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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
Centre justifies withholding names of UAPA detainees citing “national interest”
MHA admits that Delhi Police arrested 9 people under UAPA last year, but refuses to disclose names
Tectonic Zone: Northeast
The British drew the borders, and changed them several times according to their purely administrative and military convenience
Nearly 50,000 atrocity cases registered under SC/ST Act in 2019: Centre
The conviction rate meanwhile howers at a mere 10 percent as per submission by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment before the Rajya Sabha
Over 5,000 vacancies for judicial officers across India in 2021: Centre in LS
Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of vacancies at 1,053, against a sanctioned strength of 3,634 judicial officers
MHA once again gaslights public on NRC
Skirts question about RGI's notification of NRC by referring to notifications issued before final NRC was released, blames delays on Covid
Centre seeks another extension till January 2022 to frame CAA rules
CAA aims to grant Indian nationality to persecuted minorities of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan except Muslims
Mumbo-Jumbo will Voodoo you!
Has the Voodoo of national security been cast to enfeeble and erase fundamental rights?
India’s Deep State: Is any citizen safe?
Crucial questions raised at online discussion co-organised by Free Speech Collective , NWMI and SabrangIndia on the implications of Pegasus Project, targeted surveillance and violation of privacy by the Indian Gov’t
No data on forest area under dispute: Centre in RS
In a written reply, the environment minister, Bhupender Yadav, told Rajya Sabha that the Union has not laid down any criterion to define forests
Turmoil in the North East: 5 killed as conflict re-erupts on Assam-Mizoram border
The age-old border dispute had been put on the back-burner due to Covid-19, but now requires urgent resolution
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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