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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
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Karnal Jail cites Covid-protocol, prevents Nodeep from meeting family
Lawyers to move Punjab and Haryana High Court for bail next week for the Dalit labour rights activist
Intimacies of marriage private, can’t be affected by matters of faith: SC
The court once again upheld the right to marry a person of choice, while holding right to privacy paramount
Over 400 detainees released under Public Safety Act in J&K: MHA
Out of 613 persons detained since August, 2019 430 have been released
ED questioning of NewsClick Founder continues, while staff’s electronic gadgets seized
Despite the sudden raids on the organisation’s office, the portal has stated it will continue to report voices of the oppressed people of India
SC rejects Akhil Gogoi’s bail plea in UAPA case
The peasant activist was arrested in connection with anti-citizenship protests in 2019
Primary goals were surveillance and incriminating document delivery: Arsenal Report
Digital forensics firm analysed an electronic copy of activist Rona Wilson’s laptop, findings suggest he might have been framed
Justice for Nodeep Kaur: Trade union activist turns 24 years behind bars
The activist’s family meets her in Karnal jail on her birthday, even as injustice continues
93 sedition cases registered, but only 2 convicted in 2019: MHA
In the Budget Session of 2021, the MoS in the Ministry of Home Affairs answered questions on sedition law
When the State conspires against its Citizens
It does not do so openly and publicly, for it will then be immediately held to account by the people. It has to do so in a furtive clandestine manner.
Truth shall prevail, have full faith in legal system: Newsclick
The raids that began in the morning on February 9, are reportedly still on, till the evening of February 10
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Allahabad High Court orders 24/7 armed protection for Bareilly Muslim man allegedly prevented from offering namaz at home
Summoning the district magistrate and SSP of Bareilly, the Allahabad High Court said any violence against the petitioner or his property would be presumed to have occurred at the instance of the State, as the case raises serious concerns over interference with religious prayers inside private property
Rights
35 civil society groups oppose Maharashtra’s proposed anti-conversion law, warn of threat to women’s autonomy and constitutional freedoms
Coalition, which also included CJP who is the lead petitioner on challenge to anti-conversion laws in SC, demands draft bill be made public, calls for consultations and legislative scrutiny; says existing criminal law already addresses coercion
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Odisha: 18 months, 54 incidents of communal hate crimes, 7 mob lynchings
Admitting to a spiral in communally driven hate crimes in eastern state of Odisha since June 2024 when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a majoritarian outfit came to power, Odisha’s chief minister, Charan Majhi said on Monday, March 9 that 54 such incidents and seven mob lynchings were recorded in that state; this was in a written reply to the State Assembly
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Varanasi, UP: No to war, we want peace
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Why Cricket should remain above religious nationalism
The sight of the captain of the victorious Indian T-20 team, Surya Kumar Yadav, jubilantly accompanying ICC Chairman Jay Shah to a temple in Ahmedabad has drawn sharp comments on social media.
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A history that teaches, a historian that shared, in Memoriam: Professor K.N. Panikkar
On March 9, 2026, a Monday, noted historian and alumni of the indomitable Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), K.N.Panikkar, passed away at a hospital in Thiruvanthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala. Born on April 26, 1936, KN as he was fondly known by fellow academics and activists alike, was one of the pioneers of the Marxist school of historiography
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The Centre for the Study of Organised Hate has analysed how Islamophobic discourse has spiralled post February 28 when the US-Israel launched an attack on Iran
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Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Bill: Legislating suspicion in the name of “love jihad”
The proposed Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam, 2026 seeks to criminalise alleged forced conversions with harsh penalties and intrusive state oversight