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Three Years of the Congress Government
A People’s Critique: Expectations and Disillusionments
Manipur, Arunachal repoll, April 22: High voter turnout in Manipur, 73.05 % till 3 p.m.
Hours after the Congress demanding repolling in 47 booths in the conflict-ridden state on April 20, alleging that booths were captured and Elections were rigged, the ECI had ordered a repoll in 11 booths of the state; Incidents of firing, intimidation, destruction of EVMs at some polling stations and allegations of booth capturing were reported from conflict-hit Manipur on the scheduled day of the first round of poll on April 19
Bringing together fact-finding reports on Manipur, a commitment to conflict-ridden Manipur
An edited compendium of five varied fact-finding reports is released in Mumbai and Delhi on April 18: with the bitter Manipur ethnic conflict almost a year old and the complicity of the state and union governments clear, the effort is to draw attention, again to the fall out and consequence and renew cries for substantive justice
Revoke suspension of Dalit scholar, Ramadas: TISS action condemned
The United Students of India have strongly condemned the debarring and suspension of Dalit scholar Ramadas from TISS; Ramdas is also a leader of the PSF
Human rights activist Shabnam Hashmi flags malpractices prior to Gujarat polling day, alleges misuse of power and assertion of undue influence by state apparatus
Writing a complaint to the ECI, Hashmi has urged the authority to ensure that free and fair elections take place and disruption of voting does not take place
Phase I voting for General Elections 2024: Marred by Firing, “booth capturing,” crude bomb “found” in BJP leaders house, complaints of undue pressure
Concerning reports from Manipur, Tripura, and West Bengal emerged on first polling day, April 19, raising further doubts on the conduct of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and its ability to ensure free and fair elections
Murder(s) at and of Lalit Kala Akademi
On April 8, 2024 the Lalit Kala Akademi (LKA)...
A Cooperative Housing Society “embraces” the Vision of Viksit Bharat 2047
The Ruling Party released their hastily prepared manifesto with great fanfare with a rather compliant commercial media giving it much coverage and publicity.Chandru Chawla, a free-lance writer takes a satirical look through the lens of a Housing Society, whose quirky members are a microcosm of what’s happening around the country.This Housing Society has members of the privileged class, who are hard core fan boys of the Beloved Leader. They place a higher priority on the long term attention shifting narratives of a Leader clinging on to Power, while compromising on what the Indian people need immediately and urgently addressed
Anti-Rupala Rajputs ‘have no support’ of numerically strong Kshatriya communities
Personally, I have no love lost for Purshottam Rupala,...
Karnataka: While Congress lead increases, a neck to neck fight challenges party workers & organisation
With ten days to go for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka, while the state's voter preference is leaning towards the Congress, there are serious challenges in the run up to the polls reveals a Final Phase Survey conducted by Eedina.com. The survey estimates that the Congress will get more than 13-18 seats and the BJP-JD(S) alliance will get closer to 10-13 seats.
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