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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

Police blocking roads, Shaheen Bagh protesters getting blamed

New affidavit filed before Supreme Court dispels several misconceptions about Shaheen Bagh protests

Assam NRC: Allegations of inclusion of ‘ineligible’ people in list

State coordinator seeks details from DRCRs of all districts

Is Adityanath at war with his own state’s citizens?

Fact finding report by Karwan-e-Mohabbat rips of the veil to reveal the ugliness of Adityanath’s administration

What about Kashmiri Pundits? Three Decades of Exodus

This January 2020, it is thirty years since the Kashmiri Pundits’ exodus from the Kashmir valley took place.

Coimbatore: Muslim couple weds at ‘Shaheen Bagh pandal’; shouts slogans against CAA-NPR-NRC

The marriage took place in Coimbatore and was attended by over a 1,000 protestors

Is MHA distancing itself from Assam Clause 6 committee report?

Report will be submitted to Assam Chief Minister instead of MHA representative

120 crores public funds spent on Namaste Trump, but event organized by private entity?

Meanwhile Trump says Modi promised him a welcome by 7 million people, a figure higher than total population of Ahmedabad!

Letter of Opposition to Namaste Trump

Opposition mounts on Modi govt’s splash for Trump show in Ahmedabad

Int’l panel of parliamentarians for freedom of religious belief writes to PM Modi

In their personal capacity, they request the PM and the government to protect India’s minorities and their ability to freely practice their faith

Babri demolition accused to head Ram Temple Trust

Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas head Nritya Gopal Das appointed president, VHP veep Champat Rai becomes gen secy!

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