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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

Packaged food: India consistently ranked towards bottom for all measures of nutritional quality

Excerpts from the paper “A comparison of the healthiness...

First ‘Hindu Court’ set up in India by Hindu Mahasabha

On 15th August, the members of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu...

Israel Consulate in Mumbai Organises Event on Hindutva and Zionism

All masks are off and all veneers discarded- the...

Srinagar, Kashmir: The Protests and Seige of Soura

The govt and most of India's Television media have...

FIR filed against Gandhian intellectual for criticising the RSS

Two members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have...

Not behind document calling CJP anti-national: NRC Authority

For the last few days a few notes are...

Endgame for Zakir Naik?

The televangelist and his Salafi brand of Islam can...

Beyond Kashmir – some thoughts

‘ Extreme violence has a way of preventing us...

Golden age of Guptas? Hindutva ‘plan’ to impose ancient Brahminism on vast majority

Extreme violence has a way of preventing us from...

Why New Bill Meant To Benefit Transgender People Is Termed Regressive

Mumbai: On August 5, 2019, when the lower house...

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