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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

A life dedicated to idealism of inclusive anti caste India

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How Do I Say Goodbye to a Comrade I Have Known For 50 Years?

Sitaram Yechury spent his life working for a world free from oppression. That is the generous legacy he has left all of us who share his vision of continued struggle and solidarity.

A multi-religious, multi-cultural nation state like India must stay aloof from religion: Sitaram Yechury

This exclusive conversation between Comrade Sitaram Yechury and Communalism Combat took place on July 31, 2003 and stressed that the separation between State and religion is a critical aspect of a modern nation state like India that is rich with a multitude of religious, cultural and linguistic differences

CPI-M Polit Bureau and AIKS dip the Red Flag in memory of Comrade Sitaram Yechury

The Polit Bureau of the CPI-M and the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) have, in  moving statements issued today, mourned the loss of Comrade Sitaram Yechury, a “stalwart leader of the working people and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) since 2015. Comrade Yechury was also a highly regarded Marxist intellectual, a member of the politburo of the CPI(M) since 1992 and an ace parliamentarian.”

Mother Teresa: Saint who taught us Compassion

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Top intellectual targeted for role as anti-displacement activist, opponent of ‘corporate loot’

The civil rights network, Campaign Against State Repression (CASR), strongly condemning the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrest human rights activist and advocate Ajay Kumar in “false conspiracy case registerd in Lucknow”, has demanded the authorities should stop witch hunting the “democratic rights activist”.

Manipur on Edge: Violent Clashes Erupt on the day following Kuki-Zo Protests Demanding Separate Administration, action against state CM based on leaked tapes

Protests intensify across Manipur as the Kuki-Zo community demands separate administration, banners reading "Leaked Tapes: Ethnic Cleansing Exposed" and "Separate Administration the Only Solution" flood the streets, reflecting deepening mistrust in the state government amidst ongoing violence.

IPMIE released “Electoral Integrity in India an Agenda for Change: Learnings from the 2024 General Election”

In a Press statement, the Independent Panel for Monitoring Indian Elections (IPMIE) calls on the Indian authorities to implement recommendation made by them with immediate effect, during the general election 2024 period

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