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Remembering Bhagat Singh, Reclaiming the Right to be A Free Thinker

It is quite a striking experience when, in Europe – including in France which is the historical birthplace of secularism –, one gets automatically told, for example, "Oh, you are a Hindu!" if one says one is Indian, or "Oh, you are a Muslim! if one says one is Algerian.

Sabarimala: Brahmanism’s Last Ditch Battle In Kerala

The only code of law for Hindus is Manu...

Chaos in Kerala as Sabarimala Temple opens its Doors to Women of all Ages

Photo Courtesy: Kerala GovernmentTension mounted in Kerala on Wednesday,...

On Akbar and the #MeToo Movement

 Akbar’s Follies, BJP’s Arrogance and Middle Class HypocrisyPhoto Courtesy:...

#Metoo but my journalism is regional, does my pain still count?

Women journalists in India’s hinterlands want to share their...

After #MeToo: Legal System Needs Change

Actions of individual women are a brave step forward,...

IIT-BHU students act against disciplinary notice by administration

An arbitrary notice by IIT BHU warning of disciplinary...

Play about Queers Cancelled, As VHP and Right Wing Organisations Protest

Image Courtesy: Jagriti TheatreThe staging of the play titled Shiva, which explores...

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Christmas under siege: right-wing target Christmas celebrations across states, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala

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INC President Kharge, LOP Rahul Gandhi’s strong dissent note on appointment of NHRC Chairperson

The INC had proposed names of Justices Rohinton Nariman and or KM Joseph for the position of Chairperson NHRC. As news of the latest appointment of the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) became public recently with Justice V Ramasubramanian emerging as the person appointed, a strong note of dissent on the process has recently been made public by the Indian National Congress.

Special Report: ‘They came like monkeys; they came like Nazis.’ Ambedkari Bastis in Parbhani face the traumas of police brutality

The independent journalist, in this on ground report tracks the violence that hit Parbhani in Marathwada post December 10 especially examining, through exclusive eye-witness accounts the allegations of brute violence in police custody and police violence during the indiscriminate combing operations on December 11

Heroes among us: Waris Khan’s rescue of 7 after road accident, Arif Bamane’s rescue after Neelkamal ferry accident

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