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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 Myth of Black Money Being Hit Returns to Haunt the Regime

Demonetisation continues to haunt the regime. Serious questions of...

PM’s BimaYojana Scheme Benefits the Privates

Narendra Modi’s flagship programme, Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is not...

Private Lives and Public Law: How the Privacy Judgement Bats for the Individual and the Collective

Image courtesy Newsclick.inThe arguments showed just how far the...

Fomenting Communal Conflict: BJP Claims Kerala Church to be Temple

In a campaign that is resonant with majoritarianism and...

Mumbai Meri Jaan: All Faiths Unite to Provide Succour

Photo Courtesy: Indian ExpressEven as early morning warnings (Tuesday,...

The Coming of Age of the Indian Judiciary, A Cause for Celebration

The Indian Judiciary (at least a good section of...

India at 70: after the celebrations, single-party dominance menaces democracy

Seventy years ago, Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous “Tryst with Destiny”...

“The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Right to Privacy is Momentous and Historic”

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