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Gujarat civil society to move Supreme Court against controversial electoral roll revision
A recent, well-attended meeting of Gujarat civil society activists in Ahmedabad, held to discuss the impact of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, has decided to file...
Elections amidst glitches: Maharashtra’s crucial poll day unfolds with complaints of barricading and EVM glitches
From EVM glitches to community boycotts, the single-phase election for 288 constituencies highlights logistical challenges and fierce battles between rival alliances
River Ganga, communities, cultures & livelihood: will Indians preserve its life-sustaining legacy?
The author’s simple point, addressed to the power elite is to stop destroying the identity of indigenous communities; a destruction of the Himalayas will bring unprecedented crisis to Gangetic plains in India and so, we must not do anything that escalates the crisis we already facing.
UP by-elections: Reports of serious disturbances and disruption of voters
The Samajwadi Party has accused police of deterring voters in Uttar Pradesh, with visuals showing Muslim voters in Meerapur and Kundarki assembly constituencies refusing to cast their ballots despite having valid ID cards and slips. Police reportedly verified voting slips and IDs, sparking protest and voting malpractices; the Kanpur Police Commissionerate has suspended officers who obstructed voters through unwarranted ID checks; similarly the SP Moradabad also informed the public through social media that action has been taken against errant officers
10 newborn innocents killed in Jhansi’s medical college, UP govt orders three-tier probe, faces criticism for negligence
System collapse in UP: in a massive fire broke out at a neonatal ward of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi, 10 newborn innocents’ loose their life; grieving parents of deceased asking only one question “Who will bring back our children?”
To count or not to count, delays and India’s decadal Census
Delay in Decadal Census: 2021 Census likely to be conducted in 2025, how the delay in decadal census, caste-survey, delimitation, and Women’s Reservation Bill intersect in shaping the future of representation in Indian democracy
Young persons & women among the most acutely unemployed: PLFS Annual Report, 2024
Stagnant unemployment and high disparity between genders in employment form the indicators and key findings of the PLFS Annual Report, 2024.
BJP Jharkhand manifesto splashes 23 pictures of Modi, neglects party’s Adivasi faces
Ahead of the 2024 Jharkhand assembly elections, the BJP...
Haryana Police’s stress management through ISKCON’s Harinam Kirtan faces criticism
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Gurgaon Police's Kirtan Controversy: police staffs’ bhajan session with ISKCON draws criticism for questionable stress management tactics, the kirtan session was part of a stress management program conducted by ISKCON Gurugram on Police Day
Justice KS Puttaswamy’s passing marks the end of an era for privacy rights
Right to privacy petitioner and former Karnataka High Court Judge Justice KS Puttaswamy passes away at 98; he enrolled as an advocate in 1952 and was appointed as a judge of the Karnataka High Court in 1977; his pathbreaking legal intervention left an indelible mark on privacy rights
Influence of mining corporations on policy makers ‘leading to’ erosion of democracy in Odisha
Odisha is rich in high-quality natural resources, including iron,...
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