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The Mubarakpur Saree in the Digital Age: Can e-commerce bypass traditional barriers?

An age-old saree weaving tradition is also one area brutally affected by the US-driven tariff war with India

From Whispers to Shouts: How India’s voter roll irregularities are finally being heard

From ghost voters in Bihar to duplicate entries in Maharashtra, years of citizen warnings have exploded into a national flashpoint after opposition parties accused the Election Commission of enabling “vote theft”

Storms battered her from outside, but she stood, an unwavering flame: Gauri Lankesh

Shivasundar, a freelance journalist, writer, and longtime associate and dear friend of fiery activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, who was assassinated on September 5, 2017, by extremists alleged to belong to the dreaded Sanatan Sanstha has penned this heartfelt poem on Gauri. On the eighth anniversary of her dastardly assassination.

Love, caste, politics: Pannalal Patel’s timeless novel challenges Italia’s claims

Following my blog "AAP’s rising star in Gujarat or guardian of patriarchy? The Gopal Italia dilemma", I received an interesting comment from social activist Sudhir Kariyar,...

New Immigration Order 2025: Streamlined rules, old exclusions

MHA’s latest notification streamlines exemptions for select groups, formalises detention centres, and echoes religion-based exclusions first introduced in 2015, raising constitutional and human rights concerns

The Nation needs an Ethanol Republic – A Satire

The author, under the pseudonym of Cyrus Behramji Puranafurniturewala, urges the Minister to consider expanding the list of ethanol blended goodies. These may have significant economic and ecological benefits and could also contribute to making India’s Happiness Index rise up sharply!

Is AMU, a Vatican of India’s reactionary Muslim elite?

Continuing an active debate around the dominant politics at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) this former student questions the latent arcane exclusivism that is affecting both quality, representation and diversity within

1.88 lakh dubious double voters found in Bihar, unusual deletion patterns raise doubts

Bihar SIR: 3.76 lakh dubious duplicate votes found, while 65 lakh voters were deleted under suspicious circumstances, the twin reports expose a flawed electoral revision process with high concentrations of mysterious young deaths, biased gender deletions, and unverified "shifts"

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CJP files complaint against BJP MLA & Minister Nitesh Rane and right-wing leaders over alleged hate speeches in Maharashtra and West Bengal

Through detailed complaints submitted to senior police officials, CJP has alleged that speeches delivered in Mumbai, Pune, and Nadia promoted religious enmity, intimidation, violence, and economic boycott against Muslims, CJP has also cited Supreme Court directions and Maharashtra Police circulars mandating immediate preventive and penal action against hate speech and communal incitement

Gauhati High Court issues notice in Abdul Sheikh Citizenship case, continues protection from deportation

Petitioner attributes delay in challenging 2018 ex parte FT opinion to financial incapacity, and absence of legal aid; Court says if a case for fresh hearing is made out, it should be considered “immediately”

Documents Cannot Decide Democracy: How CJP is training communities to navigate the SIR process

Through a series of trainings in Maharashtra with community groups and civil society organisations, CJP and VFD are helping vulnerable communities understand the SIR process, resist panic, and protect their voting rights amid growing fears of exclusion and disenfranchisement

Karnataka revises school uniform policy, permits religious symbols alongside uniforms

The state has revoked the BJP-era order banning hijabs in classrooms, allowing students to wear limited religious symbols including hijab, turban and sacred thread in educational institutions

Assam: Bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a partisan act?

The Assam Government will introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the State Legislative Assembly on May 26, 2026
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