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Ajay Gudavarthy
How Long Will it Take for the Congress Party to Revive Itself?
07 Apr 2021
From Centrism, the Congress has landed in No-ism: hardly showing mettle for leadership or narratives that could dent the BJP’s ascent to power.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Delhi Police Detain Students Protesting Violence Against Minor Girls in UP’s Unnao
19 Feb 2021
Sloganeering continued even behind closed doors inside the Mandir Marg police station.
Rosamma Thomas
In Gujarat, Rural Women Perform Turmeric Ritual to Remember Hathras Victim
31 Oct 2020
A Dalit rights activist explained the ritual was taken up as the victim’ mother had regretted that she could not offer a proper cremation to her daughter as the cops burnt the body.
Saurav Kumar
Bathani Tola Killings: Victims Allege ‘Subversion of Justice’ in 15 Years of Nitish Kumar
26 Oct 2020
“Maine Bihar ke logon ko narsanghar k daur se nikala hai” (I have rescued the people of Bihar from the era of massacre)—these were the words of Bihar’s incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kuma
Gayatri Suman, Shobharam Gilhare, Divya Jaiswal, Hemlata Pradhan, Rajendra Kumar Banjara, Tendon Kumar Sahu
Hathras Rape Case: Grappling with Ground Realities of the Implementation SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act
20 Oct 2020
As lakhs of people take to the streets to demand justice for Hathras victim, and the many other Dalit women who face unspeakable atrocities, discussions around caste and criminal justice are gaining…
Abdul Alim Jafri
Hathras: FIR Against Bhim Army Chief for Violating Section 144 while Upper-Castes Conduct Mahapanchayat
05 Oct 2020
‘This government belongs to the Thakur community and they will go to any extent to suppress the voices of Dalits or Muslims,’ a Dalit activist said.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Dalit Man Dies by Suicide after Alleged Police Torture and Extortion
03 Oct 2020
‘My brother Diwakar was taken into custody without any reason by the UP police at around 1:45 am on Tuesday and given electric shocks throughout the night for a crime he did not commit,’ a family…
Prudhviraj Rupavath
NCRB Data Says Atrocities Against SCs, STs Increased by 7.3% and 26.5% in 2019
30 Sep 2020
Uttar Pradesh has the most number of cases of crime against Dalits while Madhya Pradesh had the highest number of cases of crimes against Adivasis last year.
Rosamma Thomas
HP: Don’t Take Away Fertile Land for Airport, Villagers Write to PM Modi
16 Sep 2020
Aside from the area being prone to floods, villagers will end up losing their source of livelihood in a state where only 15% of the land is arable.
Newsclick Report
Lives of Marginalised Communities Worsened Under NDA in 2019: Governance Report
12 Sep 2020
Since the general elections of 2019, it has been a tumultuous year with the introduction of the CAA and then the lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, the report said.