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Rabindra Nath Sinha
Bengal Elections: Why TMC, BJP Are Pulling Out All Stops to Win Over Rajbanshis
26 Feb 2021
The influential community directly matters in 27 of North Bengal’s 54 Assembly segments. Indirectly, they are a factor in another dozen-plus constituencies.
Rabindra Nath Sinha
WB Polls: Parties Vie for Matua Votes with Doles, Citizenship Issue Looms
20 Feb 2021
That the Matua community constitutes a large chunk of the state’s Scheduled Caste population is borne out by the fact that its members account for 17.4% of the state’s seven crore-plus electorate.
Abdul Alim Jafri, Sumedha Pal
Jamia Nagar: ‘Questioning Drive’ by Special Cell Leaves Neighbourhood Anxious
17 Feb 2021
For many residents, the drives are not new as the residential complexes and the area surrounding Jamia Nagar have become a centre of stigma and exclusion since the Batla House encounter in 2008.
Jasvinder Sidhu
Julio Ribeiro: People of Punjab Wouldn’t Want Khalistan Problem Again
10 Feb 2021
Barricading farmers reveals government is nervous and lacks a clear strategy to deal with their protest, says the former DGP of Punjab.
Tarique Anwar
Farm Laws: Singhu Border Tense after ‘Goons’ Attack Protesting Farmers
29 Jan 2021
‘They tore one of the tents, attacked its occupants and vandalised farmers’ belongings, including a washing machine. They soon started pelting stones at the farmers...’
Damayantee Dhar
Gujarat: Fact-Finding Report Says Riots Have Shifted to Rural Areas
22 Jan 2021
‘Notably, after almost every incident of a communal clash in small towns and villages of Gujarat, boards saying “Welcome to Hindu Rashtra” emerge.’
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Disability Rights Organisations, Activists Write to Amit Shah, Ask that NCRB Maintains ‘Disaggregated Data’ on Violence Against Disabled Women
22 Jan 2021
They added that in an advisory issued on September 28, 2020 the National Human Rights Commission had recommended that the NCRB maintain data on PwDs too.
Suhit K Sen
MHA 2020 Review: Exemplar of Fabrication and Authoritarian Pride?
14 Jan 2021
Some questions that swirl around the semantics of riotous spontaneity, on Capitol Hill and in the Home Ministry in India.
Ajay Gudavarthy
Is Modi India’s Weakest Prime Minister?
30 Dec 2020
Indian PMs who do not attempt to improve the status of ordinary Indians do not get etched in popular memory either.
Rosamma Thomas
PM Cares Private, But Owned and Established by Govt: Says Centre
28 Dec 2020
Since its donors are private individuals or organisations, it would not fall under the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005, according to a reply by the Commissioner of Income Tax (…