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Beyond the Narrative of “Genocide”: Understanding Boko Haram, Religion, and Reality in Nigeria
Understanding the True Drivers of Violence in Nigeria
Back & Forth, Manipur govt’s decision to declare Easter Sunday a working day sparks outrage, govt backs down
Two orders, circulated within hours on Thursday, March 28, one declaring Easter Sunday a working day, the other one retracting the decision: Christians constitute 40.1% (2.8 million) of Manipur's population, and most of them belong to Kuki, Zo, and Naga communities.
Top US academics, including Amartya Sen, condemn long incarceration of journalists & activists, erosion of Indian democracy
A group of prominent international scholars, academicians, and writers has sounded the alarm over the prolonged incarceration of critics of the BJP government in India; named in the statement are 75 year-old senior journalist and author, Prabir Purkayastha.
A Tiny Book that Captures Powerful Idea(s) of India
Two internationally renowned public intellectuals, historian Romila Thapar and literary theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak met in 2017 and conversed about The idea of India and how it has evolved historically. The conversation was published as a book, seven years later in 2024. Writer and academic Zahira Rahman reviews the book highlighting its insights and historical relevance.
Nothing ‘Right’ about India’s Human Rights Commission
The accreditation review of the National Human Rights Commission...
Tyre cartel pays ruling BJP for govt’s connivance in ruining rubber farmers, plantation workers, small and medium traders & MSMEs alleges AIKS
The CPI-M affiliated All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has urged Prime Minister Modi to stop shedding crocodile tears for rubber farmers when his party has received money from leading tyre monopolies to buy government silence on “illegal caretelisation”
Corruption as an issue in Indian Election Campaigns: the 2024 story
It is puzzling why the Indian people, so far, have not risen against the Electoral Bond Scam; is it the brazen entrenched media silence on the issue which is the cause?
Kolkata man commits suicide, family claims CAA rules led him to it
A young 31 year old man has reportedly committed suicide in West Bengal. Debashish Sengupta was afraid that his ailing father, who came from Bangladesh, would be denied citizenship due to the paperwork contained in the recently enacted CAA 2019 Rules
Adieu Zafar Agha, a man with a mission and vision – a tribute
Zafar Agha, a journalist of four decades, and Editor-in-chief of the National Herald, passed away in Delhi in the early morning of March 22. He was 70. His words, uttered in quiet anguish reflected in his commitment, “For the first time in my life I felt I was a Muslim, a defeated and humiliated Muslim. It was not the India of my dreams and my beliefs” - Zafar Agha : Editors
Mumbai: AAP protestors experience extreme police brutality, allege arbitrary detentions
AAP leaders and volunteers had been protesting against the “illegal” arrest of Delhi CM and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal outside the ED Mumbai office late nigh Thursday, March 21
Agitation Likely To Intensify In Ladakh: KDA Calls For Half-Day Strike In Kargil Today
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