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Draft Seeds Bill must be withdrawn: SKM, AIKS

SKM leaders say the draft seed Bill surrendered the seed sovereignty of India and it is aimed at predatory pricing by corporate monopolies

Another Lakhimpur Kheri witness attacked!

For a second time since Ashish Mishra’s bail, a key witness faces a violent attack

Jal Satyagraha as part of farmers’ MSP week protests

Eager to demand their dues, farmers part submerge in river water near villages and organise seminars in cities

Kashmir: Journalist Aasif Sultan jailed under PSA, after getting bail 

He has already been imprisoned for four years; under the PSA an individual can be detained without trial for up to six months

Aakar Patel granted relief, free to travel, CBI ordered to withdraw Look out Circular

A Delhi Court on Thursday granted relief to former...

Lakhimpur Kheri case: SC questions HC order granting bail to Ashish Mishra, reserves order on challenge

The apex court also questioned the examination of evidence while granting bail to Union Minister’s son Ashish Mishra

Bhima Koregaon: Bombay HC castigates prison authorities while hearing Gautam Navlakha’s house arrest plea

After multiple adjournments over the past six months, the High Court finally hears human rights defender and senior journalist Gautam Navlakha’s plea

Are over 1,10,000 Adivasis & Forest Dwellers at risk of eviction and loss of livelihood?

The response of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)’s in Parliament ignores the law (amended Wildlife Act, 2006) claims to provide alternative livelihood support without giving a definite plan of action

Child sexual exploitations cases drop, as do convictions

While the data shows a decline in sexual abuse cases, it misses out on other crimes against children

4,328 children to get benefits under PM CARES

The revised figure still falls short of the NCPCR numbers submitted last year in June

No MSP committee until Centre clarifies mandate: SKM

Farmers refuse to nominate representatives for the committee until the GoI clarifies its intentions through the committee

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