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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...

RTI activists reach Rashtrapati Bhavan to protest against the amendment bill, detained

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Denying Mass Retrenchment, Railways dubs queries on ‘performance’ as ‘routine’

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SC transfers Unnao case to Delhi, orders CBI to complete probe in 7 days

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How Assam Loses Land, Lives, Livelihoods To Its Rivers

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Odisha Government Registers Cases Against Tribals for Resisting Vedanta in Kodingamali Hills

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