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Sudan aid workers risk ‘kidnap and rape’, experts warn

Aid organisations make urgent call for humanitarian corridors to allow them to do their work safely.

Al Jazeera · Nov 26, 2023

Guwahati court asks former Assam NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela to appear before it on Nov. 17

A court in Guwahati has summoned Prateek Hajela, the former Coordinator of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC), to appear before it on November 17. The court of the Additional District and Sessions Judge of Kamrup (Metropolitan) district also summoned the managing director of Wipro Ltd. and the proprietor of…

The Hindu · Nov 16, 2023

‘No govt help’: Disquiet in MP’s tribal areas amid dwindling beneficiaries, persistent malnutrition

The tribals of Madhya Pradesh seem to find a voice in every assembly election campaign with a host of poll promises, 47 ST constituencies, a decisive tribal voter in many general segments, and tribal communities forming 21 percent of the state’s population.

Newslaundry · Nov 14, 2023

Supreme Court to hear on October 17 pleas challenging Section 6A of Citizenship Act

The Assam NRC is meant to identify illegal immigrants in the State who migrated from Bangladesh after March 25, 1971. Read further in Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Sep 20, 2023

What are the three cases before the new CJI-led Constitution Bench? | Explained

The Hindu explains the upcoming cases to be heard by a new five-judge Constitution Bench headed by CJI DY Chandrachud

The Hindu · Sep 16, 2023

Environmental groups urge regulators to shut down California reactor over safety, testing concerns

Environmental groups are calling on federal regulators to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

Quarter of schools closed in Burkina Faso as fighting escalates after coup

Nearly 1 million children denied education, along with many more across eight countries in central and west Africa, new report warns

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14, 2023

Assam deported 3,100 foreigners since 2001, says Sarma

Assam has deported 3,100 people declared as foreigners by tribunals since 2001. 224 non-citizens currently housed at a transit camp in Goalpara. Steps taken according to Foreigners Act, FT Order & Centre notifications.

The Hindu · Sep 12, 2023

Punjab’s Nasha Roko Committees: the anti-drug lords

In 47 days since Parwinder Singh ‘Jhota’s arrest, a sit-in has been in progress at the Mansa district admin complex. Supported by thousands from Punjab’s Malwa region, farmer unions, and Nasha Roko Committees, they are protesting the drug problem and lack of faith in police/govt. Parwinder, a former drug user,…

The Hindu · Aug 31, 2023

I flew weightlessly on a parabolic flight to see incredible student science soar

Every year, a few Canadian students climb and fall in mid-air for a few precious research moments in microgravity. This is what it's like to fly along.

Space · Aug 19, 2023