While the freedom movement saw India as a plural nation with rich diversities, those who stood aloof (RSS) from the struggle, saw the civilisation as a Hindu one.
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In a show of solidarity, villagers in Greater Noida are organizing candlelight processions to demand the immediate release of farmers who were jailed by the Uttar Pradesh government for their role in protests. These peaceful marches continue to grow, highlighting the farmers' ongoing struggle for justice and better compensation
In a shift from demolition drives and religious surveys, the UP government targets Muslim-majority areas with electricity theft accusations, leading to fines, power cuts, and allegations of politically motivated harassment, particularly against Muslim opposition figures like MP Zia-Ur-Rahman Barq.
SKM has given a call to observe nationwide protests on December 23 over repression of farmers in Greater Noida, resumption of dialogue with farmers organisations and withdrawal of National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing.
The custodial death of Dalit law student Somnath Suryawanshi, systemic police violence against Ambedkarite communities, and government inaction have ignited protests across Maharashtra, exposing deep-rooted caste injustices and institutional impunity
The Supreme Court Collegium of the top five judges, headed by CJI Khanna, had met Justice Yadav Tuesday following his remarks stigmatising and slurring Muslims at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event on December 8; the reportage of his speech had led to an uproar with the Opposition moving for impeachment of the Judge in both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
Dr Ambedkar remains the liberator and emancipator of all oppressed communities of India. Those among the two top Brahmanical parties who are both trying to claim him, both display a selective appropriation.
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.
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
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
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