Freedom

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

TADA Re-Incarnated

A new preventive detention Bill , the Criminal Law...

‘India is, to me, a beacon of light on the sub-continent’

Text of Taslima Nasreen’s speech at the Mumbai Marathi...

Erosion in minority rights: India criticised

Human Rights Watch, an international human rights’ organisation has...

‘Golden Corridor’ of Gujarat: Who Bears the Cost?

Asthma,cancers, infertility and related problems, corrosion of fingers, toes...

Faith of the fanatic

The American Southern Baptist Convention’s prayer on the eve...

Indonesia? Indonesia!

Months of communal and ethnic violence rip the social...

Reflections of a Crusader

For 38 years, since way back in 1961 when...

‘Non–Muslims nursed enmity against Muslims’

PAKISTANThe Muslims treated the non–Muslims very well (when they...

‘Teaching pluralism to Tamils, chauvinism to Sinhalese’

SRI LANKAThe most striking fact that emerges from the...

Trending

Related VIDEOS

ALL STORIES

ALL STORIES

Statues of icons of the Santhal Revolt, Sidhu Murmu & Kanhu Murmu vandalised in South Dinajpur village, BJP blamed

The vandalism that took place on Saturday, May 9, led to rigorous protests by members of the tribal community who accused BJP supporters of these acts

Through The Lens of Raghu Rai: An evening in Mumbai

A film screening at the open air venue –Press Club Mumbai terrace—brought alive the works and perspective of the legendary photographer, Raghu Rai

Bengal after the Ballot: Fear, retaliation and the politics of territorial power

As violence spreads across districts following the 2026 Assembly election results, the state once again confronts a familiar cycle of political intimidation, vandalism, displacement and competing narratives amplified through social media misinformation with at least four reported deaths

Who was Shivaji?

Eleven years after his murder, Comrade Govind Pansare's book continues to rile up the right wing.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj: An inclusive ruler

The far Hindutva right continues its assault on the iconic Shivaji Maharaj in their crude bid to distort history and manipulate facts

The Guardians of the Ballot: Supreme Court hearing the legality of executive primacy in ECI appointments

Across two days of intense legal arguments, the Supreme Court scrutinising the 2023 Act governing the appointment of Election Commissioners, as petitioners argued that replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Minister creates a "Home Umpire" system, while the Bench questioned the limits of parliamentary power, counsel warned that executive dominance over the "referee" of democracy threatens the basic structure of free and fair elections

Anticipatory Bail Denied to Nida Khan in TCS Nashik Case: Sessions Court flags “systematic plan” and stresses custodial interrogation

While emphasising gravity and custodial interrogation, Sessions Court order leans heavily on narrative of “organised influence”—raising concerns over evidentiary thresholds, criminalisation of religious interaction, and expansion of bail-stage reasoning

“Reasonable Apprehension of Bias Is Enough”: Telangana High Court orders CBCID probe into SI’s death, reasserts constitutional demand for investigative neutrality

In a sharply reasoned ruling, the Court holds that when police investigate their own, fairness cannot merely exist—it must be demonstrable, credible, and constitutionally defensible