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Bihar’s SIR process reveals an exercise of illegitimate powers, ECI forcing district machinery to resort to unethical practices: CCG’s Open Letter
CCG’s Open Statement on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in Bihar dated July 29, 2025 outlines what it states may be an exercise in illegitimate powers, forcing the district machinery to resort to unethical practices in an organised manner (Bihar SIR)
Endless Wait of 60 million Senior Citizens for Pensions
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UP: Mid-day Meal Workers Not Paid Honorarium For 5 Months, Forced to Borrow for Daily Needs
Of the 3.25 lakh cook-cum-helpers, 90% are women, mostly single women and widows, who are solely dependent on their monthly honorarium
Campaign against Agnipath scheme from Aug 7: Rakesh Tikait
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Free Teesta Setalvad: Voices of solidarity intensify
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CAA to be implemented after completion of Covid vaccination drive?
The Act had been passed in August 2019, but is yet to be implemented as rules have not been framed yet
MGNREGA ‘Under Attack’? Rural Workers Demand Increased Budgetary Allocations
At the call of NREGA Sangharsh Morcha, rural workers from over 15 states started a three-day protest at Jantar Mantar on Tuesday.
Victory! CJP helps another Assam woman defend her Indian citizenship before FT
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Asiya Bibi of Goalpara had been hounded with three separate FT cases!
Over one crore ration cards cancelled in UP since 2017
Ministry says digitisation has helped weed out duplicate and fake ration cards, but are genuine beneficiaries being deprived of food security?
Agnipath Scheme: Some unanswered questions
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Order in Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar’s bail applications likely to be passed on July 28
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