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MoEFCC subverting the Forest Rights Act, 2006: 150 Citizens groups

Over 150 countrywide organisations have in a communication to Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined how the Forest Rights Act, 2006 is being consistently undermined, threatening not just Adivasis but forests and the environment

Assam Tribunal Interim Jury Report: NRC has spawned a humanitarian crisis

A two day tribunal was held in New Delhi...

Feeding Mothers, Fighting Malnutrition: The East Godavari Experience

Rajahmundry (East Godavari district), Andhra Pradesh: The most significant...

Shah Faesal detained under the PSA

Shah Faesal, the Kashmiri IAS topper who quit the...

Girish Karnad: An Artists Soul with a Democratic and Constitutional Conscience

Girish Karnad acted in several plays and movies that...

NRC Assam: UN demands GOI response on Human Rights crisis

Reminds India of obligations under international Human Rights conventions.In...

BJP’s numbers to nosedive, Mahagathbandhan here to stay: Punya Prasoon Bajpai

Amidst the exit poll frenzy where most newsrooms fell...

BMC announces 100 crore monthly aid for BEST buses on conditions of Wet-leasing,

Citizens’ groups await further detailsThe BMC, on Thursday, has...

‘Humanitarian’ Concerns Increase Wars, Benefit Only Arms-Producers

Unlike a regular corporation, the corporations that manufacture and...

It’s anybody’s game in Haryana as Jats oppose Modi-Khattar rule

A total of 1.8 crore voters will be voting...

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After years of delay, justice at last for Sukumar Baishya as Foreigners’ Tribunal declares him an Indian citizen

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Former Judges condemn Amit Shah’s remarks misconstruing Supreme Court’s Salwa Judum Judgment

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