WHILE Tripura has long been renowned for its rich legacy of communal harmony and fraternal coexistence among diverse religious and ethnic communities, there is now a planned effort, patronised by the ruling BJP, to disrupt this amity and fraternity.

SIX journalist organisations – Press Club of India, Indian Women’s Press Corps, Delhi Union of Journalists, Press Association, Kerala Union of Working Journalists and the Working News Cameraman’s Association (WNCA) – in a joint statement issued on December 20, have condemned the freezing of accounts of news portal Newsclick by the Income Tax department, depriving close to a hundred media persons and their families of a steady source of income.“The salaries of all employees including support staff cannot be disbursed including for the 19 days of work in December.

FORTY days have passed and DYFI's Insaf Yatra continues its journey. It has been a unique experience. Every day, the march opened up new horizons. Our marching youth chanting slogans and singing songs were embraced with utmost care by the people of terror-stricken Netai, Jhargram. The mother of a martyr comrade came to our march, hugged us and said, “I see my child in you”.

Crimes against women rise again, as do crimes against children, and UAPA net widens.ON December 4, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released its annual report, ‘Crime in India’, which explains the crime rate, state-wise data on crimes, the conviction rate, and the rate of charge-sheeting, etc.Here are a few charts discussing three of the most significant takeaways from the report.In 2022, India recorded the lowest increase in crimes against women since 2017.Crimes against women registered a 2.13 per cent increase in 2022 over 2021.

THE fourth Chhattisgarh state conference of the All India Lawyers Union (AILU) was held on November 28, in Bilaspur. PV Surendranath, national general secretary of All India Lawyers Union and a distinguished Supreme Court advocate, inaugurated the conference.Surendranath noted that the Constitution of India stands as the invaluable legacy of the independence movement, embodying the principles of secularism, socio-political-economic justice, brotherhood, and socialism. It serves as a guardian of the diversity, cultural values, and human rights within Indian society.