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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

After ABVP protests, Historian Ramachandra Guha to not teach at Ahmedabad Uni

On Thursday, Guha tweeted he will not be joining...

Opinion: Why is the world silent on the 1984 Sikh massacre?

The torture faced by Sikhs in 1984 finds no...

Insaaf (Justice) – A short story

Rehabilitated Survivors, Litho    Image Credit: Sushant Guha"Is anyone there?""Is...

Five Shot Dead at Tinsukia, Assam: Hate Speech Precedes Targeted Killings

Five persons, reportedly belonging to the Dalit Bengali Hindu...

DD Cameraman killed in poll-bound Chattisgarh, another beaten to death in Jharkhand

A Doordarshan cameraman and two policemen were killed in...

Azeem’s Death Result of Scuffle between Groups of Boys: Police 

Elaborating on the tragic death of 8-year old madrassa...

Tamil Nadu: 13-year-old girl beheaded for refusing sexual advances

26-year-old Dinesh barged into her house and attacked her...

The Prosperity of Trigger

With the trigger prospering unabatedly without any let off,...

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