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'Under an Invisible Lock': In Post-Pahalgam Kashmir, Locals Live and Survive Silently

Listen to this article: Pahalgam/Shopian: Every day at the crack of dawn, Ishfaq Nazeer’s ears, conditioned to awaken to the azaan that echoes from...

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‘We Are Always Guilty Because We Are Muslims’: Gujarat’s Cow Laws Are Pushing a Community into Poverty

Listen to this article: Amreli/Banaskantha (Gujarat): “Their home is locked. They left the village after what happened in November last year. They...

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Special | MEITY Flags Human Rights Activism in J&K as ‘Anti-India’ Content in Communication With X

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Communication from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MEITY) Computer Emergency Response...

02.04.2026 20

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‘Blindfolded’, 'Abducted': Student Activists Allege Torture, Sexual Harassment by Delhi Police

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A week ago, life changed dramatically for 10 student activists who were suddenly picked up and detained by the...

21.03.2026 20

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Gujarat: Should House Demolitions Lead to SIR Deletions? Civil Society Activists Say ‘They Are’

Listen to this article: New Delhi: On January 26, Mir Hajibhai Kasambhai Rathod, a folk musician from Gujarat received the Padma Shri award,...

01.03.2026 20

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Hindutva Chants Led to Escalation in 2022 Leicester Violence: Report

Listen to this article: On August 28, 2022, Leicester in the United Kingdom witnessed violent street clashes between sections of the Hindu and Muslim...

23.02.2026 40

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A Decade After JNU Sedition Case, Silenced Dissent Is the Norm on Indian Campuses

New Delhi: Bright banners plastered across brick walls announce a literature festival along the roads leading to the various colleges in Delhi...

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J&K Police Call Another Leading National Daily Journalist in Srinagar to Police Station

22.01.2026 30

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Kashmiri Journalists Working for National Dailies ‘Summoned’ by J&K Police, One Asked to Sign Bond Over ‘Mistake’

21.01.2026 30

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After the Bulldozers: Ahmedabad’s Displaced Muslims Left to Fend for Themselves

14.01.2026 30

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Between Junta and Democracy: India’s Uneasy Position on the Myanmar Elections

19.12.2025 20

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At India Gate, How A Protest Against Delhi's Pollution Was Met With Police Action and FIRs

25.11.2025 10

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‘They Don't Want Dialogue, They Just Want Silence’: Ladakh’s Post-Protest Reality

24.11.2025 10

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'Naxalism Has Moved From Forests to Universities': Why DU V-C Yogesh Singh’s Speech Is Drawing Fire

09.10.2025 10

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Erasing Homes, Jobs and Places of Worship: The RSS-BJP Agenda to Marginalise Mathura’s Muslims

05.10.2025 20

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Non-Locals Asked for Aadhaar Cards, Denied Entry at Mathura’s Shahi Eidgah Mosque

02.10.2025 20

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‘No Muslims’: In Gujarat, Hindutva Outfits Are Using Schoolyard Fights for Communalism

30.08.2025 20

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Paper Leaks, Ignored RTIs, 'Ambiguity': Why Aspirants Are Questioning the UPSC

17.07.2025 40

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After Latest Crash, Spotlight on Air India’s History of Ignoring Whistleblowers

25.06.2025 30

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Their Shrines Demolished, Muslims in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath Have Nowhere to Look for Hope

01.06.2025 30

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What Do the Ghosts of Pahalgam, Pulwama Mean for the Common Kashmiri?

02.05.2025 20

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Special: Gujarat’s Dalits Juggle New Patterns of Hate, Violence and Police Apathy

15.04.2025 20

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After Stampede, Cops Roam New Delhi Railway Station, Trains to Kumbh Popular as Ever

17.02.2025 30

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Why Muslims Fear Communal Backlash as JPC Clears Waqf Amendments

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