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Piyush Mishra, Jharkhand and the Blind Spot of Progressive Men

Raising troubling questions about personal choices and contradictions, the author, both a professional and political activist, queries the active presence of the person at the Jharkand protests and his token support for the Jantar Mantar students uprising that saw brute police actions

TN: Over 20,000 peasants gather for mahapanchayat at Kanyakumari

Participants from the fisher community also hoisted black flags on their boats as a show of dissent

The Hinduism I used to know

Communally charged atmosphere has become rather unnerving

Farm laws: SC appointed committee submits report

The three agricultural laws passed last year were stayed by the Supreme Court on January 12

Surge in Covid-19 cases has gone “from bad to worse”: Dr. VK Paul 

53,480 new cases registered in the last 24bhours; Gujarat extends night curfew in 4 cities, random testing at Delhi Airport

Assam’s rice farmers express fears concerning government’s free rice scheme

While farmers encourage the pro-poor initiatives taken up by the government, many have raised concern about the falling prices in rice owing to import of crop from other states

POCSO FIR cannot be quashed if survivor wants to compromise: Delhi HC

The accused sought quashing of FIR against him as the complainant reached a compromise with him after attaining majority

Protect arrestee’s human rights: Lawyers send open letter to UNHRC

Concerned about the growing abuse against arrested farmers, the legal body supporting agitating farmers sends a letter to the UNHRC.

MSP Loot Calculator: Loss on Barley sales amounts to Rs. 2 crore in 27 days!

Between March 1 and March 27, barley farmers in different states, lost Rs. 78 to Rs. 92 per quintal of crop they sold, said farmer leaders.

Farmers declare FCI Bachao Divas on April 5

Farmers call on the general public and peasants to surround local FCI offices across India and protest the indirect attempts to privatise the food provision system.

Farmers burn farm law copies during Holika Dahan!

Despite huge enthusiasm, farmer leaders asserted that they cannot truly celebrate Holi until the laws are withdrawn and farmers’ demands are accepted.

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Piyush Mishra, Jharkhand and the Blind Spot of Progressive Men

Raising troubling questions about personal choices and contradictions, the author, both a professional and political activist, queries the active presence of the person at the Jharkand protests and his token support for the Jantar Mantar students uprising that saw brute police actions

One Death Every Few Days, Zero Accountability: Sanitation workers protest at Jantar Mantar

From disputed death figures to continuing caste-based labour, the Safai Karmachari Andolan says India's sewer deaths are not accidents but preventable killings enabled by state inaction

From Civil Registration to Identity Control: Parliament tightens India’s birth certificate regime without debate

A quiet amendment shifts delayed birth and death registrations from executive officers to judicial magistrates, further hardening India's identity regime while offering little evidence that the new barriers are necessary

‘Deportation Cannot Begin without Nationality Verification’: Union’s Rajubala affidavit clarifies legal limits on executive power

In an affidavit filed in the Rajubala Das case, the Union reaffirms that deportation requires nationality verification, travel documents and acceptance by the receiving State, while setting out the legal framework governing detention pending deportation