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136 madrasas sealed, Uttarakhand CM Dhami now orders probe into funding

Government estimates suggest the state has around 450 registered madrasas and 500 operating without recognition

How foot marches achieve durable development gains

Bundelkhand or Rajasthan, foot marches have helped focus and improve water preservation

‘High-Handed, violation of the SC orders’: Bombay HC pulls up Nagpur Civic Body for demolishing homes of accused in communal violence

The division bench pulled up the Nagpur Municipal Corporation for its actions despite the fact that the High Court had been approached in the matter by the petitioners; the action of demolition was conducted despite the fact that the matter was before the court

Comedian Kunal Kamra faces state-sponsored intimidation over satirical remarks on Deputy CM Eknath Shinde

A comedian’s joke on Eknath Shinde sparks political outrage, legal action, and threats of violence, exposing the growing assault on free speech in Maharashtra

Demolition of Fahim Khan’s house: A political message disguised as law enforcement

Maharashtra Government deploys bulldozer crackdown in Nagpur violence case, demolishes two houses of accused defying legal norms and Supreme Court guidelines

Striving to Promote Democracy: Values of the Constitution

The V Dem observations about India as reported in The Hindu points out “Noting that almost all components of democracy were getting worse in...

For us to be truly free & independent, both media & judiciary need one another: (Justice) S Muralidhar

Drawing on how independence within and among pillars of democracy are vital, S Muralidhar stressed how both the judiciary and media need each other to remain independent; he was speaking at the BG Verghese Memorial Lecture in Delhi

Unique 98th Anniversary Mahad Satyagraha Observances: Samata Din with a Roja Iftar Party

In mirror memory to the Roja Iftar jointly celebrated by Hasrat Mohani and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in Delhi on October 13, 1949, for the second year running, the Muslim community has taken the lead along with Ambedkarite leaders to have collective observances at Mahad

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