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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

For Children, Just a Pittance in the 2016-2017 Budget

  HAQ: Centre for Child Rights   Mr. Finance Minister deserves a...

My Life is Under Threat: Kanhaiya Kumar to NHRC

The president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union...

Dalits, Adivasis off the Radar: NDA II Budget

A total of Rs 75,764 crore has been denied...

JNU teachers slam Bar Council report that justifies the Patiala House attack

A joint statement by several faculty members challenges the...

A Farmer’s Budget but where is the Minimum Support Price?

The budget vowed to double farmer income by 2020,...

Arrogance Personified: MHRD Minister Smriti Irani forces AMU VC to Quit Delegation

  The arrogance and uncouth behaviour of minister for HRD...

Blaphemy or sedition: Poems for our times

There is a Spot upon the Earth There is a...

Bhagwat, NaMo contact the Christian Indian diaspora in a damage control exercise

  Something big is afoot.The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) supremo...

‘How Opportunistic and Irreponsible can you get, Madame Irani?’

An Open Letter from the SC/ST Teachers’ Forum &...

The End of Impunity: Gujarat 2002

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