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The houses that were demolished on October 1 at Shankar Nagar along the Musi in Hyderabad. Its residents were relocated to two-bedroom slum resettlement buildings in Pilligudiselu, 2 km away.

When did Musi beautification become about erasing the poor?

Telangana’s ambitious Rs.1.5 lakh crore riverfront project starts with evictions and demolitions in old Hyderabad; detailed plans remain under wraps.

The houses that were demolished on October 1 at Shankar Nagar along the Musi in Hyderabad. Its residents were relocated to two-bedroom slum resettlement buildings in Pilligudiselu, 2 km away.

When did Musi beautification become about erasing the poor?

Telangana’s ambitious Rs.1.5 lakh crore riverfront project starts with evictions and demolitions in old Hyderabad; detailed plans remain under wraps.

Economic charges emerge as potent weapon to silence independent media: report

Global investigation reveals how governments use banking laws and tax charges to suppress independent journalism in countries including India.

Frontline News Desk

The decline of trade unions in Tamil Nadu

The winds of liberalisation have shaken the foundations of labour welfare across the country, and Tamil Nadu is no exception.

Ilangovan Rajasekaran

At the Samsung workers’ protest in Sriperumbudur near Chennai on September 24.

Tamil Nadu’s labour movement finds new voice in Samsung strike victory

The police action against the protesting workers and the government’s tardy response raised questions about the DMK’s stand on workers’ rights.

Ilangovan Rajasekaran

Global Hunger Index

India’s 2024 GHI rank: Marginal improvement masks deep-rooted nutrition crisis

Child wasting, stunting, and undernutrition still remain formidable challenges, compounded by the lack of critical data.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

Waste Management Crisis

A sacred forest dies in Gurugram as Bandhwari landfill’s toxic waste breaches Aravalli sanctuary

Despite Swachh Bharat Mission’s giant promises, 1,600 tonnes of unsegregated waste continues to poison groundwater in villages near Mangarbani forest.

Shubhangi Derhgawen,Deepanshu Mohan

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District Magistrate Monika Rani and Superintendent of Police Brinda Shukla conducted a route march to maintain peace in the violence-hit area of Maharajganj, Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, October 17, 2024.

Was the Bahraich communal flare-up motivated?

BJP MLA’s FIR against party youth wing leaders, demolition notices for Muslim properties, and leaked videos of “sponsored violence” deepen suspicions.

Ashutosh Sharma

The hungry river

The people of the Samserganj region in Murshidabad face a bleak future as the river Ganga continues to ruin their homes and hopes.

Frontline News Desk

The tuition centre has produced 100 per cent results in the nine years of its existence.

Vyasai Thozhargal’s free school in North Chennai shows how grassroots education movements can empower communities

Blending academics with social justice training, it aims to create young leaders who can question discrimination and access constitutional rights.

Siddarth Muralidharan

National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah takes charge as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, in Srinagar on October 16.

Jammu and Kashmir: Omar Abdullah wears a crown of thorns

He must balance demands for restoring statehood and the region’s special status under Article 370 with the need for reconciliation and development.

Protesters at the “Droher Carnival” in Esplanade, Kolkata, on October 15, 2024.

West Bengal doctors end hunger strike while keeping fight alive for systemic change

The 17-day hunger strike proved that sustained civil resistance can penetrate even the most fortified corridors of bureaucratic indifference.

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

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