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Cuttack plunged into chaos during Durga Puja, dozens injured as procession clashes spiral into violence

A historic city known for centuries of communal harmony faces a 36-hour curfew and internet shutdown after clashes during Durga idol immersion; authorities vow arrests as VHP rally escalates tensions, leaving 31 injured

As police wait at the gate, JNU students accused of sedition say they won’t refuse arrest

The university’s administration has barred the police from entering...

Soni Sori flown to Delhi, fears for her children’s safety

Adivasi leader and human rights defender Soni Sori who...

Statement of Solidarity with Students in JNU, India – by students in KU Leuven, Belgium

We, the undersigned, students in the social sciences and...

NHRC intervenes as BJP govt. hounds defenders of adivasis’ rights in Bastar

Image: thewire.in Shortly after we published the story below by...

Soni Sori Adivasi Leader Attacked

Soni Sori, the Adivasi leader and human rights defender...

Resisting Authoritarianism with a Life-affirming Agenda: A Psychoanalytic Perspective

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s watch, the BJP-backed ABVP’s...

Sedition frenzy: How the media painted atheist and communist Umar Khalid as an Islamist

A few news outlets have tried, without any substantiation,...

University of Minnesota Stands in Solidarity with Jawaharlal Nehru University

  We, the undersigned at the University of Minnesota, strongly...

Darkness on India’s Prime Time News: Ravish Kumar’s Scathing Critique

 In a scathing self critique of India's private prime...

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