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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

Is the ‘Insurance’ Scheme under the under PMFBY for Farmers Really a Scam?

Allegations are that Private Insurance Companies have siphoned out...

Saharanpur Violence Continues: Yogi government suspends DM, SSP

Mayawati, Congress accuse Yogi Adityanath's government of failure to...

“The ‘no triple talaq’ clause in nikahnama is no use. SC must declare it unconstitutional”

The question around which this writer’s consistently advocated argument...

Scathing report on rights violations in India by US-based coalition of NGOs

The report released at a briefing in WashingtonThe Alliance...

A ‘Surrender’ Under Challenge: The Case of Podiyam Panda, Chhattisgarh

Photo Courtesy: Scroll.in‘Like a drum, we’re beaten on both...

Two Killed after Dalits Brutally Attacked in Chandpur and Bahupura Villages, Saharanpur

Brute violence was unleashed allegedly by sword wielding Thakurs...

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