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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
Streets around Jamia coloured live with protest art
Protestors get creative at the anti-CAA protest at Jamia
Mangaluru: Fact-finding report unearths the reality of police brutality at anti-CAA protests
To curb dissent and instill fear, the government had used strong-arm tactics against the protestors, with the police resorting to lathi charge, tear gas lobbing and firing at innocents
Kannan Gopinathan detained in UP on his way to deliver speech at AMU
The former IAS officer took to Twitter to update his whereabouts and said the police are being cordial with him.
“Next step is Rohingyas’ deportation”: BJP MoS Jitendra Singh
He also said that the CAA has been implemented in J&K while the date of implementation is yet to be released
Kota infant death case becomes NHRC’s first case of the year
The infant death toll reached 107 after NHRC took suo moto cognizance of the case and asked for a detailed report.
How true is the UP Police’s claim of 57 cops being shot at during protests?
A news report states that despite attempts to get names of these cops they were able to find only one such cop with bullet injury.
Kejriwal takes stand against CAA-NRC
Asks Modi government to focus on economy and employment
Criticised for rushing through CAA without adequate Parliamentary debate, MHA may not consult states on framing CAA rules!
Unwilling to enter into consultations with Opposition-ruled states of Kerala, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra — all of whom have declared that they would not implement CAA in their states—reports now state that MHA will frame the Rules without consultation!
India condemns attack on Nankana Sahib, asks Pak to take urgent action
The statement issued by MEA condemns “wanton acts of destruction and desecration of the holy place” and has called upon Pakistan “take immediate steps to ensure the safety, security and welfare” of Sikhs there.
Pak Hindu girl permitted to give Board exams by Rajasthan Govt.
She was earlier denied permission for allegedly not submitting her eligibility certificate
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