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The Bihar Verdict 2025: How an election was engineered before votes were cast
From mass voter deletions to post-poll data manipulation, the new Vote For Democracy report exposes the systematic subversion of democracy in Bihar
Mountain Man Dasrath Manjhi: A Kabir panthi from the MahaDalit community who toiled for 22 years to make the impossible possible
Kindly consider these three facts, also try to imagine...
Syncretic Dreams, Shattered Realities: Kashmir in “The Hybrid Wanderers”
In a world where the lines between home and...
The paradox of nationalism & Indian representation abroad: S. Jaishankar’s visit to my university
A student at the University College Dublin, positions his experience of the Indian external affairs minister recent visit to the country where he studies; the author sensitively probes the worrying dichotomy of unconcern with the situation back home that the majority Indian diaspora experiences, even as India and Indians falter on the human rights indices test
Striving to Promote Democracy: Values of the Constitution
The V Dem observations about India as reported in...
CJP urges Zee News remove debate show “Taal Thok Ke” over divisive Waqf-Holi debate
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The complaint points out how the anchor Chandan Singh manipulated a Waqf protest into a false narrative that linked it to a fabricated threat against Holi, fuelled by sensational claims and hostile interruptions, turning the show into a biased and unbalanced spectacle
A Satirical Plea, Dripping with Envy, to President Xi Jinping of China
In one more of his brilliant satirical pieces, the author pens this letter to the leader of the Great People’s Republic of China authored by the fictional Cyrus Behramji Puranafurniturewala
Learned yet Forgotten: To Dr A K Biswas, a tribute
Despite his original writings and perspective, the death of this academic and civil servant, former Home Secretary of Bihar on February 28, 2025 went largely unnoticed and unsung
Mohammad Shami faces extremist’s backlash for prioritizing professional duty over religion
Amidst extremist backlash for prioritizing professional duty over religious observance, Mohammad Shami has remained steadfast, proving that his commitment to cricket and nation takes precedence. Attacked for drinking an energy drink during Ramadan and his daughter celebrating Holi, Shami has let his performance on the field speak louder than the critics
Why Quranic Principles Advocate Secular Democracy Over Theocracy? Part 1
The Quran's emphasis on justice, consultation (shura), human dignity, religious freedom, and individual self-determination aligns more closely with secular democracy than authoritarian theocracy
Draft DPDP Rules, 2025, seeds of both surveillance and freedom
The recently published Draft DPDP, 2025 Rules (Digital Personal Data Protection Rules) contain some safeguards like consent on data possession, while the shadow of a dystopian future looms large, especially with broad exemptions granted to government agencies for processing data related to public services and subsidies that, in turn, create concerning possibilities for expanded state surveillance under the guise of public interest.
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The Bihar Verdict 2025: How an election was engineered before votes were cast
From mass voter deletions to post-poll data manipulation, the new Vote For Democracy report exposes the systematic subversion of democracy in Bihar
Rights
Academic, Deepak Pawar to Mumbai Police: Are frivolous cases against us –filed after a peaceful demonstration to save Marathi schools –being dropped because of the upcoming BMC polls?
Does the Mumbai police seeks to withdraw cases filed against Deepak Pawar, Marathi Abhyas Kendra and other activists, or not?
India
India tops among countries at risk of mass crimes, atrocities, US Holocaust Museum warns
Though three countries scored higher than India with Myanmar holding the top spot, followed by Chad and Sudan, in these two countries the mass killings are ongoing. This makes India's position particularly noteworthy as a “flawed democracy” and as a potential new flashpoint
Minorities
Muslim student set on fire in Bareilly outside exam centre, suffers 8% burns
The Times of India reported that a 19 year old student, Farhad, a Muslim, studying in the B-Com course was set on fire in broad day light on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan 8 outside the Hindu College, Moradabad; the assailants were fellow students, Aarush Singh, 21 and Deepak Kumar, 20
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Dr Sangram Patil detained by Mumbai Crime Branch, move sharply condemned
A British citizen, doctor and consultant with the NHS, it is reported that Dr Patil was detained (arrested) with his wife as he landed at the Mumbai airport this afternoon
Hate Speech
CJP approaches Election Commission over communal and hate-based speech by BJP Mumbai President
Complaint details how “vote jihad” and “land jihad” narratives used during the Model Code of Conduct period violate electoral law, constitutional guarantees, and democratic norms
