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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

Lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj gets temporary Bail to attend Father’s last rites

Sudha Bharadwaj was arrested in connection with Bhima Koregaon...

How the abrogation of Article 370 has unleashed the great Indian misogynistic troll

Abrogation of Article 370, revoking the special status of...

The Valley of fear: Is Kashmir finally ‘free’?

Shorn of triumphalism and the much anticipated chest-thumping from...

Assam NRC case: CJP files intervention application to protect genuine Indian Citizens

Even as the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is...

Why do we protest? Mumbai citizens speak on the lockdown in Kashmir, Article 370

Protesters gathered at Azad Maidan express concerns about silencing...

A note from the Kashmiri Girl

I have just boarded the flight to Srinagar. The...

Section 144 imposed in Kargil

Prohibitory orders have been issued by the District Magistrate...

IITs, IIMs: ‘Stark’ discrimination leads to higher Dalit, Adivasi, OBC dropout rate

Flaws in Indian education system have been discussed at...

Some incoherent thoughts on abolition of Article 370

The abrogation of Article 370 that binds India to...

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