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Beaten to Death Outside His Own Home: What Delhi owes Chongtham Vikram Singh

The 55-year-old Manipuri musician died after a group allegedly attacked him in southeast Delhi; seven men and a juvenile have been apprehended

Our Gauri: A Tribute to Gauri Lankesh

First Published on: 27 Jan 2018Fearless journalist Gauri Lankesh was...

Grave violation of human rights: NHRC on Assam-Meghalaya border clashes

Notice issued to Centre, and state governments of Assam and Meghalaya in connection with July 2021 violence

MP: Century Mill workers condemn police brutality on VRS protesters

For the last two days, Century Mill workers have been demanding re-employment; four women workers were injured allegedly due to police action, and one is still in the ICU

18 months on, no arrests in JNU violence case

The Centre informed the Lok Sabha that three cases have been registered at the Vasant Kunj (North) Police Station, but no arrests have been made yet

Turmoil in the North East: 5 killed as conflict re-erupts on Assam-Mizoram border

The age-old border dispute had been put on the back-burner due to Covid-19, but now requires urgent resolution

“Help! I’m being threatened because I’m a Christian”

A distress helpline for Christians under attack, has recorded around 154 incidents of violence in just six months, over 1,000 calls were made from across India

Press Freedom in India – 2021: A half-yearly report

Increasing instances of violent attacks on the Indian mediapersons do not bode well, either for the rule of law or democratic dissent

Patna High Court acquits 13 previously convicted in the Senari massacre

The court found that the police did not provide convincing evidence against the accused who were charged with either a death sentence or a life imprisonment

Delhi violence: HC denies bail to murder accused part of ‘Kattar Hindu Ekta’ Whatsapp group

The Whatsapp group was created on February 25, 2020 and the petitioner was one of the members who was allegedly involved in killing 9 persons of the other community

Silger firing: Collector orders probe, requests protesters to return home

In the firing that took place on May 17, the police claimed that 3 “maoists” were killed, while villagers deny the same

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