The present coal crisis, which has pushed the thermal power plants to the verge of closure in many states, is another addition to the list of devastating outcomes of the Modi government’s policies over the. . .

There has recently been a spate of vigilante actions and moral policing in Karnataka. According to a report in The Print, there have been 11 such cases in the past month in Karnataka, where inter-faith. . .

The current Chief Justice of India (CJI), N.V. Ramana, spoke in August this year about the state of human rights in the country and the role that the Supreme Court should play to defend justice. . .

(A version of this piece appeared in the Indian Express.) An event marking the 28th Foundation Day of India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) revealed much about the current state of human rights in India. . .

In October 2021 alone, eleven civilians (and counting) have been killed in the Kashmir Valley. These include five migrant workers from Bihar and UP; one each from Kashmiri Pandit, Jammu Hindu and the local Sikh. . .

Even as the whole country demands the resignation of Ajay Mishra, the key instigator and orchestrator of the Lakhimpur massacre of farmers who has recently been inducted in the Modi cabinet as one of Amit. . .

Caste manifests in social, economic, political and educational inequalities among various classes of the Indian society, yet there is no official caste populations available except of Dalits and Adivasis (SCs and STs in official parlance). . .

As the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls due in early 2022 draw closer, the determination and fighting unity of vast sections of UP’s people against Yogi Adityanath’s misrule is growing in intensity. The most inspiring manifestation. . .

(Based on the talk delivered at the webinar hosted by the West Bengal unit of All India Bank Employees’ Association - AIBEA on 15 September 2021) The All India Bank Employees’ Association was formed just. . .

We, the undersigned women, women's organisations, health networks, academics, health and legal rights activists, and concerned individuals, express our dismay, concern, and protest at the proposed Draft Uttar Pradesh (UP) Population Control, Stabilisation and Welfare Bill, 2021, which forms part of its Population Policy 2021-2030. The Draft Bill was made public on 11 July 2021.