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Dr Sangram Patil detained by Mumbai Crime Branch, move sharply condemned

A British citizen, doctor and consultant with the NHS, it is reported that Dr Patil was detained (arrested) with his wife as he landed at the Mumbai airport this afternoon

How Hate for Muslims and Rohingyas Sells and Spreads on Social Media

Insidious attempts to demonise the minority community using incendiary...

How Gaza came to be trapped ‘from fence to fence’

Editor’s note: This essay by Jehad Abusalim is an edited excerpt...

Yes to refugee repatriation, but first things first

Ensuring the Rohingyas’ safety is of paramount importanceRohingya refugees...

Consolidating votes in the name of Ram Navmi?

 BJP Supporter in Kolkata: AP PhotoFestivals have never been...

BJP: Promise of Acche Din, Fake Encounters and Political Alternative

BJP had promises strong governance and better law and...

How harassed women had their #MeToo moments in the 18th century

We’ve long become accustomed to the notion that reading...

Open Letter by Yogendra Yadav to PM Modi: Inquire into the entire functioning of SSC (Staff Selection Commission)

 To Shri Narendra ModiThe Prime MinisterIndia Respected Sir It is with great...

Banks Must Be Publicly Owned. Here’s Why

“Capitalism appears to need a publicly owned banking system...

The Third National Convention of Dakshinayan Abhiyan

The third national convention of Dakshinayan Abhiyan was recently...

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Victory for Forest Rights: Allahabad HC recognises land claims of Tharu Tribes, strikes down decision of DLC

The Allahabad High Court recently struck down a 2021 decision of the District Level Committee (DLC), Lakhimpur upholding the land rights of the Tharu tribe while observing that the authorities cannot short-circuit the existing statutory rights of the forest dwellers by blindly relying on court orders issued before the enactment of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA, 2006). This law recognises the individual and community rights of Adivasis.

Amendment to Women’s Reservation Bill: BJP’s hyperbole on women

The past conduct and ideological moorings of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as that of its parent body, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) reflect not just extreme and exclusivist views on women’s participation but are arguably distinctly misogynistic

Police action in Odisha’s Rayagada district condemned, Adivasi rights paramount: CCG

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Bihar “Infiltrator” Hysteria: Samrat Choudhary’s claims of disenfranchising 22-lakh people corresponds to ECI’s “deceased voters” figure

Over the past weeks—even before replacing Nitish Kumar as Chief Minister of Bihar on April 15—Samrat Choudhary has, while campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party, claimed that 22-lakh people would be struck off Bihar’s electoral rolls, with their driving licences and other benefits cancelled. The irony, however, is this: the figure of 22-lakh—drawn from the recently conducted, controversial SIR exercise in the state—corresponds only to deceased voters