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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

No Rain, Junaid: A Poem by K Srilata

On June 22, 2017, fifteen-year-old Junaid was travelling on...

Millions suffer as Chennai faces worst ever water crisis

Millions of people are running out of usable water...

Mamata launches a public grievance cell to ensure efficacy of government schemes

Image Courtesy: TOIMamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government (TMC) has...

Climate change and corruption fueling Maharashtra’s successive droughts?

As water scarcity continues to plague Maharashtra in 2019,...

Sanjiv Bhatt case: Wife releases statement, other documents

After former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt was sentenced to...

PUCL Statement Against lodging of FIR against Lawyers Collective & Sr. Advocate Anand Grover

People’s Union for Civil Liberties is shocked at the...

“Country is its people and criticising Government is no Crime”, activists write to Governor

Activists jailed in the BhimaKoregaon case write to Maharashtra...

Atrocious! Dalit farmer burnt alive in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh

Pratapgarh: In yet another case of caste-based atrocity, a...

How Pharmacies Can Help India’s Battle Against TB

Mumbai: Pharmacies trained in tuberculosis (TB) screening and doctor...

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