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The Deaths behind India’s Cleanliness
India has progressed technologically, legislated against manual scavenging, and constitutionally abolished untouchability. Yet, in the twenty-first century, caste still determines who enters a sewer. The persistence of manual scavenging...
Cong’s fact-finding report questions role of JNU admin, right-wing groups
Report by members of Congress party and NSUI also questions role of police
CAA is fundamentally discriminatory: UN
International body raises concerns over new law undermining commitment to equality before law
JNU violence must be investigated by a judicial commission
Image Courtesy: moneycontrol.com Delhi Police's press conference on the JNU...
Raghuram Rajan condemns JNU violence, praises student protests
Raghuram Rajan, former head of the Reserve Bank of...
The “CAA”t is out of the bag
CAA has been made effective from January 10 and now non-Muslim communities from 3 countries can start applying for citizenship in India
SC bats for freedom of speech, trade in Kashmir
Landmark judgment on internet shutdown delves into intricacies of degree and scope of reasonable restrictions vis a vis rights and freedoms
Census 2021 asks what cereal do you eat, whether you own a smartphone
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Gender and Sexuality
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Communalism
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Education
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