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Another Free Thinker Killed in Bangladesh, While Religious Extremists Go Free
By Monica Islam: On 6th of February last year, a young interfaith leader said “Muslim extremists have shut down the country today”, pointing out the nationwide blockade, which was observed that day,...
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Update: SC Asks Constitutional Bench To Decide Whether Privacy Is A...
By Abhishek Jha: The Supreme Court yet again made it clear today that the [envoke_twitter_link]Aadhar card will not be a mandatory requirement[/envoke_twitter_link] for availing any social benefit...
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Monsoon Slugfest: The Sushma-Rahul Parliament Battle Where Only The Indian...
By Abhishek Jha: A day after Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan asked the Lok Sabha TV to "show all of them on TV", the Congress continued its sloganeering in the parliament even as Sushma Swaraj...
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Communal Politics Caught: BJP Workers Try To Cheat Muslims Out Of Their Voter...
By Abhishek Jha: Reports from Bengaluru say that five BJP workers were found trying to steal voter ID cards in Siddapura area (ward 144) of the city. "Five women came into my house around 5pm and told...
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“The Romance Of Eternal Hope”: What I Think Of Modi’s Independence Day Speech
By Somrita Urni Ganguly: There are two things that make a good orator: content and delivery. When one can strike a balance between the two, one is remembered by posterity for his skills. Others often...
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Is Bernie Sanders The “Most Promising Platform” For Racial Reform In USA?
By Nisha Umesh: It has been a little over a year since the extra-judicial killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown’s murder was the spark that unfortunately necessitated chants of "Black...
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Proud No More: All That’s Wrong With The Govt.’s Blatant Disregard For...
By Misha Dwivedi: Reports about India’s ex-servicemen being pushed around like common criminals and disrespected in public have drawn large-scale opprobrium and disbelief from all quarters in our...
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From IIT Madras To Greenpeace: Why Is The Govt. Forcefully Muzzling Dissent?
By Uzma Shamim: We love to proclaim that we are an independent nation symbolising absolutely democratic ideals. Every Independence Day serves as a reminder to the fact that the Great Indian Democracy...
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In Pictures: Beyond The News, The Soldiers And Their Continued Protest At...
By Artika Raj: It’s the 66th day of their protests at Jantar Mantar, and the ex-servicemen are in no mood to relent. On stage sit a dozen or so war veterans with garlands around their neck and a...
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Has Your Aadhaar Card Given The Govt. The Key To Invade Your Privacy?
By Ankita Mukhopadhyay: Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, representing the Centre in the [envoke_twitter_link]Aadhaar card controversy[/envoke_twitter_link], told the Supreme Court in July that the...
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Why Signing Up For Aadhaar Was Probably Not Your Best Decision
By Shinjini Devbarman: The center recently dismissed the right to privacy, as not being a fundamental right, in its defense of the Aadhaar Card Scheme. In a petition hearing on 23rd July, Attorney...
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As Manipur Protests Entry Of ‘Outsiders’, Locals Suffer Without Basic Amenities
By Bikash K Bhattacharya: As fresh violence erupted between two groups over the issue of Inner Line Permit (ILP) on 18th August, in Chandel district of Manipur and protests mounted across the state,...
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After Sanjiv Bhatt’s Termination From Duty: A Modest Proposal For Mr. Modi
By Abhishek Jha: The run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections saw Modi's public image metamorphose from that of a tainted chief minister accused of deliberate inaction during riots to the man who could...
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A Lifetime Of Service, 70 Days Of Protests, And Still No Hope For OROP
By Anugraha Hadke: As the One Rank One Pension agitation crosses 70 days, more than 45 Ex-servicemen continue a relay hunger strike at Jantar Mantar. Col Pushpender Singh and Havaldar Major Singh...
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Gang Rape Is ‘Impractical’ And Worse: Sexist Things Indian Politicians Say
By Misha Dwivedi: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has done it again and with equal aplomb as in the past. Caught again with his foot in his filthy mouth, he has been summoned by a local...
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Another Vyapam? Why I Think U.P Will Soon Have Only One Community Left
By Saumya Kumar: We have heard so much about the Vyapam scam that I don’t think it is important to waste space on this institutionalized system of corruption any more. Instead let me bring you to a...
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There Is One Test For Patels’ Claim: The Caste Census
By Abhishek Jha: There is a curious photo that is doing the rounds in news columns since the Patidar agitation started in Gujarat. Three people hold three different placards that betray the true...
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The Worrisome Questions The Religious Census Data Raises
By P.V. Durga: As children, most of us have been told the story about the elephant and the blind men. They touch different parts of the elephant to try and understand what it looks like. Since each...
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Is The Labour Party In UK Heading Towards Doomsday?
By Ipsita Barik: The history of Labour Party in UK can be traced back to the 1800s. Its foundation is embedded in the backdrop of escalating factory labour in the cities and their subsequent...
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Suicide Or Religious Freedom? The Jain Practice That Has The Judiciary...
By Ankita Ghosh: It’s been a particularly difficult week for Gulab Chand Kataria, Home Minister, Government of Rajasthan after the Rajasthan High Court ruled for criminalizing of the Jain practice of...
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