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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

Government and automobile lobby are in a cosy affair while public transport is treated like filth

The Maharashtra government and the municipal corporation in Mumbai...

Govt lawyers absent for FRA hearing as millions of tribals inch closer to froced eviction

Central government lawyers remained absent as Supreme Court inched...

UN Rapporteurs demand answers from Indian government about threats made to journalist Swati Chaturvedi

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Problems faced by foreign nationals in Indian prisons at every step of criminal justice process

Excerpts from “Strangers to Justice: A Report on Foreigners...

NIT Calicut administration denies permission for LGBTQ lecture

On 6 September 2018, the Supreme Court of India...

20 killed, 40 injured in Pulwama Terror Attack: J & K

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Hunger in India is reflection of rural distress arising out of the agrarian crisis, poor livelihood options

Kavita Srivastava and Dipa Sinha, conveners, Right to Food...

TRAI’s Cable TV Regulation: Coming of Ambani Raj

Remember what happened to the Indian telecom sector after...

Can Indian citizens rise for activists when authorities look away?

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Why can’t Govt of India disclose Cabinet note, materials regarding 10% quota law under RTI?

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