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Sumit Chakravartty: The gentle editor who was firm in his commitments and ideals

Bharat Dogra -
The combination of a caring politeness and approachability, on the one hand and an iron-clad firm commitment to ideals like secularism, inter-faith harmony, socialism and democracy on the other hand is rare, very rare. However, such a combination in any personality, makes the person, Sumit Chakravarty, recently deceased, a rare gem whose friendship must be cherished.
India

Repeal recent amendments to the RTI act, 2005: Justice A.P Shah in an Open Letter

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Justice Ajit Prakash Shah, former chairperson of Law Commission of India, expressed concerns over amendments in the RTI Act, 2005, saying they "destroy this delicate equilibrium".
India

Bihar SIR: 65 Lakh electors flagged for deletion, SC said “if there is mass exclusion, we will immediately step in”

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Bihar's SIR of electoral rolls concluded on July 26, with 7.24 crore (91.69%) enumeration forms collected out of 7.89 crore electors, 65 lakh voters have been flagged for potential deletion, meanwhile, on July 28, the SC refused to halt the draft roll publication on August 1, in a July 29 hearing, the court signalled a strong stand against apprehension of "mass exclusion," with petitioners stating, ECI know who the 65 lakh people, if ECI mention the names in draft list, we have no problem
India

Punjab University’s former dean writes to CJI: Bihar SIR threatens democracy, alleges ECI overreach & voter disenfranchisement

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77-year-old Dr. Pyara Lal Garg's writes to CJI, exposes Bihar's "SIR" flaws, alleging ECI violations risk disenfranchising millions, stating, "The ball lies Before Your Lordships to uphold the constitution, to save the Democracy and to protect the voting rights..."
Freedom

Assam’s Foreigners’ Tribunals bypass constitutional safeguards: Report

CJP Team -
Given the possibility of the onset of a nationwide exercise to update the National Register of Citizens, the report, ‘Unmaking Citizens’ by NLSIU & Queen Mary University of London, calls for an urgent, fundamental rethinking of the legal structures governing citizenship in India
Communal Organisations

Targeted by Mob, Arrested without Cause: Two Catholic nuns jailed in Chhattisgarh despite consent documents and no evidence of conversion

CJP Team -
Despite valid IDs and parental consent, nuns face charges under BNS and state conversion law; no action on those who harassed them
Rights

“Humans Cannot Just Disappear”: Gauhati High Court told in Doyjan Bibi case as State fails to produce pushback documents

CJP Team -
July 25 hearing exposes disturbing lack of procedural compliance; BSF confirms ‘pushback’ of Doyjan Bibi, but State fails to furnish proof of handover to Bangladeshi authorities
India

Non-Electors Within Electors: ECI reports over 61 lakh potential exclusions

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As Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) deadline arrives, ECI data reveals over 61 lakh potential voter exclusions, including millions identified as deceased, migrated, or 1 lakh untraceable, and nearly 7 lakh who haven't submitted forms, this massive culling of names fuels the INDIA Bloc's intensified, third-day protest, marked by LoP Mallikarjun Kharge's dramatic tearing of a symbolic SIR document outside Parliament
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August 11, 2026: A decade plus of students challenging a regime that seeks to control thought & ideas

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The pushback to the Modi 1.0 regime came within months of it being sworn into office, and it emerged from the student of the Central University, Hyderabad & JNU among others, that had been creations of independent India’s intellectual and organisational fashioning; while Gen Z’s 2026 protests are a breath of fresh air to the battle weary, India’s students in universities have never been silent
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ID Based on Anonymous Informant, Sudden Reference to 2009 Home Ministry Notification: Why NSA Case Against Satyam Verma Is Unconvincing

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When Noida District Magistrate Medha Roopam chose to invoke the stringent law against the journalist, she appears to have based it on her reading of his assumed ability to influence workers – not the facts available.
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JNU Cancels Venue, Not the Conversation: Umar Khalid’s book discussion moves outdoors amid protests

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JNU cited “non-disclosure of full facts” to cancel the auditorium at the last minute; organisers disputed the explanation and students took the discussion outdoors, turning a venue cancellation into a larger battle over academic freedom and dissent
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SIR Phase 3: 1.58 crore names deleted from draft rolls across 12 States and UTs

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Draft electoral rolls covering 13.77 crore electors have been published in 12 of the 16 States and three Union Territories under the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision. Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest number of deletions at 44.89 lakh, while Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu recorded the highest deletion rate at 29.64%
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