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Delhi: Between Protection & Prayer: Stories of revered sites now under the protection of ASI

In Delhi, some monuments are not just remnants of the past. They continue to function as places of prayer, remain part of neighbourhood life, and exist within an ongoing struggle over who owns them, who maintains them, and who decides how they may be used. The authors examine the layered complexities involved

HRDA condemns attack on Kanker journalists, calls it breach of Constitutional rights

Days after a group of journalists were physically assaulted outside Kotwali police station, the Human Rights organisations released a statement condemning the failings of the police in the incident.

No one conspired to demolish Babri Masjid?

All accused acquitted by Lucknow court in case surrounding criminal conspiracy to demolish the 16th century mosque

2 youths arrested for sharing “objectionable” photos of PM Modi and Shah

Two youths were arrested on Monday on charges under the IT Act for sharing photos that included Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah.

Will advertisers consider punishing TV channels for unethical TRP strategies?

In light of recent insensitive coverage of issues of TV news channels, some of the top brands of India have raised concern about the impact of such toxic content on their brand.

Babri Masjid demolition case: The long road to justice

Tracing the course of the criminal case that is distinct from the civil suit in the Ayodhya dispute

If police are our friends, why are they beating us: University students

Students from AMU, JNU and JMI respond to the sweeping statements made by university administration officials during a webinar on university discipline.

I am not scared, this attack on me will resonate in society: Kamal Shukla

With a bandaged head injury, in pain when talking, the Bastar-based senior journalist says goons want to kill him for exposing sand mafia

What Bhagat Singh would have fought (for) in 2020 India

Romila Thapar on Bhagat Singh’s 112th Birth Anniversary, September 28, 2019. We are re- publishing this today, on the 113th Birth Anniversary

We are with Sudarshan News: Absurd slogans of NRIs in NY

Video of an NRI group supporting Sudarshan News surfaces.The channel’s deeply communal show ‘Bindas Bol’ appears to have attracted sympathisers.

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Release Kashmiri HRD Khurram Pervez immediately & unconditionally: International HR Fora

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The Court spoke, the police paraded anyway

The Rajasthan High Court's landmark judgment on public shaming was ignored within the month it was delivered; what have other High Courts said on this depreciable practice?

Thirty years on, justice remains elusive for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana

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