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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...
HRD Minister answers questions on NPR, unsure about difference between NPR and census
Union HRD Minister, Prakash Javadekar was put to the task of answering questions at a press conference held by Press Information Bureau about NPR, which was, earlier today, approved by the Union Cabinet.
The self-respect of Assamese people can’t be defeated: Lurinjyoti Gogoi, AASU #antiCAA
Over 393 arrests and detentions in Assam, yet the protests against CAA rage on defying government curbs and repression
Student expelled from college for anti-CAA post on social media
Authoritarianism reaches a new low
Did Wipro know that an all-India NRC was coming?
It deleted a blog post of its work on the Assam NRC but restored it later
Cops admit IAS aspirant amongst those killed in police firing on CAA protestors
Uttar Pradesh, under the Yogi Adityanath regime has proved to be fatal for people protesting against the divisive CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) and the problematic NRC (National Register of Citizens)
“Made to sit on the bus floor like criminals”: Detained Kerala journalists
Now released, the journalists recount how they were treated inhumanely treated by the police
Undeterred, AMUSU releases Ground Report detailing police brutality on students
The Aligarh Muslim University Students’ Union (AMUSU) 2018-19 which led the AMU protests released a report titled ‘Protests against Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and the unleashing of State terror in AMU’giving a timeline of protests and the unprecedented events that followed after. The peaceful protests in AMU started on December 8 which continued until 15 December without any police action.
Bangalore roars in unity against the CAA and NRC
More than 2 lakh attend the peaceful anti-CAA and NRC protest
Both CAA and NRC, even in isolation, problematic, together dangerous
Image Courtesy: PTISome commentators have been giving the impression...
NRC to hit India’s informal labour force
Muslims, women, Dalits and tribals to be the worst affected
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