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21 Opposition parties to CJI: SIR process is irregular and illegal, must be suspended

The eight page letter, dated June 28, 2026 but released publicly on July 3, includes signatories Mallikarjun Kharge, President, INC, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP, Mamata Banerjee, TMC, Turchi Silva, DMK and independent MP, Kapil Sibal; the signatures of DMK. AAP assume significance as both parties had distanced themselves from INDIA bloc.

Tribal’s death prompts protest in MP, family alleges harassment by forest department

It was alleged by the family that a forest officer had demanded Rs. 1 lakh from the deceased to free his tractor

Karnataka’s Brahmins can get caste and income certificates, avail 10 percent EWS benefits

Karnataka State Brahmin Development Board had been set up before 2018 Assembly elections, by JD(S)-Congress govt

Zakir Naik Showcases the Rot within Islamic Theology

Image Courtesy:economictimes.indiatimes.comFor the Rwala Bedouins of Northern Arabia, heaven...

Covid 19 and furthering of sectarian agenda in education

Chapters on human rights and secularism deleted from curriculum

They abused us, asked us to worship their idols: Christians attacked in UP

Vikash a young Christian preacher recalls how he recently escaped from a right wing mob in Azamgarh

Three suspected Bangladeshi cattle-smugglers lynched in Assam

Second such incident in Karimganj, near the Bangladesh border, since June 1 this year

Why is the Ashok Gehlot Govt invoking Sedition law in Rajasthan?

MLAs are public servants, and they can be prosecuted for such offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, says PUCL

Did Labour Ministry delete its paper on Gov’t ban on asbestos mining and use? 

Paper was presented at India-EU Seminar 2011, but asbestos still used for for making Amphan, Covid-19 shelters, says Toxics Watch Alliance

Terrorised by trolls, comedians apologise for hurting religious sentiments

Many comedians reported that their numbers and addresses had been leaked and that they were getting threats to life and that of their families too

NHRC demands report on Varavara Rao’s health, jail condition

National Human Rights Commission issues notices to Maharashtra Chief Secretary and Director General (Prisons) seeking report within two weeks

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21 Opposition parties to CJI: SIR process is irregular and illegal, must be suspended

The eight page letter, dated June 28, 2026 but released publicly on July 3, includes signatories Mallikarjun Kharge, President, INC, Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP, Mamata Banerjee, TMC, Turchi Silva, DMK and independent MP, Kapil Sibal; the signatures of DMK. AAP assume significance as both parties had distanced themselves from INDIA bloc.

If Stan Swamy, the Martyr, were alive today ….

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Act Now: Citizens delegation approaches Mumbai police to prevent potential intimidation of Christians

A coalition of 25 citizens organisations under the banner of Mumbai for Peace, including Bombay Catholic Sabha, PUCL Maharashtra, and Citizens for Justice and Peace has formally urged the Police Commissioner to intervene against a string of organised attacks on Christian prayer services, citing an immediate threat of communal disruption scheduled for July 5, 2026, in the Santacruz East area; Mumbai police has assured action

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The alleged attack on Mahua Moitra came just a day after the Calcutta High Court warned against the growing culture of mob justice, public humiliation and egg pelting in West Bengal