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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

The Citizen of Lynchland

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Zaira, Nusrat and the democratic Right to Choice

Social media witnessed a backlash when Zaira Wasim, the...

Hike in MSP not enough to uplift drought stricken Agriculture sector

A rainfall deficit of 33 percent has affected the...

A Murder Most Foul: How Haren Pandya was silenced

Many things about the Gujarat 2002 genocidal violence, then...

India Expected To Grow At 7% In 2019-20: Economic Survey 2018-19

Mumbai: India continued as the fastest growing economy at...

How the Dalai Lama is chosen and why China wants to appoint its own

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, the spiritual leader...

From the Green Revolution to GMOs: Toxic Agriculture Is the Problem Not the Solution

Why did the European Food Safety Authority claim that...

MHA targets Md Sanaullah again, deliberate attempt to obfuscate the truth?

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What RTI Inquiries Reveal about Assam’s Detention Camps

The Supreme Court-monitored updation of the the National Register...

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