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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

The bizarre colour codes of Union Bank Of India

Dress in nine colours for Navratri, Union Bank of India tells employees, then withdraws circular 

Srinagar: Grief envelopes Valley as Supinder (Satinder) Kour’s last rites are performed

Principal Kour’s final rites were carried out by grieving family, friends, and community members on Friday

Kashmir’s Grand Mufti expresses deep grief over civilian killings, appeals for communal harmony & brotherhood

Image Courtesy:qnstv.comKashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam. reported CNS, has expressed...

Govt to Blame, where is the security for KP families in the Valley, asks Sanjay Tickoo, KPSS

The nightmare of 1990 appears to be repeating itself says the president of Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti who has led campaigns against the political and administrative isolation of the community in the Valley

Srinagar: Terrorists kill two teachers

Victims were identified as a Sikh woman and a Kashmiri Pandit man, both government school teachers

Killing three civilians, terrorists send a bloody message across Jammu and Kashmir

Prominent businessman, street food vendor, taxi assoc prez shot dead in Kashmir on Tuesday

Shrey Hospital Fire: Victims’ families move court demanding CBI inquiry

While victims’ families claim city cops have botched the investigation, DA Mehta inquiry commission report hauls hospital administration and state government over the coals

Southern states suffered higher household indebtedness: Ind-Ra Report

Analysing AIDIS and recent economic data over the last two years, the Ind-Ra encouraged the government to pay more attention to the recovering household economy

Kisan Bharat Bandh: Mainstream media whines about “traffic jams”, social media presents true picture

The tone and tenor of the reportage, and the recurring self contradiction, says a lot about the state of the news media in India

Highlights of September 27 Bharat Bandh

Nationwide strike successful - SKM's call receives huge response from farmers, workers, trade and students unions

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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

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.

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

‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

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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

‘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