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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...
Criminalising ‘Conversions’!
On 1 July 2024, Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal of...
First week of July saw 3 major telecom companies increase tariff by 10-25% across plans, Congress calls it a case of thriving off “crony...
While Reliance Jio hiked the prices by an average of 20%, Vodafone hiked the tariff price by an average of 16%, and Airtel by 15%; union government clarifies that they will not interfere
Celebrating the Spirit of Stan Swamy
When on 5 July 2021, the fascist regime of...
New Criminal Laws: Future risks for democracy and rights in India
At an event jointly organised by various human rights organizations, Teesta Setalvad, Vrinda Grover, and Vijay Hiremath highlighted the draconian provisions being introduced through these new laws and their potential to erode the foundation of India's democracy.
Treat Railways as a national asset, make time-bound urgent investments, curb overworking of staff: People’s Commission to Govt
People's Commission on Public Sector and Public Services has called out the NDA government under Narendra Modi to “treat the Railways as a productive national asset and undertake timebound investments that decongest the Indian rail network, which is the primary cause for railway accidents. “ In a detailed report just before the forthcoming Union Budget must address this as a topmost priority, which will also make rail transport safer
Tax Justice proposal: what are leading economists proposing on Wealth Redistribution in India
A look at what lies behind the proposal of a Wealth and Inheritance Tax in India
The Hug of a Humbug!
Few will not remember Judas Iscariot and the role he played...
SABRANGINDIA EXCLUSIVE: Election 2024, ECI: Technical glitch, gross negligence or deliberate manipulation?
Calling for a close re-examination of the issue by the Supreme Court of India, the author: asks what did the inexplicable delay in declaration of total polled votes mean for the 2024 result? Arguably a significant difference of seats in favour of the NDA! With a 12.54% vote hike in Odisha, NDA got 20 out of 21 seats, in Andhra Pradesh with a 12.54% hike NDA cornered 21 out of 25 seats, in Assam with a 9.19% hike, seats of NDA stood at 11 of 14 and in Chhattisgarh, the hike of 4.66 % in votes meant that the NDA won 10 seats out of 11. This deliberate delay plus a discrepancy in EVM votes, is likely to have affected results in another (minimum) eight seats.
Former NRC State Coordinator of Assam urges PM Modi for re-verification of NRC
In the middle of charges of corruption, malpractice, and delays with regards to the NRC process, former state coordinator of the NRC, Assam civil servant Hitesh Dev Sarma, who is said to be close to the BJP, wrote a letter to PM Modi highlighting various irregularities he discovered in the NRC procedure.
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