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SIR and the Making of a Stateless Citizen? | R. Rajagopal Speaks Out | Teesta Setalvad
Veteran journalist and former Editor of The Telegraph, R. Rajagopal, found himself excluded from West Bengal's electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. What followed, he says,...
HRDA condemns Trichy police’s failure to protect activist Ramachandran
The human right’s organisation alleges the police were complicit with the attackers since they failed to provide the protection that Ramachandran asked for repeatedly
Karnataka HC directs state to restart mid-day meals
The court was hearing a plea on whether meals are being served to children in schools and Anganwadis centres
Farmers to commemorate Samvidhan Bachao Diwas on Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birth anniversary
Farmers' groups plan a Parliament march in May with participation from peasants across the country
Tripura HC quashes FIR against man charged for misleading FB post about pro-CAA number
The BJP had introduced the phone number and appealed to people to give a missed call on it to register their support for CAA. The accused commented that if one calls on that number, their phone will get hacked.
NRC officials awaiting SC order before issuing rejection slips
An official has said that the matter is sub-judice before the apex court and before the court gives such orders, rejection slips cannot be issued
Parl Comm pushes for post-trauma services to rehabilitate survivors
In Part – 2 of a three-part series examining the report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on crimes against women, we discover how various govt schemes for prevention of crimes against women are falling short in the light of rising crime rates
TN: Over 20,000 peasants gather for mahapanchayat at Kanyakumari
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The three agricultural laws passed last year were stayed by the Supreme Court on January 12
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