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India Is an Elected Dictatorship Where Constitutionalism Is Under Attack From Within
The challenges of our present discontents are marked by the collapse of the system of checks and balances to discipline constitutional power.
Assam: Resistance to Evictions Echoes over Silsako Beel
The people belonging to lower socio-economic strata ultimately bear the brunt of the government’s long-term apathy followed by drastic and arguably destructive measures.
“The Modi Regime can and will be defeated”: Oxford University Union Debate
In June 2023 the Oxford University Union held a...
Why is Karnataka assembly speaker UT Khader Fareed inviting Hindutva Guru Sri Sri Ravishankar to address MLAs?
The 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections was a mile-stone in...
J’khand: BJP promises NRC, makes dubious claims of “infiltration” in tribal areas
After the party loss in the state’s Assembly election in 2019, it is arming itself with a divisive campaign for the upcoming state election in 2024
MHA authorises Registrar General to authenticate Aadhar for birth and death registration
This will enable the Registrar's office to authenticate Aadhar cards of those registering the death and birth
One in Manipur, another in Kashmir: Veterans slam two faces of Indian Army
'I am sure the army would have responded in a different manner if such an incident had happened in Kashmir. What we are witnessing in Manipur over the past 50 days is a complete collapse of law and order and for that the credit goes to the Prime Minister for remaining silent on the crisis'The Telegraph
Vanishing villages depict struggle of erosion-affected families, impact migration: Assam
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For so many like 80-year-old Ziad Ali erosion and displacement have been a mental trauma. The octogenarian has been displaced a dozen times as Beki river’s destructive current has eroded Rasulpur village in Barpeta district almost every flood season “, especially since 2004”. Despite the existence of erosion benefit schemes (2021) these have not reached Barpeta district.
Animal husbandry minister not consulted on contentious livestock bill, RSS affiliate BKS claims
The said bill, which included the word 'bovine' in the definition of animal products, has now been withdrawn
Accusing Shivraj Chouhan of graft, posters surface in several MP cities
Just a day before the scheduled visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhopal, posters targeting Madhya Pradesh (MP) Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over alleged corruption surfaced in Bhopal, Indore and several other cities of the state on Monday, June 23
PM Modi met with criticism, pushback during US visit
Apart from the rosy, festive picture painted by the India’s electronic media, Modi met with a slew of street protests and some pushback from US lawmakers as well
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India Is an Elected Dictatorship Where Constitutionalism Is Under Attack From Within
The challenges of our present discontents are marked by the collapse of the system of checks and balances to discipline constitutional power.
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