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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
Kapil Sibal calls out 9 “lies” of the BJP government
He also challenged Amit Shah and Modi to a debate with him on the CAA
MHA asks, Tukde-Tukde who?
Amit Shah's ministry denies knowledge of gang of alleged separatist student and youth leaders
Saffron misadventures continue in WB as Modi renames Kolkata port
Was Shyama Prasad Mukherjee the BJP’s best choice for the renaming?
West Bengal Assembly next in line to pass resolution against CAA
It had earlier passed a resolution against the NRC and was the only state to skip the NPR conference in Delhi last week
Her ‘projected’ father’s daughter
Assam woman declared foreigner due to discrepancy in father’s name
LG grants Delhi Police emergency detention powers under NSA
Move comes in light of burgeoning anti-CAA protests in Delhi, fears of misuse of provisions against peaceful protesters
Hitler, Mussolini were products of democracy: BJP’s Ram Madhav
At the Raisina Dialogue he implied that the Opposition was involved in violence as it had lost in the democratic process
Turmoil in the North East: A Bru Story
Part-2 of a series that explores the diverse and complex socio-political dynamics in the Northeast.
Oppn ruled states object to question of ‘date and birthplace of parents’ in NPR
MHA officials say respondents can refuse to share information pertaining to the same
Modi must withdraw CAA: Ashok Gehlot
The Rajasthan CM said that the law was BJP’s plot to polarise the country
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