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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
Gauhati HC order offers a lifeline to those declared foreigner ex parte
Landmark order says if proceedee has filed a written statement and documents, but fails to appear for hearings, his absence alone cannot be justification for ruling against him
Two days into the new year, Mumbai protests police excess in UP
The peaceful protest saw people holding up placards condemning the police violence in UP that led to more than 25 deaths
Is Varanasi being stifled under Section 144?
The city saw prohibitory orders being imposed for more than 350 out of 365 days in 2019
Nationwide protests against CAA-NPR-NRC and Trans Act 2019 commence
The first protest in Mumbai is being held on the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule and more than 100 organizations are leading the cause
Two from Hindutva fringe outfits arrested for Patna teen’s murder
They were arrested in the murder case of Amir Hanzla who was last seen holding the tricolor at an anti-CAA protest
SS leader, Sanjay Raut to speak at Jamaat’s anti-CAA, NRC function: Mumbai
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“Show some empathy”: TISS-SU General Secretary Fahad Ahmad to Nitish Kumar
He demanded that the Bihar CM officially stop the process of NPR in the state
Bangladesh admits 999 cases of illegal immigration to India
Bangladesh’s Border Guards for the first time in decades has released the number of illegal immigrants to India
Allahabad HC asks for evidence of advocate Mohammed Shoaib’s arrest
The Rihai Manch President was picked up from his place after being put under house arrest on December 19, 2019
NAPM releases report on state repression of protestors in UP
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