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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
Pistol brandishing man threatens Shaheen Bagh protesters
Locals overpower him and confiscate his weapon, even as he threatens to drop bodies
Allahabad HC asks for govt report on alleged police atrocities in state
The two-judge bench questioned govt on truthfulness of media reports
Former BJP minister Yashwant Sinha slams party over CAA
He also said that the government’s move had earned it international condemnation and that its intention was to mislead people
Fourth in line, Bengal passes anti-CAA resolution
Mamata Banerjee dubbed the BJP as "Brand Ambassadors of Pakistan"
Proof of religion likely for application under CAA
MHA officials say Aadhar can be used as proof while Aadhar does not ask to declare religion
Turmoil in the North East: The demand for Bangalistan
The ethnic Bengali population of Tripura is demanding a separate state for the community
Assamese men duped by two persons posing as CID officers checking NRC details
They were robbed of Rs. 2,000 as well as their ID documents
IIT-B holds Tiranga rally to strengthen unity and create awareness against CAA-NPR-NRC
The students and other participants carried a 1000-ft long flag during the procession
‘Historic’ Bodo agreement hailed as ‘permanent solution’by MHA
Tripartite agreement among center, the state of Assam and Bodo groups would lead to surrender of armed cadres. But has the demand for a separate Bodoland been dropped officially?
Front Line Defenders condemns repression of human rights defenders in India
In a press statement, it condemned the excessive force by the police and the increasingly hostile environment for HRD’s in India
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