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The Metamorphic Resistance: Mahmoud Darwish, Resilience (Sumud), and the Architecture of Survival
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Century-old Hindu temple vandalised in Pakistan
The temple in Rawalpindi, was under renovation when it was attacked by over a dozen people
10 shot dead by gunman in Colorado
Shooter in custody, motive not known yet; one cop among the dead
India seals all entry points along Myanmar border
Mizoram CM Zoramthanga holds virtual meet with Myanmar’s Foreign Minister, had also written to PM Modi asking political refugees be given asylum
Öztürk Türkdoğan, Co-chair of Human Rights Association Turkey arrested
Amnesty calls the arrest of human rights leader as a mockery of Erdogan’s “Human Rights Action Plan”, demands his release
US flags to fly at half-mast to honour Atlanta shooting victims
President Biden and Vice President Harris will be meeting members of victims' families and the Asian-American community today
Atlanta: Six Asian-American women shot in alleged hate crimes
The shootings took place in Georgia’s capital, Atlanta; two more people were killed in the shootings, both white Americans
Swiss Vote for Burqa Ban and Its Reaction among Indian Muslims
The established theologians of Islam around the world have debunked the untenable theological justifications around the full-face veil of all forms
Gross Interference: MEA on UK Parliament debate over Farmers protests
Foreign Secretary summons envoy, says British MPs should refrain from practising vote-bank politics by misrepresenting events
Indian TV news communalises familicide by Pakistani Hindu man
Leading the pack was Times Now, which claimed, “Atrocities against Hindus continue in Pakistan…"
Brazil’s Supreme Court acquits ex-President of all corruption charges
This reportedly paves the way for Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to run for presidency against Jair Bolsonaro in 2022
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The Allahabad High Court recently struck down a 2021 decision of the District Level Committee (DLC), Lakhimpur upholding the land rights of the Tharu tribe while observing that the authorities cannot short-circuit the existing statutory rights of the forest dwellers by blindly relying on court orders issued before the enactment of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA, 2006). This law recognises the individual and community rights of Adivasis.
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Bihar “Infiltrator” Hysteria: Samrat Choudhary’s claims of disenfranchising 22-lakh people corresponds to ECI’s “deceased voters” figure
Over the past weeks—even before replacing Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister of Bihar on April 15—Samrat Choudhary has, while campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party, claimed that 22-lakh people would be struck off Bihar’s electoral rolls, with their driving licences and other benefits cancelled. The irony, however, is this: the figure of 22-lakh—drawn from the recently conducted, controversial SIR exercise in the state—corresponds only to deceased voters