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Politics of Humiliation: Mahua Moitra, mob intimidation and the Calcutta High Court’s warning

The alleged attack on Mahua Moitra came just a day after the Calcutta High Court warned against the growing culture of mob justice, public humiliation and egg pelting in West Bengal

UP Land Rights Activist, Nandu Gond Untraceable

Sukhwariya Gond, Nandu Gond's wife, Lilasi VillageFor close to...

War Is The Loss of Humanity

I’m living with war in my heart/ I’m living...

Kashmir: India and Pakistan’s escalating conflict will benefit Narendra Modi ahead of elections

Tensions in the Kashmir region were already building after...

Assam locals lynch two youths for killing village headman

Bipul Das and Ranjit Das, both from Kochpara in...

Pune lathicharge on protesters reflects widespread apathy to problems of the disabled

Many excesses of the police and military forces go...

Two Muslims thrashed again by RSS mob in Jammu, police promise action

Samba:- Even though the Indian government is trying to...

Bombing Lahore will kill lakhs in Amritsar, too

First Published on: June, 1998 JUNE 1998: India under the...

War on in Al-Aqsa: What Price Netanyahu’s Victory

On February 18, members of extremist Jewish groups raided the Al-Aqsa...

Pulwama Aftermath: The Politics of Hashtags

On 14th February 2019, when the rest of the...

‘India Must Call for ‘Hold Fire’, Stop TV Channel Hysteria Immediately’

Former Chief of Indian Navy, Admiral Ramdas, Writes to...

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