven call?
As the Maharashtra Assembly elections approach, with the announcement due any day now, the Shinde government has rolled s out last-minute welfare measures! And its “alliance partner,” the BJP has today issued appropriate-ory advertisements, with deputy chief minister Devendra Phadnavis prostrating before a statue of Dr BR Ambedkar; this while the state regime continues to undermine constitutional values while exploiting Dr. Ambedkar's legacy to secure votes from marginalised communities
When the state turns rogue even protests dry up, Salutes & Apologies Professor Saibaba!
If there is one unique and malevolent achievement of the present Indian state in its third, albeit less armoured term, it is, how it has through its venal acts, battered down alliances and voices of protest; GN Saibaba’s death after a long and deliberately negligent incarceration is the latest of one such
Democracy, Pluralism and People’s Politics: Kulgam Shows the Way
The people of Jammu and Kashmir experienced significant relief...
Booby Trap Attacks on Lebanon: Indian Army Chief’s Shocking Views
Is the Army Chief oblivious to the fact that India is a ‘High Contracting Party’ to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons of 1981, which prohibits the use of booby-trap weapons?
Saudi Arabia executes 213 persons in less than 10 months
Saudi Arabia has executed 213 people so far in 2024, more than it has in any other calendar year on record; with 213 executions in 2024, the gulf kingdom misses a seat at the UN Human Rights Council’s second consecutive election for 2025-27 term on October 9
NC’s Biggest Victory Is Also Its Gravest Challenge
“The new government will be met with a volley of tests – from combating the power dynamics with New Delhi and BJP to confronting the mandate that gives it majority but is split along regional lines.”
MHA says data on CAA citizenship applicants not maintained, cites lack of record -keeping provisions to RTI
In response to RTI queries, the Ministry of Home Affairs reveals that it does not maintain detailed records of Citizenship Amendment Act applicants, citing lack of legal obligations requiring data collection
Muslims ‘reject’ religious polarisation of Jamaat-e-Islami: Marxist victory in Kulgam, Kashmir
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