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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

Nobel Prize-winning Physicians warn of “dire consequences” of military escalation: Kashmir

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)...

UN to India: Implement FRA 2006, Stop forced evictions of Adivasis & Forest dwellers

A clearly worded communication sent by UN human rights...

Use RTI to Save RTI: Campaign to Save Transparency continues

Even though 15 political parties, reportedly, signed a motion...

RTI Act holy cow for Govt of India? Official insists, don’t ask why, when, what, where

The Government of India appears to have begun treating...

Odisha Improves Child & Maternal Health, Progresses Faster Than Other Poor States

New Delhi: Odisha, one of India's poorest states, has...

DMK and other opposition parties to protest against detention of J & K leaders

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) announced on Monday that...

The Reality and Myth of Article 370

The ceasure of Article 370 does not repeal the...

Misrepresent “facts” a la BJP’s ideological Imperative: Mission Kashmir

Curfew, news and communications blackout, transportation shut-down... News reports...

Now Ram Puniyani Prevented From Going To Ayodhya

We condemn the house arrest of Advocate Mohammd Shoaib,...

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