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Government cancels FCRA licences of 7 NGOsThe decision has been taken after the Home Ministry conducted an inquiry into the functioning of the NGOs whose FCRA licences were renewed ...
Research scholar beaten to death by the ArmyLocals of Shaar Shali alleged that the Army from the nearby 50 RR camp raided the village around 10:30 pm and thrashed residents mercilessl...
Congress must shed defensive attitude on secularism: Activists and academiciansCongress faced criticism of pursuing 'reluctant and apologetic secularism' from activists who asked it to shed its 'defensive' approach tow...
Ballabhgarh clash: Protest in Delhi seeking arrest of culpritsMembers of civil society and some minority and human rights organisations today staged a protest demanding "immediate" arrest of those behi...
Group asks Janta Dal MP to raise CoBRA 'raid' issue in ParliamentThe group alleged that on July 4, jawans of CoBRA force had resorted to violence and also attacked children and women of the region.
BJP workers manhandled me in Rae Bareli: Shabnam HashmiHashmi said they were on their way to Allahabad from Lucknow via Rae Bareli to take part in Janvadi Vichar Andolan Bharat campaign.
'Narendra Modi as PM will spread Gujarat's autocracy to rest of country'A group of activists today joined hands to campaign against BJP and Modi, saying if elected to power they will spread "Gujarat's autocracy"...
Supreme Court says 2006 change in law allowing all religions to adopt optional for Muslims onlyThe Supreme Court on Wednesday clarified that a 2006 change in the law to allow a person from any religion to adopt was only optional for M...
Women groups demand passage of Women's Reservation BillThe bill seeks to reserve 33 per cent of seats for women at all levels of legislature to ensure that their right to participate in politics...
Political parties join social activists to protest snoopgateRepresentatives from four political parties, including Congress, joined social activists in protesting the snoopgate allegedly involving Na...
Narendra Modi government 'favoured' private company in sale of Mundra land: NGOAn NGO here today claimed that the Gujrat administration favoured a private company in allotment of land in the port town of Mundra.
Activists' plea to PM, Sonia Gandhi: Communal Violence Bill "for all"A group of activists today petitioned PM Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi urging them to incorporate their demands into the ...
- Government mulling to provide relief to employees: Pallam Raju on KV fee hike
Government is mulling to provide some relief to its employees whose children study in Kendriya Vidyalayas considering the three-fold hike i...
- Activist Shabnam Hashmi, 5 others detained as Narendra Modi's 'Sadbhavana' fast begins
Shabnam Hashmi, the founder trustee of NGO Anhad and five other activists were detained by Gujarat police on Friday when they tried to ente...
- Modi begins his day-long 'Sadhbhavana' fast in Godhra
Narendra Modi today began his 23rd 'Sadhbhavana' fast here, nearly a month ahead of the tenth anniversary of the Godhra carnage.
- 'Godhra verdict must set a precedent'
The verdict in Godhra train burning case should set a precedent for justice for victims of riots that followed and left more than 1,200 peo...
- 'Ayodhya verdict constitutes dangerous precedent'
The Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute constitutes a "dangerous precedent" which can be used against vulnerable groups.