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ALIFA seeks review of questionable ToR of ‘High-Level Committee on Demographic Change’
Questioning the orientation of the recent constitution of the High Level Committee on Demographic Change, the All India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA-NAPM) has said that India Needs Fair Demographic Approach that promotes inclusion, not social polarisation
4.7 lakh prisoners, but only over 22,000 fully vaccinated!
The Health Ministry has informed the Lok Sabha that all prisoners above the age of 18 are expected to be inoculated by December 2021
Release Bhima Koregaon accused: Senior police officials on impact of rising cyber crimes
Senior retired police officers say cyber hacking operations revealed in Bhima Koregaon case and Pegasus attack have serious implications for police functioning, rule of law
Don’t maintain records of telephone interception: MHA
The communication ministry has informed the Rajya Sabha that telephone interception records are destroyed regularly as per law
The DNA Bill: A perfect recipe for absolute surveillance and zero privacy
The Bill which was introduced in July 2019 poses a threat to right to privacy of individuals as it provides for permanent retention of DNA profile of all samples collected during criminal investigation which could include people not even remotely associated with the crime and their data stay be with the government without their knowledge, leaving it exposed to potential misuse
AIFAP voices support for pan-India strike against Electricity (Amendment) Bill
Despite promises to do away with the Electricity Bill, electricity distributor workers and farmers are protesting yet another attempt to amend the Electricity Bill
Prevent Government takeover of Gandhian Institutions: Activists
Hundreds of activists and concerned citizens are raising their voices against the government’s Rs 1,200 crore proposal to alter Sabarmati Ashram
Pegasus Project: 5 targeted journalists move SC, say have been subject to intrusive hacking
This is the first time, that directly aggrieved persons have moved court for disclosure of information
941 deaths while cleaning sewers, septic tanks: Centre informs Rajya Sabha
However, no reports of death due to manual scavenging have been provided by the Centre
Are India’s official Covid-19 mortality numbers grossly under-reported?
Gaslighting the victims of Covid-19 is an all-time political low for any government; official machinery now denying independent data analysis too
Central universities falling short of filling up posts reserved for SC-ST-OBC
During the monsoon session of Parliament, The Education Ministry stated that out of 18,353 total sanctioned reserved teaching posts in central universities, 8,773 continue to remain vacant
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ALIFA seeks review of questionable ToR of ‘High-Level Committee on Demographic Change’
Questioning the orientation of the recent constitution of the High Level Committee on Demographic Change, the All India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA-NAPM) has said that India Needs Fair Demographic Approach that promotes inclusion, not social polarisation
Rule of Law
Not What the Court Decided: Re-reading the Bombay High Court’s passport judgment
The MEA's recent clarification on passport has centred on a single judicial decision that may not support the sweeping proposition now attributed to it
Culture
Brotherhood in Rajasthan: Hindus, Muslims Protect Border Mosques
Amidst mounting concerns over the destruction of decades-old religious sites near the India-Pakistan border, local villagers have chosen choosing peaceful resistance over polarised division. Under the banner of an interfaith peace assembly, citizens have been protesting these actions peacefully, urging the administration to respect the social fabric of an area long defined by mutual respect, shared struggles, and brotherhood
India
Rejected as Voter, also denied a Passport? Here is how ‘New India’ deals with exclusion complaints under SIR: Former editor, Telegraph, R Rajagopal
The pithy, non-indulgant factual ‘note’ by the former editor of Telehraph, Kolkatta who is revered for his unique headlines for the newspaper, generated heat and waves over the week-end even as an utterly compromised and non-responsive administration watched on. R. Rajagopal penned this even as he informed the Prem Bhatia Journalism award that he was resigning from the Jury due to his acute disenchantment with the media profession.
Education
Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE
This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Lucknow: Caste hierarchies & contract labour exploitation among sanitation workers
Sanitation accused their supervisor of coercion, wage manipulation and caste-based abuse, alleging that workers are being pressured to surrender a recently approved ₹2,000 wage increase while being denied entitled leave. The allegations reflect the broader vulnerabilities faced by sanitation workers in Uttar Pradesh, which has recorded the highest number of sewer and septic tank deaths in India since 2017
Rights
From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court