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Analysing the Feasibility of Simultaneous Elections in India: A Review of Committee Recommendations and Constitutional Implications

A Legal Researcher - September 21, 2023

The special Parliament session has created enough buzz and the issue of One Nation-One Election was the primary discussion in the country until the...

Hate Speech

FIR against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for hate speech

sabrang - September 21, 2023

Filed by senior Congress MLA Debabrata Saikia, the complaint outlines how Himanta Biswa Sarma incited violence and arson, reports The Hindu

Politics

ECI undertaking to SC: Aadhaar number not mandatory to enrol as voter

sabrangindia - September 21, 2023

ECI states to the SC that "Appropriate clarificatory changes" will be made in Forms 6 and 6B of the ECI forms for registration in e-roll so that this misguided inclusion is rectified, details for electoral rolls authentication are issued

Minorities

Police shoot dead a Muslim man in custody

sabrangindia - September 21, 2023

Accused of theft, 25 year old Shehbaz was shot as he allegedly tried to escape the police vehicle after the vehicle stopped to let some cattle pass

Rule of Law

Bhima Koregaon Case: Mahesh Raut, youngest accused, granted bail by the Bombay HC!

sabrangindia - September 21, 2023

After 5 years of incarceration, court grants bail as Section 16, 17, 18 of UAPA not made out, order stayed for one week as NIA seeks time to file appeal with the Supreme Court

Communalism

Rishikesh’s Troubling Interfaith Clash: Mazars Targeted, Constitutional Harmony Under Threat

Hasi Jain - September 21, 2023

Interfaith tensions escalate as mazars are vandalized in Rishikesh, highlighting the urgency of preserving unity and diversity.

Hate Speech

Meta Facebook releases second human rights report, activists say no concrete plan to tackle issues in India

sabrangindia - September 21, 2023

The report was criticised by Access Now as failing to "show any meaningful or verifiable progress" on Metaʼs human rights harms in India or any clear proposals to prepare for the 2024 general elections.

Environment

Narmada floods: Why no output at 1200 MW dam power house for 10 days? asks SANDRP

Counterview Desk - September 21, 2023

Continuing its analysis* of unprecedented floods of the Narmada river both upstream and downstream of the Sardar Sarovar dam, the advocacy group South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) has said that the “avoidable” disaster, caused by “unaccountable” Sardar Sarovar operators could have been minimised if the River Bed Power House at the dam site had continued its operations by releasing 1200 cumecs or, 42000 cusecs of water over ten days.

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