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sabrangindia - August 8, 2024

Congress President slammed BJP for its unwelcomed move, said real national interest demands the actual number of vacancies in the Armed Forces be made public

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Online RTI Applications in the last 4 years

sabrangindia - August 8, 2024

Right to Information: The RTI Online Portal received 4,43,245 applications till June 2024 and 21,94,015 applications in last 3 years, said MPPGP Minister in parliament

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Why did the ECI decline to provide information on EVMs?

sabrangindia - August 7, 2024

In April, 2024, the CIC had slammed the ECI for not replying to a RTI application for over a year. Thereafter, again, after the CIC order the ECI again avoided the issue by riding on the shoulders of the Supreme Court’s ADR judgement!

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Redefining Indian Tradition Minus Christianity & Islam is Intellectual Dishonesty

ABHAY KUMAR - August 7, 2024

I recently received information about a two-day national seminar organized by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on the theme "The...

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Bangladesh Situation Tumultuous, But Does Not Signify Islamic Extremist Dominance

The AIDEM - August 7, 2024

Longstanding Bangaldesh Observer and Senior journalist Suvojit Bagchi analyses the situation in the country following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her...

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Chaos in Bangladesh provides opportunity to right-wing social media to spread misinformation regarding Hindus, temples being attacked in the country

sabrangindia - August 6, 2024

False news regarding rape of Hindu women, arson of Hindu temples being spread, fact-checkers take to busting these false narratives, sharing videos of students protecting temples in Bangladesh

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In a historic verdict, SC allows sub-classification within Scheduled Castes but makes regressive comments on creamy layer

CJP Legal Research Team - August 6, 2024

In a landmark ruling, while a 7-judge bench overturns the E.V. Chinnaiah judgment, allowing states to create sub-classification within SCs, four judges venture into the question of creamy layer that was not before the bench at all

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Assam CM Sarma announces introduction on legislation to prohibit ‘Land-Jihad’, amendments to law on ‘Love-Jihad’

sabrangindia - August 6, 2024

The proposed legislation will restrict exchange of land between people of different faith as no Hindu could sell their land to non-Hindus or Muslims, and vice-versa, without the prior permission of the state government.

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