India using torture as ‘Instrument of control’ to quash rebellions in Kashmir
Prisoners in Indian-administered Kashmir have been subjected to abuse and torture, including "water-boarding, sleep deprivation and sexualised torture", according to a report by two rights...
Police crackdown across city leaves migrant beggars staring at an uncertain future
“Walaiy bobai’y traavi niyaazah,” pleaded Anisur Rahman, in flawless Kashmiri, as he sat on the steps leading to the shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom...
As many 43% newly elected LS MPs have criminal record: Association of Democratic Reforms
Nearly half of the newly-elected Lok Sabha members have criminal charges against them, a 26 per cent increase as compared to 2014, according to the...
BJP bating for the early abrogation of Article 370, 35A
State BJP chief Ravinder Raina Sunday said his party was for early abrogation of Articles 370 and Article 35-A of the constitution. He also exhorted...
As BJP returns to power, Kashmiris fear demographic change
With the BJP returning to power in the Centre, the people in Kashmir fear that the party may bring demographic change in the Valley by...
How Narendra Modi seduced India with Envy and Hate
The prime minister has won re-election on a tide of violence, fake news and resentment. Before dawn on Feb. 26, Narendra Modi, the Hindu nationalist...