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‘We Cannot Be Afraid’: Rhiya Ahir in Conversation with Teesta Setalvad

What does it mean to stand beside young people when they choose to confront power?In this conversation, activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad speaks with Rhiya Ahir, whose act of...

Why is Congress reinstating tainted officials after their win, asks PUCL Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: People’s Union for Civil Liberties – Chhattisgarh Unit...

Lack of transparency characterises the appointment of four Central Information Commissioners

Text of the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI) note...

Leprosy Is Making A Comeback In India, But The Govt Wants to Deny It

New Delhi: Leprosy is back in India. Health officials...

Dispatch from Palestine: A year in review

Looking back on this year, it is difficult to...

Opinion: Does the wall of resistance smash Brahmanical patriarchy or encourage it?

Why should people go and enter temples which deny...

The Triumph of Streevaashi! Women break the wall of caste at Sabarimala

Out of the dark, seemingly never-ending night, a streak...

Protests as two women pray at Sabarimala, Kerala shutdown called

Thiruvananthapuram/Sabarimala, Jan 2 (IANS) Protests erupted across Kerala on...

Deadline to file NRC Claims ends: Record number of Objections filed!

The deadline for filing claims for inclusion into the...

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