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Jyoti Punwani writes on human rights issues. You can e-mail the author at jyoti.punwani@gmail.com

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Who Observed Raj Dharma In Nagpur?
Who Observed Raj Dharma In Nagpur?
Rediff.com4 days ago

The Nagpur violence may have been prevented had the police considered the dangerous...

Who Will Define What Is Negative News?
Who Will Define What Is Negative News?
Rediff.com10 Mar 2025

The government resolution does not spell out what action would be taken, if any,...

Ex-Army Men Seek To Maintain Vijay Stambh
Ex-Army Men Seek To Maintain Vijay Stambh
Rediff.com25 Feb 2025

The Mahars have a historical connection with this victory pillar.

Disquieting Deeds Can't Wipe Out Work AAP Has Done
Disquieting Deeds Can't Wipe Out Work AAP Has Done
Rediff.com13 Feb 2025

'A government whose policies are focused around making the life of ordinary citizens,...

7 Years Later, Bhima Koregaon Revisited
7 Years Later, Bhima Koregaon Revisited
Rediff.com1 Jan 2025

With all the evasions, one assertion made by the Pune (Rural) police stood out: They...

A Political Legend Turns 100
A Political Legend Turns 100
Rediff.com31 Dec 2024

A product of the 1942 Quit India movement, a Gandhian and a Socialist who remains...

Jyoti Punwani: December 6, 1992, All Over Again?
Jyoti Punwani: December 6, 1992, All Over Again?
Rediff.com6 Dec 2024

Can ordinary citizens counter this backward march? Can peace activists ensure that the...

'Maharashtra Is Not UP'
Rediff.com28 Nov 2024

'Young people say they know all this emphasis on Hindu-Muslim differences is...

BJP Made Muslim Support For MVA An Election Issue
Rediff.com24 Nov 2024

In doing so, it further cemented the community's determination to support the...

'Take Back Laadki Bahin Money, Just Stop Mehngai'
Rediff.com19 Nov 2024

'We are happy that the money has come to us immediately after it was announced.' 'For...

Why Muslims Prefer This BJP Candidate
Rediff.com19 Nov 2024

Will Hindus not vote for a Muslim candidate? Is that why such few Muslims are given...

Tough Fight For Mumbai's 'Muslim Leader'
Rediff.com18 Nov 2024

'In this assembly election, Muslims here will vote for one who works, but also one who...

High Court Restores Construction Workers' Rights
Rediff.com9 Nov 2024

Justices Arif S Doctor and Somasekhar Sundaresan held there was nothing in the MCC that...

The Messages From The Bahraich Riots
Rediff.com24 Oct 2024

The way the Bahraich riot has played out should worry the BJP. The party has emboldened...

'A Fearless Man Devoted To Truth, Justice'
Rediff.com13 Oct 2024

'Every report I filed for Rediff.com on the professor's incarceration, would leave me...

New York Labor Day Parade Was A Spectacle!
Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

Thousands of workers of every description -- from journalists to steel workers, from...

Kanwariya Order: Time For Rahul, Akhilesh To Step Up
Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

'There is one way to defeat the intention behind this directive: To patronise Muslim...

Acche Din Coming Back To Parliament?
Rediff.com2 Jul 2024

It was almost as if we were back to 'acchey din', when Parliament was a forum where two...

'It was a people's election'
Rediff.com27 Jun 2024

'There was a strong undercurrent of deprivation, and also frustration against misuse of...

'Modi-Yogi Rift Seems Only A Bogey'
Rediff.com27 Jun 2024

'There might be some internal tussles that can be expected between any two persons in...