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Barricades and detentions fail to stop Delhi protesters marching against CEC

CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby, former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, SFI activists, lawyers, journalists and AISA leader Neha Bora were among those detained as protests targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Tablighi Jamaat news reportage: SC slams Centre’s shoddy counter-affidavit

The I&B Ministry had filed an affidavit in response to PILs moved against the communalisation of the Tablighi Jamaat event in news media

CJP moves MEITY against Kapil Mishra’s communal social media posts

Known for being a serial offender, this controversial BJP leader is now recruiting his own Hindutva gang seeking his followers’ special interests- Fight love Jihad, Gauraksha, terms created by the right wing

NRC exclusion causes Assam man to flee, wife contemplates suicide!

SabrangIndia's sister organisation CJP is now helping Zabbar Ali's the impoverished family defend his citizenship, so that they can all be reunited

Freedom of Press in UP: Journalists killed, attacked, arrested, not allowed to talk to lawyer

Attacks on journalists under the Adityanath-led government are a regular feature now

J&K to implement Forest Rights Act by March 2021

This comes as a huge relief to forest dwelling communities who have been subject to eviction for years

NPRD petitions NHRC to provide Fr Stan Swamy ‘reasonable accommodations’ in jail

The disability rights organisation expressed anguish at the delay in granting permission to use a sipper to the 83-year old suffers from Parkinson's disease and finds it difficult to hold a cup or a glass to drink water

SC directs HC to hear bail plea of life convict in jail for 21 years

The top court noted that his criminal appeal before the HC has been pending for 16 years

Mumbai police withdraw ‘externment notices’ against activists, students

Police had earlier served these notices to those who had participated in the ‘Occupy Gateway’ and Hutatma Chowk protests

Hathras case: Allahabad HC issues notice in habeas corpus petition of alleged PFI members

The two activists and driver were detained on their way to meet the Hathras victim’s family and were charged under UAPA

How did National Capital Region’s most-wanted criminal Kapil Sangwan manage to flee India?

He had jumped  parole last year, was reported to be under the scanner of Special Cell and Crime Branch teams

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Barricades and detentions fail to stop Delhi protesters marching against CEC

CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby, former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, SFI activists, lawyers, journalists and AISA leader Neha Bora were among those detained as protests targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Protest Denied, Dissent Policed: India’s crackdown on those challenging the Election Commission

From alleged house arrests and detentions to police checks on train journeys and restrictions in Delhi, activists say authorities are trying to stop citizens from reaching the October 10 protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIR

Bihar adds 14 lakh voters after SIR, questions remain over those excluded from 2025 assembly polls

Nearly 14 lakh voters have been added to Bihar’s electoral rolls since SIR, the additions and subsequent enrolment exercise put the focus on eligible voters who have missed the 2025 Assembly election and the consequences of their exclusion

Karnataka Form 7 Row: 91,278 deletion requests and bulk filing complaints—where was the ECI’s check?

Karnataka has received 91,278 Form 7 applications seeking voter deletions, but officials say no names have been deleted so far. Complaints from Mangaluru, Kodagu and other districts allege bulk filings against eligible voters, including Muslims, as police investigate and electoral hearings continue

‘Serious Grievances’: Bombay HC backs students’ concerns, MPSC protests continue in Pune

Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra government to explain recruitment backlog and restore trust; two of three protest sites remain occupied, with Rohit Pawar-led agitation refusing to move

Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai

Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city

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.