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Mumbai stands with students, but the state pushes back

From Shivaji Park to Chaityabhoomi, solidarity protests continue as criminal cases, restrictions and allegations of surveillance intensify

Fake Encounters and Mob Lynching in UP: NHRC issues notices

After a 20 year old man, Irshad Ahmed, was...

How Hinduism brought casteism to Manipur

As the pure-impure debate rages on social media in...

‘Where will we go in this bitter cold?’ ask Kashmiris after encounter operation leaves them homeless

Mujgund: – Until Saturday afternoon, Ashraf Mir, a resident...

Why I am an Indian – Part II

My previous essay in this series of Essays for...

Kithab: Silencing Secular Minds

Kerala witnessed yet another controversy when Memunda Higher Secondary...

SC extends deadline for filing NRC Claims and Objections in Assam

In a welcome breather for Indian citizens in Assam,...

What the hijab represents

For some classes, it is a symbol of fashion,...

Sabarimala Row: Kerala government to form a women’s wall

In a historical judgement on September 28, 2018, the...

Cyclone Gaja and it’s Aftermath

Cyclone Gaja hit the coast of Tamil Nadu and...

Can the country be implored to rise for the rights for others?

In the 2018 Human Development Index, India has reached...

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