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Caste and community creations of human beings, God is always neutral: Madras HC

If a temple is permitted to be visited by the general public, it assumes the character of a public temple, irrespective of the caste or community of the devotees, they must be permitted to offer their prayers to God, every Hindu irrespective of the caste or sect to which he belongs to, shall be entitled to enter any Hindu temple and offer worship therein – Madras High Court

New Magnificent Churches Built Under Islamic Rule In Its Early Centuries

There is a general impression among both the Muslims and the Christians that Islam does not permit construction of churches or house of worship for other faith communities.

Cyrus Seeks a Right to Multiple Voter Ids

An Independence Day Satire

99.8% of 65 lakh voter deletions go unchallenged on 13th day of objection period

After 65 lakh names were deleted from the SIR draft roll, the ECI received 74,525 new voter applications—an average of 306 electors per assembly constituency in 13 days, only 0.2% of deletions drew objections with 99.8% unchallenged and zero claims & objection from political parties

Palghar, Maharashtra: One woman voter in six locations, DEO, ERP and BLO common!!

Interestingly, a perusal of the rolls by the CHRI, after AltNews flagged the multiple presence of Sushama Gupta in Palghar, shockingly revealed that the District Election Officer(DEO), Govind Bobde, the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), Shekhar Ghadge and the Booth Level Officer(BLO),Ms. Pallavi Sawant are named against all these entries in all locations

Vote for Democracy: Statistical, legal and procedural irregularities dot Bihar’s controversial SIR process

An exclusive data investigation by Vote for Democracy (VFD) reveals that over a period of 27 days, specific days’ shows unprecedented hike in “deceased” and “permanently shifted” categories of voters leading to mass deletions

‘Heartbeat of India’s soul’: Urdu is an indigenous language with a dual nature, insists Markandey Katju

In a passionate defense of Urdu’s rich heritage and its rightful place as a language of India’s heart, in an article shared on his...

Sorry, Stan!

Dear Stan,I write this to you with a heavy heart: shocked and saddened; upset and angry. This letter to you, is perhaps to ease the angst in me; I really don’t...

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The Stolen Franchise: Why the Election Commission cannot escape accountability

From duplicate voters to deleted names, opposition parties accuse the ECI of dereliction and collusion; the law makes clear the duty is non-delegable

The Solipsism of Faith: A Response to Talha Mannan

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Beyond the Clock: Deconstructing Telangana’s Labour Law Reform and the Flawed Pursuit of Investment

Enabling long, ten hour work days and minimal payment of overtime compensation, the INC-ruled Telangana government pushes ‘reform’ at the cost of workmen’s rights, and justice
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