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Jantar Mantar Offline: Six internet shutdowns in a week

Repeated internet cuts during student protests affect thousands beyond the protest site, from vendors to commuters

As A Genetic Revolution Collapses, Vidarbha’s Cotton Farmers Dread Coming Season

Akola (Maharashtra): With the onset of a steady monsoon,...

Over 1 lakh rape cases reported between 2014-16 in India

Rijiju said in Rajya Sabha that 38,947 cases of...

Muslims must re-think the rigid frame-work for unequal gender roles in the family: Musawah

An important paper, Who provides? Who cares? Changing dynamics...

Malayalam writer withdraws book over death threats

Hareesh has won the 2018 Kerala Sahitya Akademy award...

Police repression surrounds dedication of People’s Inquest Report on Tuticorin Massacre

Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director of People’s Watch India, traveled...

Supreme Court says no “complete ban” on protests at Jantar Mantar 

Image Courtesy: Scroll.inThe Supreme Court, on Monday, July 24, 2018,...

Yet another man lynched in Alwar, Rajasthan

Just days after the landmark judgment of the Supreme...

Extortion not Cow Smuggling behind Akbar Khan’s murder: Alwar

Akbar Khan who was lynched by alleged “Gaurakshaks” in...

How the Church needs to change the way it addresses Sexual and Gender-based abuse

Christian churches belonging to different denominations are facing a...

Caste-igated: How Indians use casteist slurs to dehumanise each other

When Mahatma gave up expensive clothes in favour of...

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Jantar Mantar Offline: Six internet shutdowns in a week

Repeated internet cuts during student protests affect thousands beyond the protest site, from vendors to commuters

Law fraternity rallies behind student protesters, condemns Delhi police crackdown

Over 650 lawyers, SCBA, SCAORA and bar associations demand accountability as Delhi HC preserves evidence of July 20 action

26-Year Citizenship Battle Ends: Barpeta Tribunal rules Alam Khan is Indian

After decades of uncertainty, the Tribunal finds that credible evidence, not documentary imperfections, determines citizenship under the Foreigners Act

Three High Courts, One Message: Police power has constitutional limits

Recent High Court rulings reaffirm that violence, procedural shortcuts and administrative negligence are equally incompatible with the rule of law

‘Forum for Electoral Integrity’ petitions NHRC over mass voter disenfranchisement under SIR

The Forum for Electoral Integrity has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in the Election Commission’s SIR process, citing UN concerns, the coalition alleges the arbitrary, mass deletion of 52 million voters, disproportionately targeting Muslim and Bengali citizens through organised campaigns and opaque AI systems

A deleted tweet, an NSA order, and the shadow of past crackdowns

The clarification may address the immediate controversy, but years of preventive action against movements have deepened distrust

Debunking the ‘Quit India Was Useless’ Myth

In his viral video, Prakhar Shrivastava, a pro-Hindutva commentator on history, calls the Quit India Movement a “super-duper flop.”  Shrivastava’s claim is similar to the decades of the extremist Hindu organisations’ arguments downplaying 1942. Viceroy telegrams, Churchill’s private remarks, and Bose’s own broadcasts say otherwise.

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