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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

Solidarity with JNU and Conversations on Kashmir: JKCCS

Guest Post by Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil SocietyJammu...

JNU Crackdown: Com. Shehla Against BJP Govt. assault on JNU and Democracy

Com. Shehla, JNUSU Vice President, addresses students and teachers...

Stop the Vigilantes: Petition in SC against Assaults in Court

Source: Indian Express, Abhishek Angad: assailants Yashpal Singh (L),...

The long march to justice: Pansare’s murder

Image: Megha PansareEmotions were high as were the resoluteness...

Silencing India’s Public Intellectuals: One Year after Govind Pansare was Shot

Image: PTIOn February 16, 2015, exactly a year ago,...

Bastar: the story not told

  Rape, beatings and looting in Bastar by the security...

Attack on JNUSU and Left Built on Lies

Courtesy: http://newsclick.in/india/attack-jnusu-and-left-built-liesIn an unprecedented move, today morning (February 12,...

The Criticality of the Right to Dissent

Text of the annual Rajendra Mathur Memorial Lecture organised...

Islam guarantees rights but where are the women theologians?

  Rights and freedom of women have always been a...

I​n unity lies the answer to the Hindu nationalist agenda

    What the remarkable success of the Grand Alliance in...

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