Star-gazers. Agitators. Poetry lovers. Natasha Narwal & Devangana Kalita from students collective PinjraTod were arrested after the Delhi riots and now face charges under 33 sections of the law, including sedition, murder and terrorism. Given bail but jailed again, they have been in prison witho…
Well number 5 at Baghjan has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the last 66 days since May 27 and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL's firefighters at the site.
The oil spill due to the blowout in OIL's gas well at Baghjan in Assam's Tinsukia district destroyed about 60-70 hectares of biodiversity-rich land, which is one of the important refuges for several endangered and range-restricted species. This was stated in a report by Dehradun-based Wildlife I…
41 coal auctions were cleared by New Delhi during the pandemic, most in forest & tribal areas. Chief Minister Hemant Soren of Jharkhand, a majority tribal state, talks to us about mining, migrant workers and hunger in his villages. CHITRANGADA CHOUDHURY New Delhi: Hemant Soren, the 44-year-old le…
A state government uses India’s 150-year-old sedition law and a law to address natural disasters to curb even the mildest of online criticism about its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak. How social-media posts are leading to time in jail, with 13 cases filed just in April MAKEPEACE SITLHOU Imphal…
Panchayat orders in Punjab, broadcast from loudspeakers of gurudwaras during the recent paddy-sowing season, warned upper-caste Jat Sikh landowners of fines, social boycotts if they paid more than a fixed rate to and gave food to mostly Dalit landless agricultural labour. ARJUN SHARMA/101 REPORTE…
News reports have it that the stipulated six-month period to finalise rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act is over. The amendment saw widespread protests across the country.
As his phone calls to family from prison grow more delirious and disjointed, Varavara Rao’s family demands immediate medical attention for the 79-year-old, incarcerated for 22 months without trial PRIYA RAMANI Bengaluru: “We make only one demand. Don't kill him in jail.” A day after a worrying ph…
India cannot repetitively search and sieve entire population to identify asymptomatic persons through Covid testing. So, practice social distancing and personal hygiene.
Four recent cases involving the media – Vinod Dua and Arnab Goswami, Amish Devgan and 'OpIndia' – bring out the apex court's inconsistent orders on staying FIRs.
4 Dec 2016 - 9:16pm | Shajid Khan The post demonitazation woes continue to surround every business segments of the society. The exhibitors of the ongoing national trade fair at the Bordoloi Bhawan premises of Tangla registered their...
3 Aug 2017 - 8:16am | AT Kokrajhar Bureau Amidth huge thronging from all walks of life funeral of Lafikul Islam Ahmed, president of the All BTC Minority Student's Union(ABMSU) was performer at Salakati in Kokrajhar district on Wednesday....
19 Dec 2016 - 11:26pm | AT News Once again Manipur is burning where Naga protestors torched many vehicles on the streets in protest against the move to create seven New districts in the restive north eastern state. Tribal...