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Restore the channel, Media Star World, DUJ tells YouTube

The popular news channel headed by veteran journalist, MA Kazmi was pulled off the platform reportedly without any procedural intimation

Arrest made in assault case of Dalit teen in Jaunpur, UP

A Dalit teen is reported to have been brutally assaulted and humiliated by a group of youth, following which an FIR was filed against four suspects, one of which has been arrested. Contrary to media reports, the police have stated that preliminary investigation has revealed that reports of the victim being forced to drink urine are untrue.

Honouring an unsung hero, former prime minister VP Singh

It was a pleasant surprise to see former Prime Minister V P Singh on the front pages of the Manu-stream Media. Though, they would...

CAA rules to be framed by March 2024, says Union Minister

Ironically, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has chosen West Bengal to make this announcement

Stalin unveils statue of ex-PM, VP Singh, bats for national caste census to implement reservation

While the Congress was absent from the occasion, the presence of Akhilesh Yadav former CM of Uttar Pradesh is significant

Yes, there was once a place called Gaza

That was the renowned Urdu poet Ghalib describing the devastation of his beloved Delhi after the British had brutally put down the ‘Sepoy Mutiny’...

How The New Censors Muzzle A Million People!

Prabir Purkayastha, founder editor of the news portal, ‘Newsclick’, was arrested on Oct 4, 2023, under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, along...

Towards 2024: Citizens’ Responsibilities

It was Constitution Day once again! We, the people of India, gratefully remember November 26, 1949 when the Constitution of India was passed and adopted...

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Maharashtra Gokul Controversy: Mahayuti’s bid to seize control of the state’s largest milk cooperative?

Faced with a narrow defeat last week --a Congress-led panel had won 13 seats to Mahayuti’s 12 seats last week, the Fadnavis government in a widely criticised move, altered rules to nominate members and give them voting rights; this tilted the balance in Mahayuti’s favour after a courtroom drama that first directed elections and thereafter refused to stay or scrutinise the hastily changed rules; Fadnavis Govt alters rules & Voila(!), Mahayuti Candidate is Chairman of Gokul Dairy after a courtroom drama also unfolds last week

SIR: Form 7 controversies raise fresh questions about the continued power to delete voters

The meeting Election Commission held on September 26, 2026 provided certain procedures for voters left out or issued notices during SIR, but fresh cases from Delhi and Karnataka show that the wider machinery through which existing names can be challenged and processed for deletion remains in place

Supreme Court rejects ‘informal detention’, strengthens safeguards against arbitrary arrest

Holding that the 24-hour deadline under Article 22(2) begins with the actual curtailment of liberty, the Court says investigating agencies cannot keep individuals in custody while delaying the formal recording of arrest

Maharashtra SIR: Over 2 crore names left off draft rolls; report finds uneven burden across regions and groups

A preliminary analysis of Maharashtra’s SIR-2026 draft roll by the Sabar Institute finds that 20.69 million names which is a significant 21.1 % of the state’s 97.9 million electors— close to one in five pre-revision electors — were missing in the draft electoral roll published on August 31, 2026; these voters were placed on the ASDD list; the report also identifies sharp geographical variations in the deletion

SIR: ECI “removes Form 6 declaration” but serious questions on legality of procedure remain

The Election Commission has separated the SIR declaration from the statutory Form 6 after two Election Commissioners objected to its inclusion and one called the change “unauthorised/illegal”, the issue comes as the Supreme Court is hearing the separate question of requiring deleted Delhi voters to seek inclusion again through Form 6
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