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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...

Minor girls scale 15-foot wall, escape Mumbai remand home

The girls, aged between 16 and 17, used tables...

On demonetisation anniversary, a look back at how hard the note ban hit ordinary Indians

Highlights of Scroll.in’s coverage of the disruption caused by...

4 Ways India Can Aim For Universal Primary Healthcare

Mumbai: India has to move from vertical to comprehensive...

Arun Ferreira alleges being punched during Police Investigation: Bhima Koregaon case

Human rights activists Sudha Bhardwaj, Adv. Arun Ferreira and...

Election Watch Chhattisgarh: No Media, No News, Only EVMs and governments

Adivasis are not allowed to cast their votes, journalists...

More than 10 Indian Workers died every day in Gulf Countries in the last six years

According to data tabled in Parliament in April 2018,...

BHU debars 11 protesting students from future courses

It would seem that the administration of Banaras Hindu...

Law Commission Report on Torture Criticised: Experts

While India persists in the claim that torture is...

‘Politicians And Bureaucrats Don’t Want To Devolve Powers To Local Governments’

Mumbai: In April 2018, India marked the silver jubilee...

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