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Urdu is not the monopoly of mullahs, nor even the Muslim community 

Our self-styled “left liberal” intelligentsia, otherwise loud in denouncing Hindu majoritarianism, suddenly turned mute when confronted with Muslim right-wing pressure

Mobilise at the Grassroots, Counter Hindu Rashtra: Jignesh Mevani

Mass Movements only Counter to Hindu Rashtra.While addressing a...

Three Years of Modi: An Assault on Higher Education

The tenure of Modi government so far has been...

Divorce rising in Dhaka as women seek way out of troubled marriages

Experts believe that the rise of divorce in Dhaka...

Judgement of the Allahabad Bench of the High Court on Slaughter Houses

Judgement of the Allahabad Bench of the High Court...

No Dogs, No Indians

In a world mediated by sound-bites, perhaps the theatre...

Modi Govt Demolishes Hall of Nations, a Priceless Part of Delhi’s Heritage

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How I faced misogyny in Hinduism—and found peace with my faith

Religion can be a crutch for patriarchy—and a tool...

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Cabinet move under the 1950 Act empowers District Commissioners to expel alleged foreigners in 10 days, raising constitutional concerns over due process and separation of powers

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Labour rights, health of workers hit in the name of “reform”: PUCL Maharashtra

A detailed statement by the Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has, with reasoned arguments, critiqued the recent decision of the MahaYuti government in Maharashtra to curtail labour rights in the name of “reform”; Maharashtra government’s decision is in line with other states like Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura (two of these are Congress ruled states) which have also enacted similar legislations.

Protests across Maharashtra denounce the Public Security Act as unconstitutional and anti-democratic

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Reaffirming Open Justice: The Supreme Court on speech and contempt

In the case of Wikimedia v. ANI Media Private Limited & Ors. the apex court reaffirmed free speech and restrained a Delhi High Court order that was held, on examination to be disproportionate