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How trial & high courts respond to activists’ arrests is a test of independent judiciary

A trial court was the first destination for the police and the accused the night five activists were arrested. The arrest of five human rights...

Professors, poet, lawyers: The 10 ‘Maoists’ arrested for Bhima-Koregaon violence

Clashes between Dalits and upper-caste Marathas this January had left one dead in Bhima-Koregaon, Maharashtra.

He’s making a list of ‘Urban Naxals’, but who is Vivek Agnihotri?

Agnihotri has lately gained attention for his ‘anti-Maoist’ ideology, and for propagating an idea that there is ‘institutionalised terrorism’ in Indian society.

NHRC issues notice to Maharashtra DGP, chief secretary over arrest of five activists

The human rights commission called for a factual report on the nationwide crackdown within four weeks.

10 activists arrested for Bhima-Koregaon violence. Nine names weren’t even in FIR

The only person named is Sudhir Dhawale, one of the organisers of Elgaar Parishad, the event said to be at the root of the January clashes.

Bhima-Koregaon arrests: Discrediting human rights defenders or real national security fears?

Protests have erupted across the country against the arrest of five activists and lawyers. The National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to...

Bhima-Koregaon arrests: Urgent hearing in SC for activists after midnight drama

Next hearing in Supreme Court on arrest of the five people — Varavara Rao, Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira, Gautam Navlakha and Vernon Gonsalves — is at 3.45pm.

First they came after JNU, now it’s human rights activists: Umar Khalid

As election nears, fictitious enemies are being propped up to divert attention from Modi government’s failures.

3 activists arrested for ‘Maoist links’ in Bhima-Koregaon violence case

Those targeted include Left-wing poet Varavara Rao in Hyderabad& Delhi-based civil liberties campaigner Gautam Navalakha.

Pune Police ‘finds letter’ which talks of assassinating PM Modi

The city police is investigating a letter, intercepted during the arrest of five persons with alleged Maoist links, suggesting an assassination plan.

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India’s think tanks double up as lobbyists, give no disclosures. Hurt policymaking

Many 'independent' reports, intended to shape policies, are sponsored by industry groups or entities with deep pockets and vested interests. This process must become transparent.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.