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Bihar SIR: final voter list sees 47 lakh names removed, total electorate drops to 7.42 crore

Following claims and objections, the final electoral roll is out: 47 lakh names removed, 21.53 lakh added, the list now stands at 7.42 crore voters — a huge drop from 7.89 crore before the revision process began

How the Centre used a ‘Draconian’ law to silence Sonam Wangchuk and Ladakh’s aspirations

In the fragile ecosystem of Ladakh, a celebrated innovator and climate activist, Sonam Wangchuk, finds himself branded an alleged threat to national security, his preventive detention under the National Security Act, 1980 (NSA) reveals the harsh response to a people's democratic movement for identity

Ancestral home of Olympic Gold Medallist & Padma Shri Mohd. Shahid demolished in Varanasi Road widening drive

In Varanasi’s road-widening drive, 13 homes fell — including hockey legend Mohammad Shahid’s ancestral house, despite compensation and notices, pleas for delay were ignored, a landmark of sporting pride is gone, the city now faces a question of memory and honour

Protecting India’s future: Why Ladakh, Himachal and Uttarakhand deserve special status

The demand for special protection of the Himalayan states has a long history—stretching from Ladakh to Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and the seven sisters of...

SC fines Uttarakhand Election Commission Rs. 2 Lakh for flouting voter roll rules

Supreme Court raps Uttarakhand State Election Commission for defying settled legal provisions on voter rolls, slaps Rs. 2 lakh costs for allowing nominations despite duplicate entries, “You can’t override the law with a clarification,” observed the top court sternly

Calcutta High Court quashes arbitrary deportation, orders return of West Bengal families from Bangladesh

In two significant rulings, Justices Tapabrata Chakraborty and Reetobroto Kumar Mitra castigated Delhi Police and FRRO authorities for acting “in hot haste” and violating Articles 14, 20(3), and 21, directing the Union to repatriate the deported citizens within four weeks

How the Hindutva propaganda machine turns citizens into ‘infiltrators’

Hate speech primes state machinery to criminalise citizens as outsiders and justify unlawful deportations.

Ladakh at the Crossroads: A Strategic Frontier Seeking Its Voice

Ladakh occupies a unique place in India’s strategic imagination. Perched between Pakistan-occupied territories to the west and Chinese-controlled Tibet to the east, it stands...

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