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Karnataka: SIR Interrogated

A report, The SIR Investigation Report—A Narrative of Betrayal and Tears was released by the Anti-SIR Alliance and the Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee today; the report documents the (mal) implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka

‘TN resists Hindi domination because we know where it ends, the extinguishing of ancient languages’: ML Stalin to DMK cadres

CM Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin has, in a creative political assault against the union government’s push to a monolithic state, has penned three letters to his cadres; on three consecutive days: these letters explain how many Indian languages Hindi has “swallowed” and the challenges of Hindi imposition on states and their cultures

Power Sector Employees Call Countrywide Strike on June 26 Against Privatisation

EEFI will also take part in the all-India strike being planned by central trade unions in May against the four labour codes.

Hizb ut-Tahrir: Radical thoughts influencing global mainstream politics – Part 1

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Tragedy at KIIT: The death of Prakriti Lamsal and the University’s controversial response

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Uttarakhand: Veteran Gandhian, Sarvodaya Worker Vimla Bahuguna Passes Away

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Kashmir’s Fragile Calm: Indicator of Silence or Real Peace?

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IAS officers’ religious role raises secular concerns

The increasing involvement of IAS officers in religious activities raises serious concerns about secular governance, constitutional obligations, and the neutrality of India's bureaucratic framework

Modi government silent as US deports Indians in chains

Shackled and humiliated: The present regime’s silence on US deportation of Indians exposes the 'Vishwaguru’ myth

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Karnataka: SIR Interrogated

A report, The SIR Investigation Report—A Narrative of Betrayal and Tears was released by the Anti-SIR Alliance and the Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee today; the report documents the (mal) implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka

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