Why disbanding the notorious anti-robbery squad won’t stop bad policing in Nigeria
Special Anti-Robbery Squad is just a microcosm of the bigger problem — bad policing in Nigeria; its dissolution will barely scratch …
Simply Put: Police atrocities
Simply put: Every third traffic cop suffers from lung ailments
The use of Nigerian soldiers in civil unrest: What’s in place and what’s missing
‘Inadequate manpower in the Nigerian police, lack of discipline, motivation have made it inevitable for the government to mobilise the …
Tribals fight pitched battle with police during eviction drive in Purnia
Landless tribals had forcibly occupied school land on Independence Day, demanding land and livelihood. Violence leaves seven, including one …
Dogs do not belong on streets — the current menace is a result of abandonment and human perfidy
The humane action would be to own and rehome dogs or euthanise them, as suggested by Gandhi in 1926, in kindness and responsibility more …
Dhinkia on the boil: Opposition, rights workers stopped by cops
The police had baton-charged farmers in Dhinkia January 14, who were protesting the forced acquisition of their betel vineyards
Violence by State in hospitals unacceptable, says IMA
Doctors’ body condemns denial of care to protesters by police, establishment
From Kolkata police, with love
The Kolkata police is providing a social platform to over 15,000 senior citizens to help them cope with loneliness
George Floyd killing is time to say it again: Racism has no place in science
A single mutation in a gene called ‘SLC24A5’ is responsible for giving Europeans their light skin
MP forest dwellers protest eviction, 4 hurt by police pellets
Allegation against state: Violation of Forest Rights Act
Haryana police encroaches upon forest land to build training centre, residential complex: RTI
At both the sites, the cops have not procured any permissions and cut thousands of fully grown trees
Cloudburst in Himachal village adjacent to Indo-Tibetan border, heavy losses for farmers
This is the third incident of cloudburst in Himachal this monsoon
NEAA cancels Srikakulam power project
A day after two protesters die in police firing, appellate authority trashes environmental clearance to Nagarjuna construction
Kolkata protests blanket ban on cycling
Police extends ban to 174 roads, extracts fines from riders illegally
The curious case of Delhi’s proposed tunnels—if you cannot solve something, make it more complex
This trained urban designer relearns urban planning, desi-style
Tackling rape and sexual violence
It is time we had a national body, not merely our politically appointed, generally toothless Womens' Commissions, with trained, dedicated …
100 panchayat members resign in tribal Korchi tehsil
Protest against police violence; administration blames mining, Naxals
Disha Ravi arrest: Role of Google, tech companies under cloud
There are also concerns over government’s use of ‘back-door means’ to quell dissent
Thoothukudi firing: Inquiry report finds police, revenue officials responsible for 13 deaths
Ex-CM Palaniswami, district collector criticised; strict action recommended against those responsible
Elections hamper setting up police station in Kaziranga to curb poaching
Police station to have both police and forest department officers; collaboration necessary to handle wildlife crimes better, says Assam chief minister
Uttar Pradesh police opens fire on anti-Kanhar dam protestors
Tribal leader Akku Kharwar and eight others seriously injured in the firing in Sonbhadra district
Loneliness in the glitzy capital
Delhi’s city plan has dehumanised public spaces, inviting violence like the recent gangrape of a 23-year-old girl
Protesting farmers to enter Delhi after long confrontation with police
Swaraj India’s Yogendra Yadav tweeted that protesting farmers had been allowed to enter Delhi and given permission to protest at Nirankari …