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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...

Maharashtra government agrees to talks with AIKS on land acquisition

In a triumphant press release issued on Sunday, October...

Fasting since June to save river Ganga, Prof. G. D. Agarwal dies

Environmental Support Group claims that Dr. Agarwal died due...

#MeToo, Government’s Turn to Act

What started with Tanushree Dutta talking about an incident...

Hindutva Poses the Greatest Threat to Women

India is today standing on a precipice, staring at...

AIDWA Demands Resignation of Minister of State for External Affairs, M J Akbar

The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) demands the...

HC clears the way for CPI-M’s mouthpiece, publication resumes

The newspaper’s publication was halted from October 1 after...

Can the (Married) Woman Speak?

Reading the adultery judgementImage courtesy: Latest LawsIf we can...

Death Penalty undermines Human Dignity: Teesta Setalvad

This International Day against Death Penalty, we solemnly reaffirm...

I will challenge CBI’s closure report: Najeeb Ahmed’s mother

It has been two years and the HC order...

“There is no room for religious fundamentalism among us”

The 2018 Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial LectureWhen Murlidharji asked...

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