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From Assam’s Soil to Detention and Back: The tragic death of Amzad Ali

Locked up in Matia detention camp despite generations-long roots in Assam, 49-year-old Amzad Ali dies of cancer as authorities ignore medical appeals; family finally lays him to rest in his native village

Suicide survivor counselled by CJP finds name included in NRC

A suicide survivor who CJP had counselled and assisted...

BJP’s Forked Tongues: NRC, Assam

That the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with its...

Rehabilitate Narmada dam oustees on war footing: NBA petition to Kamal Nath

A separate petition to Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal...

What lies behind Mohan Bhagwat’s call for debate around reservation

What is the similarity between reservation and the special...

Woman kills herself over unconfirmed news of exclusion from NRC list: Tezpur, Assam

A woman identified as Sayera Begum reportedly committed suicide...

Firing at the Heart of Truth: Remembering MM Kalburgi

Four years ago, academic and activist MM Kalburgi was...

Recently released detention camp survivor from Assam recalls his ordeal

Sudhan Sarkar has just come home after being released...

Day 6 of Medha Patkar’s fast against Submergence, is Govt listening?

Water levels rising at an alarming speed, hundreds of...

BMC Tree Authority expert denies approving indiscriminate cutting of trees in Aarey

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