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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
Remembering Usaa: The greatest revolutionary barber after Upali
The anti-caste activist succumbed to Covid-19 recently
Young Activists, residents of Aarey celebrate Rakshabandhan by tying rakhis to trees
This unique celebration is being called 'Vrikshabandhan' and many activists and tribals, led by the Aarey Conservation Group and other organisations, gathered at the forest and tied rakhis to trees which have been threatened by various developmental projects.
This will rebound on you, you will have to answer for your misdeeds: Farooq Abdullah
Taking on the BJP, the former J&K CM has set the stage for a political battle, will he demand elections soon?
NIA raids Prof Hany Babu’s house; DUTA asks govt to stop witch-hunt
The house was raided for 4 hours as his wife and minor daughter were present in the house
Adoptive parents demand withdrawal of insensitive Rakhi products
Rakhis, t-shirts, mugs, cushions mocking adoptive children available on e-commerce sites
If Premchand has really touched Modi, why are so many scholars rotting in jails?
July 31 marks 140th birth anniversary of a renowned Indian author, the late Munshi Premchand.
Citizens groups condemn divisive advertisement by Peace Party
Talking of Nizam-e-Mustafa in a secular India, maliciously fuels hate campaigns, say secular citizens
BBC journalist illegally detained in UP, HRDA writes to NHRC
The journalist was released after a call from a senior police official confirming his identity as a journalist
Unsung martyr: Udham Singh who avenged the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Image Courtesy:desidime.com It was 80 years ago (July 31, 1940)...
Thakurs deny Dalit woman cremation, police initiate probe
The woman’s body was forced to be taken off the pyre as members of Thakur community objected
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