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‘Forum for Electoral Integrity’ petitions NHRC over mass voter disenfranchisement under SIR

The Forum for Electoral Integrity has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in the Election Commission’s SIR process, citing UN concerns, the coalition alleges the arbitrary, mass deletion of 52 million voters, disproportionately targeting Muslim and Bengali citizens through organised campaigns and opaque AI systems

Telangana activist Kalpana Dayala breathes her last

Dayala was vocal in the conditions of weavers in Telangana and worked to raise awareness among people.

Bhima Koregaon: Jailed activist Rona Wilson’s father passes away

 Wilson was arrested by the Pune Police in 2018 under UAPA charges in the Bhima Koregaon case

Hell, by any other name…

Changing the nomenclature of detention camps does not change the fact that conditions there remain abysmal!

Rising fuel prices: Gov’t tries to obfuscate the truth… again!

The timing of the recent moves to raise levies and retail prices by the governments and fuel marketers, respectively, is at odds with logic, especially at a point when the country is grappling with the impact of a pandemic

Will Taliban takeover of Afghanistan be used to attack Indian Muslims?

Anti-Muslim sentiments grow stronger on social media with questions like “Why are Indian muslims not condemning Taliban’s actions in Afghanistan?”

UP: Muslim man beaten while trying to hoist tricolour on Independence Day

As per reports, the man approached the SDM after the local police refused to lodge an FIR

Gov’t will help Afghanistan’s Sikhs and Hindus to come to India: MEA

CAA seeks to grant citizenship to Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, Christian and Sikh immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, but excludes Muslims

Afghanistan Crisis: What is India’s plan of action?

There are over 200 Indian citizens who are reportedly stuck in Afghanistan;Taliban has reportedly “assured” Hindus and Sikhs of safety

Sorry state of affairs’ in Parliament: Chief Justice of India

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, added that “there was no clarity of laws” being enacted in the Parliament

PM Narendra Modi names August 14 “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day”

Pak Rangers-India’s Border Security Force (BSF) exchange sweets at Attari-Wagah border to mark Pakistan’s Independence Day

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‘Forum for Electoral Integrity’ petitions NHRC over mass voter disenfranchisement under SIR

The Forum for Electoral Integrity has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in the Election Commission’s SIR process, citing UN concerns, the coalition alleges the arbitrary, mass deletion of 52 million voters, disproportionately targeting Muslim and Bengali citizens through organised campaigns and opaque AI systems

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