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‘Attack on democratic rights’: Rights groups denounce Pranab Doley’s arrest

Forum for Social Harmony, AMSU-AIKMS and BAA accuse the Assam government of criminalising land rights activism

Phone tapping and now face scan, Govt. creeping into our privacy

The discourse on right to privacy is seemingly open before the Supreme Court, once again. This also brings to the fore the discussions on surveillance laws in India and the existing lacunae in policy, which have endangered the personal data of the entire citizenry.

You can’t stifle them all – IIT B students

Students of IIT Bombay hold event about Art 370 in park, after permission for seminar hall gets cancelled last minute. Many universities have prevented such discussions from taking place in their campus, across India, ever since Article 370 was abrogated.

Haryana Portal Helps Track High-Risk Pregnancies For Improved Care

On the ninth of every month, pregnant women visit...

Irony at its worst: Dalit boy thrashed for attending rally about ending caste discrimination

He was beaten by his own friends who belonged to the Rajput community

Crash course in being crass? Mumbai Police puts up intimidating posters at Aarey

Posters came up last Sunday threatening people against gathering; this sort of poster amounts to intimidation at its worst

‘Political conspiracy’ to isolate Dalits amidst failure of campaign to annihilate caste

Historically, for Dalits to be on crossroads is a...

Babu and Bhasha: The Game may end with this

Image Courtesy: educationworld.inThe Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy Government recently issued orders...

PS Krishnan, a man devoted to social justice: Obituary

 The death of Shri P S Krishnan is a...

Adivasi protests mount: Forest Rights Group plans Sansad Gherao on Nov 21

Protests of Adivasis and Forest Dwellers mount as the next date of the SC hearing (Nov 26) draws near

Food For Thought: The Caste of Your Railway Catering Manager Shouldn’t Matter

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) faced online flak from Twitterati when a recruitment ad posted by one of their major food contractors specified that they were looking for candidates belonging to Agrawal and Vaish communities.

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‘Attack on democratic rights’: Rights groups denounce Pranab Doley’s arrest

Forum for Social Harmony, AMSU-AIKMS and BAA accuse the Assam government of criminalising land rights activism

Who is afraid of Stan Swamy? And why?

Political economist, Parakala Prabhakar delivered the Father Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture, St. Patrick’s High School, Secunderabad July 11, 2026; we reproduce the entire text of the lecture below

SC remands 27 citizenship cases, reaffirms constitutional fairness

Holds that while Section 9 applies, foreigner status must be determined through a lawful and reasonable process

UN Rights Experts flag Discrimination in ECI’s SIR exercise, seek India’s response

Three United Nations’ Special Rapporteurs have formally written to the Indian government on expressing serious concerns over alleged discrimination against the minorities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted by the ECI –especially in West Bengal –and seeking information on steps taken to ensure that the process aligns with India’s obligations under international human rights law

Karnataka HC stays FRRO deportation order over disputed citizenship claim

Abdul Rahim, accused of being an undocumented Bangladeshi national, contends he is an Indian citizen by birth and that the proceedings stem from mistaken identity

The Orissa High Court awards them Rs 20 lakh each to two SBI Sweepers

Two daily-wage sweepers had given their “sweat & blood” to the State Bank of India, the Orissa High Court said on June 23

The cost of a wrongful deportation

The return of four West Bengal residents after Supreme Court intervention highlights the constitutional consequences of deporting individuals before verifying their citizenship