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‘Serious Grievances’: Bombay HC backs students’ concerns, MPSC protests continue in Pune
Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra government to explain recruitment backlog and restore trust; two of three protest sites remain occupied, with Rohit Pawar-led agitation refusing to move
SC grants Arnab Goswami protection from coercive action for three weeks
The news anchor had blatantly communalised the reportage of the Palghar lynching case on his show and alleged the involvement of the Congress party in it
Kerala HC calls bail condition requiring cash deposit in PM CARES, improper and unjust
Interestingly, a similar condition was imposed by Jharkhand High Court last week
5 to 7 years in jail, hefty fine for attacking healthcare workers
Causing damage to property is now also made an offence under the Epidemic Diseases Act
Right to dissent is at the core of democracy
Do not isolate and target students, unite as a nation: Civil society condemns Delhi Police for falsely implicating students and activists in Delhi riot cases
Plea in SC asks no coercive action be taken on trivial violations amidst lockdown
This is on the ground that the police and courts should not be over-burdened with such cases and also to prevent police excesses
Do the dead have rights in India?
One is compelled to ask this question in the light of a recent incident in which a deceased doctor was denied burial because he succumbed to Covid-19
101 adults arrested, 9 minors detained in Palghar lynching case
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh warns against giving incident a communal colour
No reservation in promotions without adequate representation: SC
The Orissa High Court had quashed the resolution for not having legal basis, and same has been upheld by the SC
FIR against 4 for attending Tablighi Jamaat
The FIR was filed after the Tablighi Jamaat incident came to light in early April
Download Aarogya Setu app, donate to PM CARES: Jharkhand HC’s bizarre conditions for bail
The court granted bail to accused persons in two cases, on the condition that they should download the app after being released from custody
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‘Serious Grievances’: Bombay HC backs students’ concerns, MPSC protests continue in Pune
Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra government to explain recruitment backlog and restore trust; two of three protest sites remain occupied, with Rohit Pawar-led agitation refusing to move
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai
Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city
India
Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote
Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls
India
Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy
Majoritarianism that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While Dr. Ambedkar’s definition of democracy lays stress on effective and proportionate representation and safeguarding minority rights, majoritarianism is the dominance of a particular religious community, caste group, or racial group over the rest of the population.
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions
Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march
Communalism
‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate
From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence
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Karnataka: SIR Interrogated
A report, The SIR Investigation Report—A Narrative of Betrayal and Tears was released by the Anti-SIR Alliance and the Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee today; the report documents the (mal) implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka
India
‘Solidarity Is Not a Crime’: Mumbai activists protest alleged police harassment over Palestine event
Indian People in Solidarity with Palestine members gather at Azad Maidan after police search activist Harshada’s home in connection with a kite-flying programme for Palestinian children