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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...

All You need to know about allegations against SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her Response

India’s Stock market is valued at $5 Trillion, revealed...

Murderers or Martyrs? The dangerous glorification of murdered Gauri Lankesh’s accused by Hindutva groups

As pro-Hindu groups felicitate those accused in Gauri Lankesh's murder, a chilling narrative emerges, undermining justice and fostering a culture of impunity that endangers the very fabric of society

Major need for reform in information commissions: RTI report card on the performance, 2023-24

A report by Satarak Nagrik Sanghatan, reveals that seven out of 29 Information Commissions (ICs) were defunct for varying periods of time between July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, four continue to be defunct, five State Commissions are without a Chief, more than 4 lakh cases are pending in ICs across India and 14 Commissions have an estimated waiting time of more than 1 year to dispose a matter

Pre-Election Gimmickry, Maharashtra: Mahayuti govt compelled to appropriate INDIA alliance Constitution driven call?

As the Maharashtra Assembly elections approach, with the announcement due any day now, the Shinde government has rolled s out last-minute welfare measures! And its “alliance partner,” the BJP has today issued appropriate-ory advertisements, with deputy chief minister Devendra Phadnavis prostrating before a statue of Dr BR Ambedkar; this while the state regime continues to undermine constitutional values while exploiting Dr. Ambedkar's legacy to secure votes from marginalised communities

When the state turns rogue even protests dry up, Salutes & Apologies Professor Saibaba!

If there is one unique and malevolent achievement of the present Indian state in its third, albeit less armoured term, it is, how it has through its venal acts, battered down alliances and voices of protest; GN Saibaba’s death after a long and deliberately negligent incarceration is the latest of one such

Democracy, Pluralism and People’s Politics: Kulgam Shows the Way

The people of Jammu and Kashmir experienced significant relief...

NC’s Biggest Victory Is Also Its Gravest Challenge

“The new government will be met with a volley of tests – from combating the power dynamics with New Delhi and BJP to confronting the mandate that gives it majority but is split along regional lines.”

MHA says data on CAA citizenship applicants not maintained, cites lack of record -keeping provisions to RTI

In response to RTI queries, the Ministry of Home Affairs reveals that it does not maintain detailed records of Citizenship Amendment Act applicants, citing lack of legal obligations requiring data collection

Congress needs a caste census of its party, then build new leaderships from the margins

A more inclusive and representative Indian National Congress, in face and structure would make Rahul Gandhi’s social justice agenda more convincing

Modi govt distancing from Adanis? MoEFCC ‘defers’ 1500 MW project in Western Ghats

Is the Narendra Modi government, in its third but ...

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‘Faith Is Not a Crime’: Mumbai’s Christians rise against Maharashtra’s proposed anti-conversion bill

Peaceful Sunday protests across 35 parishes led by the Bombay Catholic Sabha warned that the so-called ‘Freedom of Religion’ Bill threatens Article 25 rights, risks criminalising compassion, and could become a political tool to harass minority communities