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From Permanent Refuge to Perpetual Limbo: Why Sri Lankan Tamil refugees remain without citizenship even as electoral assurances reshape belonging in Bengal

Four decades after the 1983 exodus, thousands of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees remain classified as foreigners despite generations of residence in India — even as citizenship becomes a visible electoral assurance in Bengal through CAA-linked mobilisation

Victory for Samsung workers in Tamil Nadu: A hard-fought struggle pays off, brings key wins

In a hard-fought 37-day strike, Samsung workers secured better wages and conditions, overcoming state repression and pro-corporate actions aimed at silencing their movement, as the fight for full union recognition continues

From Slur to Segregation: the language of abusive stigma, sketches concentric circles of rank exclusion for India’s Dalits

Abusive slurs like 'Bhangi,' 'Chamar,' and 'Quota Khane Wale' not only demean individuals but also perpetuate systemic discrimination, segregation, and economic exclusion, further entrenching societal hierarchies and ghettoizing Dalit identities through normalisation of these derogatory slurs

Crushing voices: The detention of Sonam Wangchuk and supporters at Ladakh Bhawan

The Delhi Police’s detention of peaceful protesters, including Sonam Wangchuk, demanding Ladakh’s inclusion in the Sixth Schedule, highlights the state's blatant disregard for constitutional rights under Article 19.

Assam detention camps tighten rules, leaving families struggling to visit loved ones detained in Matia transit camp

As authorities make it harder for families to meet detainees, CJP offers vital assistance amid deepening isolation and fear; meanwhile, the Supreme Court mandates surprise inspections to assess living conditions at the Matia camp

“Hungry Cannot Wait”: SC sets final deadline for Ration Cards to Migrant Workers

Ration Cards to 8 Crore Migrant Workers: the SC granted a final opportunity to the Centre and States/UTs to comply with its directions and provide Ration Cards to Migrant Workers by November 19

Only 2 Out of 11 Ecommerce Platforms Have Minimum Wage Policy for Gig Workers, Finds Report

None of the 11 platforms were willing to recognise gig workers’ right to collectively bargain or unionise -- a “vital dimension of fairness at work”, the Fairwork India report said.

Delhi Chalo padyatra: Sonam Wangchuk begins indefinite fast at Ladakh Bhawan

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk sat on an indefinite fast at Ladakh Bhawan in Delhi after “Delhi Chalo Padyatra” protestors were denied permission from Delhi Police to stir at Jantar Mantar, Delhi Police said that the request had been made a very short notice

SG Mehta declares in Delhi High Court that Sonam Wangchuk has been freed from detention, media reports suggest police control endures

On the night of September 30, around 120 individuals from Ladakh, including activist Wangchuk, had been detained by police at the Delhi border while marching to the capital to demand constitutional protections under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution

CJP Victory! Sarathi Arjya declared Indian after 3-year long battle

From wrongful accusations to a triumphant verdict, Sarathi Arjya’s case sheds light on the relentless pursuit of justice for Assam’s Bengali-speaking population.

Delhi High Court Petition against detention of Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wangchuk

Wangchuk and others have been on a foot march from Leh to Delhi to demand sixth Schedule for Ladakh, which was carved out of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir as a Union Territory in 2019.

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While closing the challenge to a withdrawn film title, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that vilifying any community is constitutionally impermissible — even as it robustly defended artistic freedom under Article 19(1)(a), striking a careful balance between dignity and dissent in a 75-year-old Republic

Hegemony: Kerala’s Bharatapuzha as a political stage

Unlike the North Indian Kumbh, the Bharatapuzha by contrast has never functioned as a Pan-Hindu pilgrimage centre. It has no historical association with mass ritual bathing, no priestly networks that regulate sacred time, and no inherited mythological mandate that binds the river to cyclical purification rites. The introduction of the Maha Magha Mahotsavam is a clear cultural imposition by Hindutva

JNU: Former JNUSU President complains against Vice Chancellor’s casteist & racist remarks

Two complaints, one by former JNUSU president, Dhananjay and the second BY Suraj Kumar Baudh, an activist, take on Santishree D. Pandit, Vice-Chancellor of JNU for her recent casteist and racist comments

From Permanent Refuge to Perpetual Limbo: Why Sri Lankan Tamil refugees remain without citizenship even as electoral assurances reshape belonging in Bengal

Four decades after the 1983 exodus, thousands of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees remain classified as foreigners despite generations of residence in India — even as citizenship becomes a visible electoral assurance in Bengal through CAA-linked mobilisation

Making Waves: After inspiring swathes of peacemakers all over India, ‘Mohammed’ Deepak and his friend will launch a nationwide ‘Insaniyat Jodo Yatra’ to fight hatred

Unfettered by the attacks on himself and his friend after he intervened against Bajrang Dal hooliganism in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, Deepak will now launch an Insaaniyat Jodo Yatra

SCs, Muslims both live in highly segregated neighbourhoods with poorer public services: International Study

The international working paper found that government services – like secondary schools, clinics and hospitals, electricity, water and sewerage – were all “systematically worse” in marginalised neighbourhoods

Ensure transparency and inclusion in the 2027 Census: CCG

In a letter to the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India, over 90 members of the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), a collective of former civil servants from the All India and Central Services have urged that the Census process be transparent and inclusive; that OBCs be specifically enumerated, DNTs be enumerated as also the 1369 mother tongues in India be also separately classified (through supervision of the Anthropological Survey of India

CJP 2025: a constitutional vanguard against hate and coercion during elections

Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) spent 2025 defending India's secular fabric, filing rigorous and fearlessly complaints against communal polarisation and state-sponsored demonisation, by invoking the Model Code of Conduct, CJP successfully initiated challenges electoral hate speech and the weaponisation of welfare