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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...

“Sabarimala is more an issue of gender equality than of religious freedom”

Writers and academics on the Sabarimala conflictIn a landmark...

SC allows all 15 documents for NRC claims process, extends deadline

Ruling comes as major relief to lakhs excluded from...

Crusader for Forest Rights in UP, Soklalo Gond released on bail today

CJP's campaign for Forest Rights strengthenedAdivasi leader Sokalo Gond...

A birthday wish for Sudha Bharadwaj

On Nov 1, Sudhaji will celebrate her birthday in...

Wide Gender Gap In Mobile Phone Access Is Hurting India’s Women

Mumbai: A 33-percentage-point gender gap in mobile phone ownership...

Tribal Protests, Black Balloons Cloud Modi’s Unveiling of ‘Statue of Unity’

Activists, villagers detained as PM inaugurates world’s ‘tallest’ statue...

Rahul Gandhi writes to Kancha Ilaiah, expresses support

He opposed DU’s move to drop his books and...

DD Cameraman killed in poll-bound Chattisgarh, another beaten to death in Jharkhand

A Doordarshan cameraman and two policemen were killed in...

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