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Mumbai Police detain Ambedkarite leaders demanding justice for Sahil Wakode; IIT Bombay refuses to hear delegation
As Sahil Wakode’s parents continue their hunger strike over his death and allegations of caste discrimination, Mumbai Police barricaded access to IIT Bombay and detained civil society leaders
40,000 trees cut in Odisha!
Just like in Chhattisgarh, officials obtained a fake Gram Sabha certificate to take over tribal land
Tripura on the edge post CAB, leaders meet Amit Shah
Even as anti-CAB protests intensify in Assam, things are not getting better next door in Tripura either.
3 killed in anti-CAB protests in Assam
Police resort to firing, lathi-charge and tear gas shelling to control protesters, as agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill refuses to dissipate in Assam.
New data protection law comprehensive but full of exemptions
In the Winter session of this year, the ‘Personal Data Protection Bill’ based on the recommendations and findings of the Justice Srikrishna report, has been tabled in the Lok Sabha. The bill, however, has been referred to a joint select committee consisting of 30 members who will submit their report by the budget session next year after many opposition parties wanted changes to be made to the law.
Assam engulfed in smoke as protests rage on
Zamser Ali brings in developments about the anti-CAB battle that the people of Assam are fighting
PIB’s CAB #MythBuster attempt busted
In the run up to the tabling of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), 2019 in the Rajya Sabha, the Press Information Bureau, released a series of posts via social media called “Myth Busters” pertaining to the bill.
Students injured, army called in as anti-CAB stir intensifies in Assam
The CAB is currently under discussion in the Rajya Sabha
Anti- CAB protest continues in Assam, Quick Response Team called in Dibrugarh
Amidst huge protests that are erupting all over Assam, reports of the Dibrugarh district administration calling for QRT (Quick Response Team) to control situations of mass protests in Dibrugarh, are coming in.
Assam teaches Amit Shah a lesson in respecting sentiments
There was a particularly chilling moment during the debate...
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