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Disenfranchisement route to Majoritarian Rule: Political Logic of SIR

The idea of India as a state-nation (in contra-distinction to a nation-state) that is home to diverse peoples, cultures, languages and religions is being dismantled at a fiendish pace.This...

JNUTA stands by Suvarna Salve

The Mumbai Police allegedly sought Rs 50 lakh as surety from the student activist for protesting the attach on JNU

Assam gov’t adamant on NRC reverification

Makes formal submission before state assembly demanding 10-20 reverification

India now has over 3.69 million Covid-19 cases

Joint Task Force of experts tell PM it must be assumed that an effective vaccine "would not be available in the near future"

Kafeel Khan’s speech does not disclose any effort to promote hatred or violence: Allahabad HC

The court granted his release from detention under NSA while observing that his speech did not incite violence and the detention order came as a response to his bail order

Tablighi Jamaat: Bom HC judge disagrees with colleague’s remark on “indirect warning to Muslims”

Justice Sewlikar has said he does not conform to Justice Nalawade’s views that taking action against Tablighi Jamaat attendees was a warning for Indian Muslims in light of anti-CAA protests

Grateful and humbled by the solidarity and support: Prashant Bhushan

Senior advocate and human rights defender issues statement after Re 1 fine in Twitter related contempt of court case

Covid-19 and the Classroom Crisis

Let’s not forget that underprivileged students are left out in this sudden spree of digitalisation

BREAKING: SC fines Prashant Bhushan Re 1 in tweet related contempt case

The senior advocate and human rights defender had refused to retract or apologise for his tweets against SC and CJI

UN-IASC defends rights of persons deprived of their liberty amidst Covid-19

Inter-Agency Standing Committee issues guidance on people in in prisons, administrative detention centres, immigration detention centres and drug rehabilitation centres

Communal and Targeted Violence Bill: Why it must be codified into law

Re-plug: Originally published in November 2011, we are revisiting this piece as we remember the Kandhamal carnage and other acts of targeted violence against minorities

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