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Kerala: The Real Story, where Facts and numbers add up

​​"Examining Economic Metrics through the Veil of Ignorance: A Comparison of Six Indian States" explores how Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, and Karnataka perform on various economic metrics using philosopher John Rawls' concept of the veil of ignorance.

Social media campaigns seeking accountability gain traction ahead of Karnataka assembly elections

Campaigns like #WakeUpKarnataka reflect civil society's desire for change in the state

Committee gives May 21 deadline for arrest of Brij Bhushan; its our protest not “hijacked”by farmers: Vinesh Phogat

Many leaders from both the Khap panchayat and SKM attended the meeting today. We decided that members from every khap will come to the protest site every day: Rakesh Tikait

UP Civic Polls: Clashes Reported in Amroha, Lucknow; Several Muslim Voters’ Names ‘Missing’

Opposition SP, BSP alleged that despite carrying voter ID cards, Muslim and dalit voters in some districts were asked to show Aadhar cards with the aim to “reduce polling percentage”.

Demand for President’s Rule in Manipur gains traction; more than 46,000 signatories

Mobs have been on the rampage in Manipur causing destruction of homes, vehicles and even deaths have been reported

Karnataka Elections: Hundreds of Families can Live in Their Homes for Only 8 Months in a Year

Saptasagar village on the banks of Krisha River is among those which have experienced flooding every year since 2019.

Apology for a visa to cremate his deceased mother: Ankit Love Bhim Singh to PM Modi

Desperate for an Indian visa to perform mother’s last rites, Bhim Singh’s son, Ankit Love, apologises for London protest in a letter to Prime Minister Modi dated May 2

Protesting wrestlers manhandled by drunk Delhi police officer at night, supporters and journalists detained

Supreme Court closes proceedings even as Sr. Adv. Hooda mentions the hardships being faced by the protesters, asks them to approach jurisdictional courts

Tamil Nadu’s ‘race to the bottom’ in increasing working hours comes from a misplaced notion of competitiveness to attract investment

This understanding that being competitive for industry means squeezing work out of an already stressed workforce needs a serious re-examination

Suicide is no laughing matter, we have become a sick society, widespread condemnation over PM Modi’s ‘Joke’ on Suicide

At a media event yesterday, PM Modi began his speech with a strange 'joke' bordering on the macabre, which was premised on a young woman's death by suicide. Not only was the ‘joke’ in questionable taste, the fact that it received loud applause from the audience has drawn sharp reactions. The speech was shown on a TV channel and videos of it were uploaded on social media as well.

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After 65 lakh names were deleted from the SIR draft roll, the ECI received 74,525 new voter applications—an average of 306 electors per assembly constituency in 13 days, only 0.2% of deletions drew objections with 99.8% unchallenged and zero claims & objection from political parties

Palghar, Maharashtra: One woman voter in six locations, DEO, ERP and BLO common!!

Interestingly, a perusal of the rolls by the CHRI, after AltNews flagged the multiple presence of Sushama Gupta in Palghar, shockingly revealed that the District Election Officer(DEO), Govind Bobde, the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), Shekhar Ghadge and the Booth Level Officer(BLO),Ms. Pallavi Sawant are named against all these entries in all locations

Vote for Democracy: Statistical, legal and procedural irregularities dot Bihar’s controversial SIR process

An exclusive data investigation by Vote for Democracy (VFD) reveals that over a period of 27 days, specific days’ shows unprecedented hike in “deceased” and “permanently shifted” categories of voters leading to mass deletions

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Supreme Court rejects gag order plea in Dharmasthala mass burial case, orders fresh Trial Court review

Terming such restraints “super injunctions” rare in a free country, the Supreme Court refused to curb media coverage of explosive allegations of decades-old murders and secret burials linked to the Dharmasthala temple, even as a Karnataka SIT probes 13 suspected burial sites