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“Pradhan Helped BJP Win Odisha, Gyanesh Is Helping It Win India” | Aishe Ghosh | Teesta Setalvad

Aishe Ghosh speaks with Teesta Setalvad about student protests, political crackdowns and the fight for democracy in India.From the 2020 crackdown on student activists to today’s protests, they discuss...

Modi Bin Tughlaq and the Bifurcation of Kashmir

Once upon a time. There was a Sultan in...

Kashmir ‘clampdown’ on journalists: It’s easier to move around without a press card

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent, nonprofit...

Rowlatt Act to UAPA: Change and Continuity

The recently concluded Parliament session was momentous. Several Bills...

Abuse & Discrimination Blacken India’s Institutes of ‘Higher Learning’

Caste discrimination continues to blot the environs of prestigious...

Gujarat government opens 25 gates of Sardar Sarovar Dam, Victory for 34 year old Struggle

Submergence in the valley challenged their Satyagraha:Rajghat (Barwani, MP)...

Kashmir clampdown continues, Yechury, Raja detained

Reports coming in from Srinagar indicate that communist leaders...

End to the Abuses in J&K Cannot Come Without the Involvement of its People

Amnesty International IndiaImage Courtesy: Kashmir LifeOn Monday afternoon, Amnesty...

Fury of Floods: Massive rains across Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur, western Maharashtra

Floods have affected lives, livelihoods, appeal to strengthen relief...

HIV Rates Are Down. There’s Little Else Going For India’s Sex Workers

New Delhi: The proportion of Indian sex workers with...

Pehlu Khan lynching case: Judgment on 14th August

The court of additional district judge first (ADJF) in Alwar...

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