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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.

Vadodara man booked for not disclosing religion during sale of property

Charged under Disputed Areas Act for cheating and forging documents for selling property to a person of different religion in violation of law

Businesspersons on the street: A day in the life of street vendors

Sabrang India takes a look into the lives and woes of vendors in metropolitan cities like Mumbai and Delhi.

Guilty as charged: Investigators, judge, jury and executioners of TV news ‘debates’

Media continues witch hunt and character assassination of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s partner Rhea Chakraborty, even as case is still under official investigation

India now has over 3.69 million Covid-19 cases

Joint Task Force of experts tell PM it must be assumed that an effective vaccine "would not be available in the near future"

Massive thumbs down to latest Mann Ki baat: Sign of things to come?

The ‘digital strike’ is the youth’s message to the Prime Minister, asking him to address their  concerns urgently

India tops Global Covid-19 trajectory, will the Health Minister speak up?

On Saturday, India’s total reached 34,63,973 cases, the third consecutive day when over 70,000 cases have been recorded

EXCLUSIVE! NRC Rejection Slips to be issued only after Covid-19 is brought under control

NRC State Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma says timelines are difficult to commit to at this point as everything is in a flux due to the pandemic

Hum Agar Uthe Nahi, a clarion call for Indians to show a united front

To fight the growth of fascist and neo-liberal forces, 400 human rights and women's groups call for a nation-wide campaign

Rona Wilson worked for release of political prisoners, now a prisoner himself

The state must either prove its grave charges against him conclusively or set him free along with all other political prisoners.

J&K LG assures action of demands of Kashmiri Pandits

A delegation of the minority Hindu community in the Union Territory met the LG in Srinagar today

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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

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

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Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote

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Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy

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