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21 Opposition parties to CJI: SIR process is irregular and illegal, must be suspended

The eight page letter, dated June 28, 2026 but released publicly on July 3, includes signatories Mallikarjun Kharge, President, INC, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP, Mamata Banerjee, TMC, Turchi Silva, DMK and independent MP, Kapil Sibal; the signatures of DMK. AAP assume significance as both parties had distanced themselves from INDIA bloc.

GN Saibaba denied medical facilities, books, letters from family; threatens hunger strike

Activist AS Vasantha Kumari, his wife writes to the Nagpur Central Jail to intervene; Prof Saibaba has been denied bail multiple times, including for mother’s funeral 

IFF files RTI to check GoI’s attempt to open backdoor into encrypted data

India has just become a signatory to an international statement demanding tech companies give them access to encrypted data in the name of public safety

How states can ensure transparency in EVM based assembly elections

There is nothing more fundamental and essential to the sustenance of democracy as the conduct of free and fair elections

Kolkata to march in solidarity with Fr. Stan Swamy

A secular body known to award social contributors has planned a march for Fr. Stan Swamy while adhering to social distancing norms

Flood-like situation in northern areas of Karnataka

Karnataka battles its third wave of floods; incessant rain and rising water-level in dams as northern districts slowly sink under the onslaught of water.

All rights snatched from us should be returned: People’s Alliance in J&K 

Pro-India political forces join to form 'People’s Alliance' in the Valley to fight against abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, throws new challenge at BJP

If NRC is faulty, then CM should resign: Assam citizens group

BNASM denounces state government’s stand on NRC

Assam NRC: 10,000 names could be deleted from the final list!

NRC Coordinator issues order to delete names of ‘ineligible people’ from final list

Varavara Rao’s health deteriorates, wife moves SC for release on medical grounds

His health is very feeble, says Pendaya Hemlatha, wife of the 81-year-old literary critic who was arrested in 2018 in connection with the Elgar Parishad case and is lodged at the Taloja jail since

157 attacks on christians in 3rd quarter of 2020: Persecution Relief

The crimes to include murders, crimes against women, church attacks, and unjust arrests

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21 Opposition parties to CJI: SIR process is irregular and illegal, must be suspended

The eight page letter, dated June 28, 2026 but released publicly on July 3, includes signatories Mallikarjun Kharge, President, INC, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP, Mamata Banerjee, TMC, Turchi Silva, DMK and independent MP, Kapil Sibal; the signatures of DMK. AAP assume significance as both parties had distanced themselves from INDIA bloc.

If Stan Swamy, the Martyr, were alive today ….

On the fifth anniversary of the tragic death of the People’s Priest, an associate writes that, if alive Fr Stan Swamy would have been at the forefront of all the ongoing struggles of the Adivasis

Act Now: Citizens delegation approaches Mumbai police to prevent potential intimidation of Christians

A coalition of 25 citizens organisations under the banner of Mumbai for Peace, including Bombay Catholic Sabha, PUCL Maharashtra, and Citizens for Justice and Peace has formally urged the Police Commissioner to intervene against a string of organised attacks on Christian prayer services, citing an immediate threat of communal disruption scheduled for July 5, 2026, in the Santacruz East area; Mumbai police has assured action

Somnath to Ayodhya: Plunder to ‘Chanda Chori’

How do we contrast temple destructions during kingdoms and now under a semi-democratising society turning into elected autocracy?

Politics of Humiliation: Mahua Moitra, mob intimidation and the Calcutta High Court’s warning

The alleged attack on Mahua Moitra came just a day after the Calcutta High Court warned against the growing culture of mob justice, public humiliation and egg pelting in West Bengal

From Outrage to Acquittal: The Raja Singh hate speech case comes to a close

Mass protests, preventive detention, political fallout and four years of criminal proceedings culminated in the acquittal of Telangana MLA T. Raja Singh