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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
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Filmmaker Ronny Sen attacked with dagger for anti CAA protest
Kolkata-based filmmaker Ronny Sen, known for his internationally acclaimed...
CAA transfer petition: SC issues notice, will hear on January 22
The apex court had taken prima facie stand that high courts be allowed to adjudicate upon the cases challenging validity of CAA
The Supreme Court & the power to transfer cases: CAA 2019
As the SC today decides whether petitions against CAA should be transferred to it, let us have a look at its constitutional provisions on such transfers and its repercussions on rights based jurisprudence
Solidarity pours in for brutally attacked JNU students and teachers
There have been protests in all corners of the country condemning the attack by right-wing outfits and the complicity of the police and the administration
‘Killing Dissent’ – How the government has been silencing opposing ideas and voices
From scare tactics to brute force, the government has done all it can to quell dissenting voices in India
M’trs home minister to review FIR: ‘Free Kashmir’ poster
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Jharkhand drops sedition charges against 3,000 anti-CAA protestors
Dhanbad police later revoked the charges on the instruction of its police chief as CM Hemant Soren reassured people that their voices will not be stifled.
India does not need CAA, NPR, NRC: Constitutional Conduct Group, ex-106 civil servants
A group of civil servants, the Constitutional Conduct Group, has expressed grave reservations about the recent enactment of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 and the exercise to conduct the National Population Register. They have addressed a detailed letter to all fellow citizens of India pointing out why India does not need the CAA, the NPR and the NRIC and insisting that the Government of India repeal the relevant legislation and withdraw related administrative orders.
Disclose name of Bangladeshi legislator from Cong or face legal action: Saikia, Assam
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