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Procedure for tabling bills on women’s reservations & delimitation both opaque and non-consultative: Experts and Citizens

Even as media accessed the three bills tabled without consultation in Parliament, experts and citizens groups have criticized the opaque and non-consultative methods employed by the Modi 3.0 government

Sandeep Pandey, VP Socialist Party (India) writes to UP CM

In his open letter, he questions the assurance of the BJP towards Muslims and the arrests of peaceful protestors and activists

Over 16 deaths so far due to CAB-NRC panic in Bengal?

Since September this year, there have been reports coming from Bengal linking suicides and other deaths to the fear and panic of CAA-NRC among the working class.

BJP’s volte face in Bengal, says NRC matter of future

The party which has been staunchly advocating NRC, has now made a virtual u-turn, indicating that NRC may not be implemented in Bengal anytime soon.

NPR is Step One to NRC, don’t be fooled

How the NPR pre-test held this year shows clear link with the contentious NRC

HRD Minister answers questions on NPR, unsure about difference between NPR and census

Union HRD Minister, Prakash Javadekar was put to the task of answering questions at a press conference held by Press Information Bureau about NPR, which was, earlier today, approved by the Union Cabinet.

The self-respect of Assamese people can’t be defeated: Lurinjyoti Gogoi, AASU #antiCAA

Over 393 arrests and detentions in Assam, yet the protests against CAA rage on defying government curbs and repression

Rajasathan says ‘No’ to NPR

JAIPUR: After West Bengal took the lead, followed by...

Did Wipro know that an all-India NRC was coming?

It deleted a blog post of its work on the Assam NRC but restored it later

CMS opposing NRC must stop NPR exercise in their states: CPIM

The Union Cabinet today decided to update the National...

PTI reports Rs. 8,500 cr approved for NPR, PIB retracts figure to Rs. 3,941.35 cr

NPR is a Register of usual residents of the country in order to create a comprehensive identity database of every usual resident in the country, containing biometric information.

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