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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
Parliamentary response reveals severe infra crunch affecting rural healthcare
As per the Rural Health Statistics 2022, the country lacks 48060 Sub-Centres and 9742 Primary Health Centres
Punjab MP seeks curb over communal hatred posts on social media
In Parliament, Punjab MP Vikramjit Singh Sahney asked the Centre to furnish details of the steps & actions taken by the government to control religious and communal hate posts on the social media, Sahney also submitted the private member bill against online hate
American civil society groups register protest against proposed “anti-Muslim” Ram Janmabhoomi temple float during India Day Parade
In a letter addressed to New York Mayor and Governor, civil society groups said that the event emboldens Hindu extremists and displays “a vulgar celebration of anti-Muslim hate”
Has VP Jagdeep Dhankar, violated his constitutional oath?
In this open letter, professor Shamsul Islam exposes how, by glorifying the RSS in the Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankar, Vice President of India has violated his Constitutional Oath!
Indian Muslims strongly condemn attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
Communalism is a sub-continental malaise and must be fought across borders
Labour cess utilisation remains low, Kerala only state to fully use its labour cess funds
Out of 1.12 lakh crores collected under labour welfare cess, little more than 64 thousand crores have been expended by the states/UTs
Lessons from a ‘Democratic Revolt’: Prevent the slide into majoritarianism
Images of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of...
‘You Have Not Lost. You Are Our Hero’: Letter of Feminist Solidarity With Vinesh Phogat
The 113 people who endorsed the letter also called for an investigation into the circumstances behind Phogat's disqualification, were it not for which she would have won at least a silver medal.
Defence Ministry refuses to disclose data of armed forces vacancies
Congress President slammed BJP for its unwelcomed move, said real national interest demands the actual number of vacancies in the Armed Forces be made public
Online RTI Applications in the last 4 years
Right to Information: The RTI Online Portal received 4,43,245 applications till June 2024 and 21,94,015 applications in last 3 years, said MPPGP Minister in parliament
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Nearly two decades without elections, Jamia students’ agitation forces administration to set deadline for union revival
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India
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India
Food Security during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Need for a shift from food security to nutrition justice.
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India
Delhi SIR: Public audit finds 416 of 1,236 deleted voters still at their registered addresses
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2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
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