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Caged in Police Vans, Beaten in Custody, Journalists Attacked: Delhi’s crackdown on anti-CEC protests draws UN condemnation

Protesters allege custodial violence, journalists are detained despite press credentials, and lawyers face obstruction as thousands are rounded up across Delhi. The United Nations and Amnesty International condemn restrictions on peaceful assembly

UP Congress minority cell launches campaign for Dr. Kafeel Khan’s release

The door-to-door campaign will run till August 12 and see massive mobilisation of the minority community

Another explosion at Baghjan oil well injures three foreign experts

The explosion reportedly took place while the Baghjan oil well capping operations were underway

Is this the “Ram Rajya” promised by the BJP: Congress attacks UP govt 

Politics, attempts of communalising journalist’s Vikram Joshi’s murder, expose the state yet again

GN Saibaba should be shifted to hospital before it’s too late: NPRD

National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled seeks National Human Rights Commission’s urgent intervention

HRDA India exposes UP Police’s tactics to muzzle voice of human rights defender Raja Bhaiyya

The HRD had allegedly worked with an Aaj Tak journalist to expose how women were being sexually exploited in the Karwi mines in UP

Odisha villagers burn couple after accusing them of practicing ‘black magic’

In another incident in the state, a woman was forcibly fed pig excreta by a sorcerer who tried to exorcise her

CJP curates and hosts Justice Hosbet Suresh Archives 

A collection of his fact-finding reports and writings from his post-retirement human rights work

Floods wreak havoc on 31 out of 33 districts in Assam

Over 25 lakh people displaced, standing crop destroyed, over 3,000 villages affected

ISKCON’s sanitised version of the caste system does not foster progress of the lower castes

Even while saying that the caste system is based on psycho-physical properties, it propagates the caste system which must be abolished by the roots

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

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Caged in Police Vans, Beaten in Custody, Journalists Attacked: Delhi’s crackdown on anti-CEC protests draws UN condemnation

Protesters allege custodial violence, journalists are detained despite press credentials, and lawyers face obstruction as thousands are rounded up across Delhi. The United Nations and Amnesty International condemn restrictions on peaceful assembly

Vote for Democracy seeks answers from ECI and TCS on ECI’s electoral database access and security

In a 16-question statement, VFD seeks transparency on database access controls, changes to electoral registration procedures, security audits and the Election Commission’s oversight of its digital infrastructure

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

Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra government to explain recruitment backlog and restore trust; two of three protest sites remain occupied, with Rohit Pawar-led agitation refusing to move

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

Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city