Civil Society

‘Interconnected’: A Court’s Words on 4 Rationalists’ Murders Highlights What Probe...

By Sukanya Shantha Mumbai: Over the past decade, four noted rationalists were murdered in different cities under strikingly similar circumstances, with overlapping suspects linked to Hindu...

Centre cancels FCRA registration of NGO Centre for Financial Accountability that...

By VIJAITA SINGH The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of the parent entity of the...

Medha Patkar sentenced to five months in prison in 23-year-old defamation...

By ISHITA MISHRA A Delhi court on Monday sentenced activist Medha Patkar, known for Narmada Bachao Andolan, for five months in an over two-decade-old criminal defamation...

UN Rights Chief Urges India to Withdraw UAPA Case Against Arundhati...

By The Wire Staff New Delhi: The United Nations Human Rights Office, led by high commissioner for human rights Volker Turk, has urged the Indian government...

Activists demand withdrawal of India’s plan to prosecute award-winning author (VOA...

By Shaikh Azizur Rahman Rights activists, academics and authors have condemned the Indian government's decision sanctioning the prosecution of Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy under...

Bhima Koregaon Case: Relief for activist as Supreme Court allows for...

By SABRANGINDIA   The Supreme Court today granted interim bail to Mahesh Raut, a key accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, allowing him to attend the...