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Religious Freedom: How the USCIRF continues to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)

For another year running, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has in strong recommendations, urged the US government to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), “for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”

India Unsafe: The escalating heinous crimes against women

Is this a sign of lawlessness and anarchy?

Has the Bengal BJP become self-destructive?

Rahul Sinha is dropped in reshuffle, replaced by ex-AITC Anupam Hazra

Does GoI have 80,000 crores to buy, distribute Covid-19 vaccine?

Serum Institute of India, CEO Adar Poonawalla has asked this, igniting a debate, but no one seems to know the govt’s plan of action

KPSS fast-unto-death completes one week!

Organisation had recently released a series of government orders ignored by the Relief Department

What farmer protests? The BJP-led Government was busy honouring Deendayal Upadhyaya

The Government of India, chooses to look the other way, as lakhs of farmers protest agricultural laws they fear will make them slaves

Covid-19: Bombay HC stands by Maha government’s refusal to reopen places of worship

Cites rise in coronavirus cases as a reason, adjourns PIL for two months

Bihar Assembly election dates announced

EC makes special provisions in wake of Covid, cautions against hate speech and fake news

India ratifies, but doesn’t adopt UN Resolution on farmers’ rights?

India was made a member of the UN Human Rights Council soon after the adoption of this Resolution, in October 2018. However, India has not adopted it.

Advocate-activist Babar Qadri shot dead by militants in Srinagar

Second political-social activist killed by in 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir

KPSS chief fires salvo against Relief Department on Day 4 of Fast-unto-Death

The Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti is demanding urgent reforms for non-migrant families from the community in the Valley

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