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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

At least 10 people released from Detention Camps in Assam

Amidst the gloom and uncertainty in the run up...

Our world is burning, one forest at a time: Forest fires in Amazon, Chiquitano continue as hostile governments look away

Irreversible climate change demands urgent attentionImage Courtesy: EPAThe Amazon...

Who is the NMC Bill for?

The need for a new act replacing the Medical...

No Detention of Persons excluded from NRC, Assam Government issues Public Notice

Additional chief secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna has, in a...

How Odisha’s Poorest Districts Are Benefiting From Social Audits

Mumbai: Social auditing has helped improve the reach and...

History, Mythology and India’s Syncretic Past

Writer and academic Madhavi Menon, in the first part...

Sops for Rich, Lip Service to Poor

The new proposals announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

The Mental Health of Kashmiris is Everybody’s concern: Dr Kala

Three days back the international magazine Lancet wrote an editorial raising...

Legal Aid for those excluded from NRC says State & Centre, AASU objects

On August 20, 2019, Assam’s chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal...

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