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Religious Freedom: How the USCIRF continues to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)
For another year running, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has in strong recommendations, urged the US government to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), “for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”
Mahant Narendra Giri death: 20 member CBI team will investigate the case
The Centre notified that the Central Bureau of Investigation will now investigate the death as having taken place under suspicious circumstances
PM CARES: Whose Fund is it anyway?
An Undersecretary in the PMO has admitted that the trust fund is not a fund of the GoI in a written submission before the Delhi High Court
CJP Impact: Gangadhar Pramanik’s Indian citizenship confirmed by WB gov’t
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CJP had helped secure his release from an Assam detention centre, after the migrant labourer was declared “foreigner” by an Assam FT
Over 200 Ahmedabad schools served closure notice for violating fire safety norms
Municipal Corporation takes measure after enforcing similarly strict norms for hospitals
Accept farmers demands, end the struggle: SKM
Decrying repressive governments for hindering peaceful protests, SKM leaders say people are already mobilising in various states
Mahant Narendra Giri death: Disciple Anand Giri arrested, charged with abetment to suicide
Suicide note, also names Adya Tiwari, the chief priest of Hanuman Temple in Prayagraj and his son Sandeep Tiwari, who have reportedly been detained
Assam FT deems Assam NRC to be final NRC
Several aspersions, politically as well as officially have been cast on the finality of the NRC which was released on August 31, 2019 as the final NRC. A Foreigners Tribunal in Assam has deemed that this NRC is in fact, the final NRC
Over 1 crore people register for jobs on eSHRAM portal!
Within a span of one month, the portal has received a flux of registrations, especially from the agriculture sector.
Communal violence cases nearly doubled in 2020: NCRB Report
The annual report states that a total of 71,107 cases of offences against public tranquillity were registered, out of which 51,606 cases pertain to rioting
J&K mandates absolute allegiance from govt employees; orders periodic character verification
The government order issued on September 16 states that if any adverse report against an employee is confirmed, they can be terminated
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Religious Freedom: How the USCIRF continues to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)
For another year running, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has in strong recommendations, urged the US government to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), “for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”
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