The twists and turns in this case and its especial implications for the future efficacy of the 1991 Places of Worship Act raise critical questions for social harmony in the country
In its annual report for 2022, the commission also listed various instances of non-compliance with its advice, as well as the types of punishment given to officials in penalty proceedings.
"It is clear from this sequence of events that what was at stake was not the academic merit of his paper, but the threat it posed to the ruling party. There has been no detailed academic counter to this paper, only ad hominem attacks in the public."
Despite the police at the gates, the collective gathered within Surjeet Singh Bhavan –where delegates demanded that the rich and aspirational countries should put people above profits – was one of a community of intellectuals and a cultural gathering.
After decades of uncertainty, the Tribunal finds that credible evidence, not documentary imperfections, determines citizenship under the Foreigners Act
The Forum for Electoral Integrity has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in the Election Commission’s SIR process, citing UN concerns, the coalition alleges the arbitrary, mass deletion of 52 million voters, disproportionately targeting Muslim and Bengali citizens through organised campaigns and opaque AI systems
In his viral video, Prakhar Shrivastava, a pro-Hindutva commentator on history, calls the Quit India Movement a “super-duper flop.” Shrivastava’s claim is similar to the decades of the extremist Hindu organisations’ arguments downplaying 1942. Viceroy telegrams, Churchill’s private remarks, and Bose’s own broadcasts say otherwise.