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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...

Rights organisations urge Mumbai to rise and save democracy in light of activists arrest

Mumbai saw more than 40 rights organisations, trade unions,...

Tamil Nadu: 13-year-old girl beheaded for refusing sexual advances

26-year-old Dinesh barged into her house and attacked her...

The Prosperity of Trigger

With the trigger prospering unabatedly without any let off,...

Toxic Air Killed More Children Under 5 Indoors In 2016 Than Outside : WHO Study

New Delhi: Indoor air pollution caused 66,800 deaths of...

‘His God is very different from mine’

Through a series of interconnected stories, within which the...

Activists Visit Mirzapur Jail, Meet Adivasi Leader Sokalo Gond

CJP initiated the meeting with Adivasi leader who has...

Mumbai Police Detains Hundreds of Mahul Residents Fighting for Right to Life

Around 100 residents who were protesting for the Right...

Samvidhan Jagran Yatra announced for Nov 25 in Mumbai

A collective of NGOs will be walking from Deonar...

A Mother like No Other

First Published on September 7, 2018EXCLUSIVE: Sudha Bharadwaj's daughter...

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