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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

Nagaland’s Register of Indigenous Inhabitants to be completed in 5 months!

It appears that Nagaland is following in Assam’s footsteps...

“Don’t know how to prove citizenship”: CISF jawan gets D-Voter notice in Assam

Rangia: A month after war veteran Mohammed Sanaullah (52),...

Why India’s policy makers refuse to acknowledge groundwater as India’s water lifeline

Blessings, like disasters, are complicated. Blessings come with a...

Many Fierce Tyrants in India

Dictators such as Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Saddam Hussein,...

Panel to curb violence against Muslims formed in Hyderabad

Several Muslim organisations in Hyderabad have held meetings to...

BJP & Syama Prasad Mukherjee: A Relationship of Convenience

Amit Shah recently condemned the fact that no investigation...

Are citizenship determining processes in Assam biased against the underprivileged?

Citizenship is a very touchy subject in the state...

Left to rot in Marathwada’s drought hit villages

In Marathwada the persistent drought has changed the demography...

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