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“Inside the SIR”: Booklet flags ‘mechanical disenfranchisement’ in electoral roll revision
CJP–VFD publication combines training manual and ground documentation to question ongoing voter verification exercise
Statelessness a greater fear than COVID-19?
Apparently yes, as many people still queuing up to get their names corrected at Aadhaar centres and protestors still staying put.
Haji Ali, Mahim Dargah close for devotees amid Covid-19 pandemic
“People’s lives are of utmost importance,” said trustee Suhail Khandwani
Citizens pen five-point letter to Centre and State gov’t to tackle Covid-19
The letter talks about a subsistence scheme for vulnerable citizens and the postponement of discussion and implementationon contentious issues
BREAKING: NRC related activity put on hold in Assam due to Corona Virus
Rejection slips will not be issued from tomorrow, NSKs shut down
Kashmiri student urges PM to restore 4G internet
In an open letter to the PM, the student says how internet is the only way for students to keep up with their syllabus and poor speed is a deterrent
Bengaluru group files complaint against channel inciting violence against Amulya Leona
The complaint against Public TV seeks an apology and seizure of equipment
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Jammu and Kashmir’s economic collapse since the abrogation of Article 370
Image Courtesy: newindianexpress.com On Wednesday 18th March, while debating in...
Are airlines flouting DGCA norms to fully refund passengers for cancellations due to Covid 19?
Most airlines are charging regular cancellation fees and not giving full refund
MHA on CAA petition: Whole expanse of Article 21 cannot be made available to illegal migrants
This was one of the submissions of the MHA in the counter affidavit given in the Supreme Court
Akhil Gogoi granted bail
The peasant movement leader was at the forefront of anti-CAA protests in Assam and had been arrested by the NIA
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