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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...
AMU student robbed of his dreams due to police violence
Tariq, a PhD student had to have his hand amputated after a tear gas shell fell on it
Resistance, revolution and resolve: How Indian students led the anti-CAA protests
A ready reckoner of various protests led by students from universities across India
Delhi Police detains 18 minors in Daryaganj during anti-CAA protests
The minors were allegedly stripped below the waist and beaten with lathis, belts and denied medical care and lawyers
Unknown outsiders infiltrated protests at AMU: M Salman Imtiaz
In an exclusive interview, the outgoing president of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) students’ union tells us that he saw several people in the 40-45 year age group posing as protesters.
Anti-CAA protest in Dharavi sees more than 25,000 people march for equal rights
The protests went by peacefully under the watchful eye of the Mumbai Police
The powerful must listen: India’s youth has spoken against divisive politics
The nation-wide protests against #CAA and #NRC have reflected...
Lucknow Police detain and assault peaceful protesters, including women
Activist Sadaf Jafar beaten in police custody, septuagenarian protesters kept in detention
At least 7 killed in UP in clashes with police during anti-CAA protests
Violence across Meerut, Muzaffarnagar and Bijnaur
Allahabad HC asks UP Govt., AMU admin to file replies regarding police brutality
The HC has given both the parties two weeks to file replies regarding baton charge and tear gas shelling by the police on AMU students
K’taka BJP leader warns anti-CAA protesters of ‘Godhra-like’ situation
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