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Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai

Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city

We stand unwaveringly with the farmers’ struggle: AIKSCC Working Group

The farmers organisation which gave the call of "dilli chalo" says it stands firmly in support of the ongoing farmers protest at Delhi and the rest of India.

Holding hands and unzipping pants, not sexual assault under POCSO Act: Bombay HC

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala has held that such acts fall under the definition of sexual harassment under the Indian Penal Code

SKM asserts farmers unity remains intact!

While clarifying that farmers' unity has not been shaken, nine farmer leaders now face the added brunt of police FIRs for allegedly causing the chaos of January 26.

Why did Delhi Police mislead us, not stop the outsiders who initially broke the barricades: Farmers

Those who came to create trouble on January 26, have all vanished from here, say hundreds still sitting in protest at Ghaziabad-Delhi border

FIR against journalists for reporting on “shivering” school children at a UP Gov’t event

They had reported on how children were left outside in the cold, and for this the reporters were charged under sections dealing with public mischief and criminal intimidation!

Attempt to vilify the farmers protests will create unhealthy atmosphere for negotiations

Image courtesy: Adnan Abidi/ReutersThe tractor rally on Republic Day in...

Sanjiv Bhatt case: SC adjourns matter for 6 weeks

Ex IPS officer who accused Prime Minister Modi of complicity during the 2002 Gujarat pogrom, has been in jail for over 2 years in an alleged custodial torture case

Kisan Ganatantra Parade: How the mainstream media deliberately ignored ground realities

While one farmer died during the chaos of January 26, participants at various points survived lathi-charges minutes before being showered with flowers by the public.

Facing the Fanatics: Celebrating Gauri Lankesh’s legacy

Arundhuti Roy, Teesta Setalvad and Kavita Lankesh come together to pay a tribute to the slain journalist

BREAKING: SC stays Bombay HC’s controversial POCSO judgment

The judgment had held that skin to skin contact is necessary to qualify as an offence of sexual assault under POCSO

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Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai

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From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions

Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march

‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

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‘Solidarity Is Not a Crime’: Mumbai activists protest alleged police harassment over Palestine event

Indian People in Solidarity with Palestine members gather at Azad Maidan after police search activist Harshada’s home in connection with a kite-flying programme for Palestinian children

The West as Enigma: Why Muslims Must Understand the Occident on Its Own Terms

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