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South Asia must stay away from war: High risks and costs for all

South Asia may have only 3 per cent of the world’s area but with a population of slightly over 2 billion people, it has nearly 25% of the world’s...

Three sisters stripped and beaten at outpost in Assam, 2 cops suspended

One of the women, who happen to belong to...

Mob Attack on Family at Aligarh Railway Station, Six injured

Several Aligarh Muslim University students gathered at the station,...

Kolkata Police responds to left wing protesters with tear gas, water canons and lathi-charge

Twelve Left youth and students' wings have taken on...

Murder charge dropped from mob lynching victim Tabrez Ansari’s charge-sheet

Lawyer files protest petition to add sectionCharges of ...

Bihar Mob Beats 4 Over Child-Lifting Suspicions, Intensifies Attack After Learning Muslim Identity

Gaya, Bihar: Five Muslims, including an eight-year-old boy, were...

New POCSO Act retains clause “sexual assault on child in course of communal and sectarian violence”

Hate crimes against marginalised communities have seen a steady...

Remembering another era of lynchings and listening to “Strange Fruit”

Billie Holiday's 1959 performance of "Strange Fruit." was recorded...

No one killed Pehlu Khan?

In a shocking turn of events in the Pehlu...

Whose Kashmir is it anyway?

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