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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...

Saudi Arabia to lift ban on women driving from June 2018

Saudi Arabia will never be the same again, says...

No corner of BHU campus is safe for us: female students

For the female students of BHU, public molestation has...

Why are we silent on the grave threat to Kancha Ilaiah?

The professor must be provided all the security that...

The struggle at BHU is a battle against feudal misogyny, Brahminical hegemony

The incident at Banaras Hindu University (BHU) must not...

Bangladesh govt reluctant to grant refugee status to Rohingya

Senior officials say it will be more difficult to...

Delhi Protests in Solidarity with BHU Students: Demands Gender Sensitive Body

Women rights organizations, students and citizens in Delhi came...

Preventive detention lifted, Teesta Setalvad now in Jaunpur for a youth training programme

9.00 p.m.: Teesta Setalvad being escorted by Varanasi police...

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