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‘Forum for Electoral Integrity’ petitions NHRC over mass voter disenfranchisement under SIR

The Forum for Electoral Integrity has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in the Election Commission’s SIR process, citing UN concerns, the coalition alleges the arbitrary, mass deletion of 52 million voters, disproportionately targeting Muslim and Bengali citizens through organised campaigns and opaque AI systems

Jharkhand woman killed on suspicion of being a witch

As police investigate the murder of a young woman in Giridih, this year’s witch-hunting toll in Jharkhand reached 12

Singer Zubeen Garg attacked in Assam

The artist who was once seen as a front-liner of the anti-CAA movement in Assam was targeted on suspicion of siding with the government

Ashok Lavasa quits EC

Resignation had become imminent after he joined Asian Development Bank

SC dismisses plea seeking transfer of funds from PM CARES to NDRF

The court said PM CARES is a charitable trust and there was no need to transfer funds to NDRF

The new Hindutva

An outline of the new avatar of Hindu nationalism

Prashant Bhushan 2009 contempt case: Rajeev Dhavan pleads for reference to larger bench

The bench framed some questions to be considered during the course of the hearing and will decide whether to refer the case to a larger bench at the next hearing

New plea in SC demanding nationwide NRC

Citizenship turmoil far from over as new drama threatens to erupt with petition demanding action against illegal ‘foreigners’

Is it time to break down the iron gates of this prison, the nation state?

The region of South Asia is witnessing an extraordinary...

Parliament has remained a ghost town since March 2020: Justice AP Shah

The former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court addressed the inaugural session of an online Janta Parliament

Janta Parliament raises crucial questions for Indian democracy

Online session sees human rights defenders demand answers for dilution of laws related to labour, environment and education by the regime

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July 2026: A dissent that was brutally put down, a crackdown after the protest ended

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Permission to Protest? Why the right to dissent needs no licence

In the light of the nation’s vibrant 100-citywide protests, the author, a legal researcher questions, why, the right (to protest) that is supposed to speak against power is, at its very threshold, made to genuflect before power (police permission)

Bail Stays, But Under Tight Curbs: Delhi HC’s order in Parvez-Mehraj UAPA case

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Jantar Mantar Offline: Six internet shutdowns in a week

Repeated internet cuts during student protests affect thousands beyond the protest site, from vendors to commuters