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Rohingya refugees look for their belongings in New Delhi on April 16, 2018, following a fire that broke out at their camp early April 15 that left around 200 people homeless.
No casualties were reported after the fire ripped through the camp early in the morning April 15. The refugees living in New Delhi have fled persecution in Myanmar, with their numbers increasing following a brutal crackdown starting in September 2017 that saw hundreds of thousands pouring into neighbouring Bangladesh. / AFP PHOTO / MONEY SHARMA

Going through fire

The regularity with which fires break out in Rohingya settlement camps in India raises questions and makes life more stressful for an already beleague

NEW DELHI, 29/04/2018: In The Red - The iconic 17th century monument Red Fort is to be maintained by a corporate house after an agreement with the Tourism Ministry under its ‘Adopt a Heritage' The Dalmia Bharat Group would build basic infrastructure around it and has committed a sum of Rs. 25 crore for the purpose over a period spanning five years. The decision is opposed by the Congress, the CPI(M) and the Trinamool Congress, which slammed the government for virtually handing over the symbol of India’s Independence to a corporate.
Photo: V.V. Krishnan

Heritage on auction

The Red Fort in Delhi recently became the site of a different battle when it was “adopted” as part of a government scheme to privatise the maintenance

LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH,14/04/2018:SENGAR UNNAO RAPE ACCUSED-CBI COURT :: Unnao rape case accused BJP MLA, Kuldeep Singh Sengar is being produced at CBI Court in Lucknow on Saturday. He is allegedly involved in rape of a 17-year-old girl and custodial death of her father in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh. Crime branch arrested Atul Singh Sengar, his brother , for allegedly beating the father. He has been sent to 7 days CBI custody for interrogation. . Photo: Rajeev Bhatt

Hall of shame

The way the Yogi Adityanath government has dealt with the Unnao rape case has caused a setback for itself and the BJP, which came to power in Uttar Pr

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New Delhi: 06/03/2016: JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar speaking during a lecture on Nationalism as the Historian Romila Thapar and Harbans Mukhia (sitting) are looks on, at JNU Campus , in New Delhi on Sunday . Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma

Towards a regime of unfreedom

New government measures seek to curb freethinking and expression of dissent in universities, and some of them are apparently aimed at keeping marginal

New Delhi: **FILE** File photo of Mecca Masjid blast accused Swami Aseemanand who was acquitted by a special NIA court in Hyderabad on Monday. PTI Photo (PTI4_16_2018_000050B)

Anxious and angry

There is a sense of injustice among Muslims over the acquittal of all the accused in the Mecca Masjid blast case.

Mosul’s echo in Punjab

The families of the men kidnapped in Mosul are sore at the government’s handling of the tragedy and the way they had been fed false hopes for close to

Nagpur, 02/04/2018: The Bharat Bandh call given by several dalit organisation against the dilution in part of Attrocities act, evoked mixed response in parts of Nagpur. Few organisation hold rail roko,while one public transport bus attempted to torched after stone pelting. Photo: S Sudarshan.

Dalit ire

The Supreme Court order placing restrictions on the arrest and filing of cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrociti

New Delhi: Traders shout slogans as they take part in a 'Katora' protest against the ongoing sealing in the city, in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI Photo(PTI2_25_2018_000071B)

Livelihoods under seal

Delhi’s trading community, distressed by the municipal corporation’s sealing drive, is up in arms against both State and Central governments.

Chennai;Tamil Nadu;22/07/2017 Arrengments Done in anna University for Engineering Genderl Counselling going to Start on Sunday Photo;G_Sribharath

Inclusive universities

A research project on higher education aims to push across the point that universities need to fulfil their objective of providing equal learning oppo

Abdul Hameed Chowk in Baddunagar

Seeds of hatred

Mobs go on a rampage in the Uttar Pradesh town of Kasganj, where the minority community is targeted by right-wing elements using the familiar ploy of

LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH 23/04/2015:Christian community under the banner of Uttar Pradesh Masihi Association, protesting during a massive dharna against the recent attacks on churches across the country,in Lucknow on April 22, 2015.. photo Rajeev Bhatt LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH 23/04/2015:Christian community under the banner of Uttar Pradesh Masihi Association, protesting during a massive dharna against the recent attacks on churches across the country,in Lucknow on April 22, 2015.. photo Rajeev Bhatt -

Climate of fear

The Christian community has been at the receiving end of rising persecution at the hands of Hindu right-wing elements aiming to polarise society along

New Delhi : HRD Minister Smriti Irani addressing a press conference at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo by Subhav Shukla (PTI9_8_2015_000131A)

Devious designs

After applying pressure on TV channels and news organisations to show it in a favourable light, the BJP government is now targeting PTI, the nation’s