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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
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Rohith Vemula’s Mother Joins Rahul Gandhi, Extends Solidarity:Bharat Jodo Yatra
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The Wire’s Intrepid and Pathbreaking Contribution to India’ s Journalism
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Controversial CAA 2019 challenge in SC on December 6, Centre urges non-interference in its ‘legislative competence’
Even as the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of 232 petitions challenging Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 to December 6, the Modi-led centre urged the court to dismiss all challenges
Governor, a bridge between centre & state, overstep is overreach: review of judicial decisions
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One more migration, last Kashmiri Pandit woman in terror-hit village, migrates
Her departure, reported on October 28, comes after all other seven Pandit families living in the village quietly migrated to Jammu following the recent targeted killings in the valley
Maharashtra, CPI (M) makes impressive gains in Gram Panchayat elections
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Targeted killings, govt neglect compels migration of Kashmiri Pandit families from Valley
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A Personal Tribute to Atul M Setalvad
Today, October 25, Atul Motilal Setalvad, would have turned 89. Born in 1933 to Motilal and Vimla Setalvad, he passed away on July 22, 2010. This tribute written at the time by close colleague and family friend, Navroz H Seervai is being reproduced by us at Sabrangindia with deep appreciation to the Bombay Bar Association where it was then published. AMS as he was known was an intrinsic part of the BBA. Sabrangindia and Communalism Combat before that are/were co-edited by Atul Setalvad's older daughter, Teesta and her husband Javed Anand. We extend this remembrance and tribute to a man who inspires us still --Editors
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