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Army personnel recovering arms and ammunition during a joint operation with the Manipur Police, the CRPF, and the BSF, in Churachandpur on September 12.

Manipur: Caught in a lethal crossfire of historical animosities and modern weaponry

The unchecked spread of arms has emboldened various ethnic groups and insurgent factions, intensifying violence and undermining attempts at peace.

Greeshma Kuthar

Jerry Pinto: “What led you to the bhakti poem is its mutability, its subtlety, its multivalence.”

Bhakti is a matter of fire and blood: Jerry Pinto

Translator of Marathi saint-poets’ abhangs talks about the passion and peril of devotional poetry, and why it demands new interpretations across time.

Reproductive Rights

India’s move to restrict morning-after pills could backfire on women’s health and autonomy

WHO says these pills should be easy to get, but India may soon require a doctor’s note—risking more unwanted pregnancies and dangerous abortions.

Shaibya Saldanha ,Sylvia Karpagam

Can you have peace minus the people?: Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami

People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration spokesperson and MLA from Kulgam says the Centre has done everything to devalue the democratic process.

Samsung workers in Tamil Nadu are locked in a fierce struggle for union recognition, facing arrests and tent demolitions while the government claims a resolution with a separate committee.

Samsung strike: Workers arrested as battle for union recognition continues

Tamil Nadu government swiftly dismantled protest site, arrested workers after they rejected a pact reached between Samsung and a “workmen committee”.

Siddarth Muralidharan

SAMSUNG WORKERS STRIKE

Our main demand is recognition of the union; if that happens, we will call off strike: A. Soundararajan

The Tamil Nadu CITU general secretary says this strike is about workers’ constitutional right to form associations under Article 19(1).

Siddarth Muralidharan

SAMSUNG WORKERS STRIKE

No difference between what is said by Samsung and Tamil Nadu government: E. Muthukumar

The SIWU president states that the strike focusses on the right to unionise and says victory for trade union rights is a victory for everyone.

Siddarth Muralidharan

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The community, which has called Delhi home for three generations, awaits a crucial court decision on October 23.

Delhi’s Madrasi Camp and its 2,000 Tamil migrants face demolition threat

Home to working class Tamils for over 60 years, this colony in Jangpura, Delhi’s migrant haven, gets caught in the BJP-AAP crossfire.

Vitasta Kaul,Vedaant Lakhera

Awami Ittehad Party chief and MP from Baramulla, Sheikh Abdul “Engineer” Rashid says the BJP and its proxies silence and suppress legitimate voices.

If I am a BJP man, then why did BJP put me in jail?: Engineer Rashid

Awami Ittehad Party chief and MP from Baramulla, Sheikh Abdul “Engineer” Rashid says the BJP and its proxies silence and suppress legitimate voices.

Irfan Amin Malik

In Koilwar town in Bihar, Hindus and Muslims have managed to live in harmony for nearly eight decades due to a truce established during Partition.

An oral pact from Partition era preserves harmony in this small Bihar town

Agreement made 75 years ago guarantees Muslims safety in exchange for refraining from cow slaughter, creating a model of peaceful coexistence.

Gandhi used Tolstoy’s letter to understand the political predicament of his time.

A letter to Tolstoy and Gandhi

How the Russian writer’s critique of colonialism influenced Gandhi’s philosophy and foresaw the pitfalls of pseudo-religion and scientific rationality

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee

Wounded Sudanese refugees, who fled conflict from West Darfur, receive medical support from MSF and health ministry staff at a hospital in Adre, Chad June 16, 2023 in this handout image.

Antimicrobial resistance is a huge threat—new deal offers hope

The decision by world leaders to boost efforts to fight AMR is a big step forward in the battle against this major health threat.

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