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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

Curfew continues in communal violence-hit walled city of Jaipur

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Congratulations India at 70: Development of a Few and Misery of the Masses

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Instant Triple Talaq: Muslim Personal Law Board defiant but not to file for review

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Tunisia: Holding Up the Promise of a ‘Republican Muslim Democracy’

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View from Bangladesh: “We are all Rohingya now”

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Massive win for United Left in JNU Students Union Elections

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Amazing Grace: The life and death of Gauri Lankesh

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India’s Supreme Court Puts Liberty and Freedom First, and Above All But Some Grey Areas Remain

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