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When students demonstrated what democracy stands for

The recent upsurge among the nation’s youth that erupted not just at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi but across cities and states in India, rekindled hope, hope that democracy is an aspiration across generations, regions and gender

Dismantling caste in education: Tamil Nadu’s attempt at tackling discrimination

Report calls for administrative reforms, teacher training, and combating caste violence to ensure equal opportunity for all students.

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM): Demand to hold talks with real representatives of farmers

Organisations of farmers who were part of the historic...

Citizens’ appeal to Narmada Control Authority (NCA): Rehabilitate and protect oustees

Urging that the reservoir levels of the Sardar Sarivar be maintained at 122 metres, hundreds of concerned citizens have petitioned the NCA and the GOI with pressing demands even as the indefinite fast by Medha Patkar, social activist enters the fifth day

3695 citizens’ petition political leaders of India Alliance, several NDA partners: Ensure stay on new ‘anti-democratic’ criminal laws

The detailed yet succinct letter petition addresses the key anomalies in the new laws that in fact give draconian powers to the state and police.

Sanction to persecute Arundhati Roy under UAPA politically motivated: PUCL

Top human rights group, People’s Union for Civil Liberties, has demanded that the authorities should immediately withdraw the prosecution against top author Arundhati Roy and Dr Sheikh Showkat Hussain, a Kashmir academic, under the "unconstitutional" Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), calling the Delhi Lieutenant-Governor nod for the Delhi police move "politically motivated".

Ensure stay on new ‘anti-democratic’ criminal laws: 2,900 citizens’ Letter Petition to Chandrababu Naidu

Seeking support from the newly elected Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, whose Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is also an ally in the recently formed NDA government at the Centre, citizens from across India have urged urgent intervention from the BJP ally

Van Gujar settlement in Haridwar destroyed by fire, livestock and huts burned to ground

In a shocking incident, almost an entire Van Gujjar settlement has been burned, rendering several families without shelter. The Van Gujjar community is a marginalised, nomadic tribe that has consistently faced eviction notices.

Lucknow demolition drives resume a day after central government’s oath taking ceremony

As the election results have come out and oath taking of cabinet ministers has finished, the bulldozers seem to have resumed as Lucknow’s Akbarnagar area saw a demolition drive that had been stayed by the Allahabad High Court in December, 2023.

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The recent upsurge among the nation’s youth that erupted not just at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi but across cities and states in India, rekindled hope, hope that democracy is an aspiration across generations, regions and gender

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