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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
Memorandum to ECI to implement its constitutional mandate and conduct free and fair election
Prominent citizens raise serious concerns regarding the country’s electoral process due to lack of public trust in EVM/VVPAT voting, reports of arbitrary deletions in Electoral Rolls and increased secrecy in political party funding
Mob attacks FTII students on campus
Students injured, banners burned after a mob entered FTII campus after the institute’s student body organised film screening of Anand Patwardhan’s Raam ke Naam
Preamble, banners, slogans of solidarity, inter-faith rallies and protests – symbol of undying secularism on January 22
As the line between state and religion thins, with PM Modi inaugurating the Ram temple at Ayodhya, many protested the move in their own ways, from social media to streets to campuses
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Invites to Ayodhya temple inauguration extended to judges who gave the verdict in Babri Masjid demolition-Ram Janmabhoomi case
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Sustaining Democratic Spirit: Movements and Yatras
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Rendered homeless in Delhi winter, yet ‘no plan’ to increase shelters for the victims
Increasing cold weather conditions have led to many vulnerable people remaining indoors as far as possible in Delhi. The pollution of the city mixed with fog and cold weather has also prompted those having vulnerable health conditions to avoid going out particularly in night and early morning.
Assam: How ‘Historic’ is the peace accord with ULFA?
On December 29, representatives of the union government and state government of Assam signed a Memorandum of Settlement which is just the latest addition to a slew of previous 'historic' agreements signed with some militant groups in the region. It was the pro-talk ULFA faction that was signatory in a document that mentions that Paresh Baruah is not part of the settlement
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