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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
254 Kashmiri Pandits in govt. jobs since 2015, 1,474 under UPA I in 2008
In information provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to the parliamentary panel, details show that relief, rehabilitation provided to registered migrants
Preserve DNA samples, Videograph post mortems : Delhi HC to hospitals
Image Courtesy: ommcomnews.comIn path breaking directives, the Delhi High...
Freedom Report slam’s India’s record on civil liberties
Says country has suffered an ‘alarming decline’ in political rights under PM Modi’s leadership
Regime fails to muzzle the watchdog
I&B Ministry forced to lift 48-hour ban on two Malayalam channels
No decision on nationwide NRC yet; NPR to begin on April 1: MHA
In a standing committee report on MHA, it has been submitted that the home ministry will collect place and date of birth of parents for ‘back-end’ processing
Ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar, brother convicted in Unnao rape survivor’s father’s death
Kuldeep’s brother, Atul Sengar had an altercation with the survivor’s father, who was later beaten up in prison at his behest and died of his injuries
Grandmother Indian, grandson illegal immigrant?
While Johrabai Shaikh was acquitted of being an illegal immigrant in 2002 and pronounced Indian, her grandson has now been accused of being a Bangladeshi citizen
UP admin sends third recovery notice for damage to property in anti-CAA protest
The UP government has asked 57 people to cough up 1.5 crore as compensation
Bengal man issued voter ID with dog’s picture!
Administration says corrected ID will be issued soon.
Home Ministry says no religion-wise break-up of citizenship data; NCP alleges foul play
Earlier members of the union government had said that 566 Muslims from Pak, Afghanistan and Bangladesh were granted Indian citizenship from 2014 – 2019
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