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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

Who will have to eat humble ghewar in Rajasthan now?

Ex Dy-CM Sachin Pilot does a U-turn on the highway to nowhere, CM Ghelot says all is well in the family. Neither discloses reconciliation plans.

10 reasons why Kashmiri Pandits feel betrayed in the Valley

In a conversation with Teesta Setalvad, Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti president Sanjay Tickoo revealed several little known or ignored facts about the story of non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits

UP’s crime graph rises further, BJP politician Sanjay Khokhar shot dead

The former district president was out for a morning walk in his own farm in Baghpat when he was killed

Time has come to go on fast unto death: Sanjay Tickoo

Despite various representations made to the government, the non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits feel ignored by the Centre

A faux pas that could have lead to another Indo-Nepal war of words

Nepal objects to External Affairs Minister Jaishankar’s Buddha statement, India forced to act quickly to placate neighbour

Jokes are not funny in Assam, FIR against Prof for sharing one

Anindya Sen, booked under sections 294 (obscene acts or words in public), 295A (deliberate and malicious acts to outrage religious feelings) and more

Can another Phoolan blossom?

Bandit queen-turned-politician Phoolan Devi was born on August 10, 1963 in a Mallah family in Jalaun district of UP. Following a troubled childhood and child marriage, Phoolan joined a gang of dacoits where too she faced abuse, and was raped by a group of dacoits from the higher castes after being held hostage. After she escaped, she collected her gang and killed 22 members of the village where she was raped. Two years later, she surrendered and was shifted to jail. After being in jail for 11 years, she was released on parole in 1994. In 1996, she became an MP from Mirzapur constituency in UP, and was re-elected in 1999. On July26,  2001, Phoolan Devi was shot dead by three gunmen outside her house in Delhi.

Is Tirumala Tirupati still a Covid-19 hotspot?

Media reported a Covid-19 ‘scare’ in Tirupati, after 743 Tirumala temple staff test positive since July reopening

Local politicians continue to be attacked, threatened, killed in J&K

Another political leader shot dead, third attack in a week; militants also claim killing a TA soldier

Would such a temple have been acceptable to Ram?

It was not in his character to enter into a dispute

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