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UP passes draconian amendments to its anti-conversion law with stringent bail provision and maximum sentence of life imprisonment

sabrangindia - July 31, 2024

On Tuesday, the UP legislative assembly passed the amendments to the controversial anti-conversion law that has been challenged as unconstitutional in the apex court

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In Delhi, 122,729 applications sent to DDA for ownership rights under PM UDAY, only 23,811 conferred ownership rights: Lok Sabha

sabrangindia - July 31, 2024

With a stark ratio of 1:5, only 1 in 5 applicants have received ownership rights under flagship PM Uday scheme

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Editors’ Guild of India warns of rising threats to journalists under new criminal laws in letter addressed to Home Minister Amit Shah

sabrangindia - July 31, 2024

In the letter to Home Minister Amit Shah. EGI condemns misuse of BNS and BNSS to silence critical reporting, highlights expanding police powers and historical abuse of hate speech laws against journalists while calling for deep consultation and an alternate mechanism for prosecuting journalists

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Bombay HC issues summons to Shiv Sena’s Ravindra Waikar on the petition filed by Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Amol Kirtikar challenging the former’s victory from...

sabrangindia - July 30, 2024

Amol Kirtikar, who lost to Waikar by a narrow margin of 48 votes, has alleged several violations of RPA, election rules, and Election Handbook guidelines by the RO as well as discrepancies in 333 Tendered votes

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Should Government Employees be allowed to Join RSS?

Ram Puniyani - July 30, 2024

RSS is the biggest organization in the World. It aims at working for Hindu Rashtra and also claims that it is a Cultural Organization. It...

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CJP moves UP Police against the communal and hate-spewing speeches

CJP Team - July 30, 2024

Both the complaints raise concern over the incidents of Hate Speeches growing in Uttar Pradesh against the Muslims and Christians, prayed UP Police to take immediate action and register FIR against the serial hate offenders.

Communalism

Kolhapur Violence: Citizens’ delegation meets with ADG (Law and Order), Mumbai, call for swift and fair justice

sabrangindia - July 29, 2024

Delegation urges ADG to ensure accountability and prevent future incidents of communal violence, emphasises upon kingpins of this violence not being arrested, attempts to vitiate the atmosphere

Communalism

India’s ‘tradition’ and ‘culture’ of lynching

Dr. Sylvia Karpagam - July 29, 2024

Lynchings in India are not isolated incidents that happen ‘out of the blue’ to some people somewhere – and it would be a grave error on our part to presume so.

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