Society
RSF demands immediate release of Pakistani journal...
March 26, 2025
Days after the abduction of Pakistani journalist Ahmad Noorani’s two brothers from their home in Islamabad on March 19, Reporters Sans Frontier (RSF) a leading global press freedom and national civil society organisations has demanded their immediate release and condemned the i...
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70 pc waste pickers in Delhi faced severe income l...
March 24, 2025
For decades, waste pickers have been the invisible backbone of India’s waste management system, sifting through landfills, streets, and bins to collect recyclables, reducing the environmental burden of the country’s ever-growing waste problem. Delhi alone has an estimated 200...
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Concerns over Allahabad High Court ruling on attem...
March 24, 2025
In a recent decision, the Allahabad High Court ruled that certain actions, specifically, grabbing a minor girl’s breasts, breaking the string of her pyjama and attempting to drag her beneath a culvert do not amount to an attempt to rape. Instead, the court categorised these...
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World Water Day: Pollution aggravates water scarci...
March 22, 2025
India is home to a vast number of revered rivers, deeply embedded for centuries in the country’s cultural, spiritual, and socio-economic fabric. These rivers, such as the Ganga, Yamuna, Narmada and Godavari, are not only sacred to millions but also serve as a critical source of...
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Five years on, Delhi riots victims continue to awa...
March 20, 2025
Survivors of the 2020 Delhi riots continue to face an uphill battle for justice and compensation, with little to no support from authorities. Bureaucratic red tape, prolonged delays, and government inaction have left many struggling with financial ruin, displacement, and trauma. ...
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Higher education in India: The disconnect between ...
March 20, 2025
In India, the unemployment rate for those aged between 15-29 years increased to 10.2 pc in 2023-24, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25. This is largely due to the poor linkages between the academic institutions and the employment market as most of Indian education system...
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New Tax Bill expands surveillance & central c...
March 19, 2025
The Indian government’s introduction of the Income Tax Bill, marks a significant overhaul of the nation’s tax framework, that is said to simplify and modernise tax laws. However, embedded within its 622 pages are provisions that have sparked concerns about taxpayer privacy an...
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Despite ban, e-cigarettes readily available in Ind...
March 18, 2025
The persistent availability of e-cigarettes underscores the challenges of enforcement. Despite periodic crackdowns, illicit sales continue both online and offline, exposing gaps in regulatory oversight and raising concerns about the effectiveness of India’s ban. These findi...
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World Consumer Rights Day: Need to strengthening c...
March 15, 2025
World Consumer Rights Day, celebrated every year on March 15, highlights the significance of consumer rights globally. The day was first observed in 1983, motivated by the United States President John F Kennedy’s iconic speech to US Congress on March 15, 1962, in which he d...
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Days before Holi, women report rising cases of sex...
March 13, 2025
“It was last year, Holi celebrations had just gotten over. I was at my friend’s place at Vikaspuri, in western Delhi. I was going to a shop with my friend, and we were about to reach the place when out of nowhere this guy on his cycle, stopped in front of me and threw colour ...
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