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Free bus travel for women means mobility, safety in spaces, certainly not a ‘freebie’

Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and recently, Telangana –all opposition ruled states -- have made it free for the women to travel in buses operated as part of Public Transport.

Refusal to allow salt farming in Little Rann ‘pushes’ 1200 Gujarat Agariyas to margins

Unemployment is one of the severe and burning issues of our time. The government is celebrating Vibrant Gujarat, where one of the focuses for...

A Silenced Parliament: Impact of deleted questions on democratic representation

Democracy muted, deleted questions rob citizens of vital governance insights

West Bengal: 3 Muslim men lynched in two separate incidents over past 3 days

According to reports, three incidents of mob lynching of Muslims have taken place in the state. This is the fourth incident in West Bengal this month where a Muslim has been lynched by vigilante groups on the suspicion of theft.

Delhi: Protest meeting on journalists rights and democratic rights

Wearing Black Badges and ending with candles of protest and slogans, the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), the National Alliance of Journalists (NAJ), teachers associations and trade unions, together held a protest meeting to discuss the state of Democracy and Journalists' Rights at the Delhi Union of Journalists' Amphitheatre, on Saturday December 23, 2023.

Assam: Post by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma casteist, promotes oppression?

A December 26 post on X by controversial chief minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, openly glorifying the “heroic” characteristics of the “Kshatriya” (dominant, “warrior-ruling” caste) and demeaning the Shudra (toiling, artisan sections of society) saying their duty is to "serve" Brahmins, Kshatriyas Vaishyas has generated outrage and controversy

Widespread leak of citizens’ Aadhar data- urgent call for an independent judicial enquiry to protect citizens from harassment

Referring to the newsreport in The India Today that Aadhar data related to 815 million citizens had been “leaked” and put on the dark web, former secretary to the government of India, EAS Sarma has demanded a judicial inquiry into the leak so that those guilty are punished and leaks protected to prevent further harassment of citizens

Surat man, arrested for false accusations of “posing as Hindu to marry” acquitted by court

In August 2021, 19 year old Pooja Sahu had claimed that she stumbled upon the Aadhaar card of her husband and found that he was a Muslim. This was followed by frequent fights between the couple.

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