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To Karnataka’s Anti-SIR Movement: A note of caution and concern
While efforts have been afoot in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by civil rights groups and people’s movements to ensure inclusion of the maximum number of eligible voters under the ongoing, expanded, SIR process. The author argues how these efforts may come to naught, given the structural issues involved: a compromised ECI, rushed timelines and the unlawful and rigid document-test for citizenship. In fact, robust efforts in Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu where similar efforts were made also came to naught.
Adieu to a man who worked among the marginalized: Father Paul Vaz
Mumbai lost a man of the people who headed many institutions of Mumbai
Two communities clash in UP’s Aligarh after brawl at meat shop
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Police said two persons entered into an argument at the shop selling cooked chicken and meat products, and a brawl broke out on Monday night.
J&K: Land Order Draws Widespread Flak, Parties Term it ‘Draconian’
The order to remove all ‘encroachments’ on state land has triggered fear and anxiety among many who see it as part of the Centre’s ‘larger plan’ to disempower J&K people.
India is seeing a complete destruction of its ideals: Danseuse Mallika Sarabhai
Speaking at a literature festival in Kolkatta, Sarabhai, known for her outspoken views, commented on the militarisation of a great faith, Hinduism
Policy and jurisprudence, India’s refugee policy has taken a regressive turn
Conflicting opinions in constitutional courts have unfortunately introduced the red flag Of ‘national security’ to what should be a humanitarian right
NATAK condemns omission of theatre and theatre literature from Kerala Literature Festival
The exclusion of theatre from Kerala’s ongoing Lit-fest, one of the largest such in Asia has been condemned by Natak, a theatre collective
‘Planned’ Development Responsible for Holocaust in Joshimath and the Himalayas
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Where are the ‘ache din’ with number of citizens giving up citizenship 1.7 times higher than 2014? Congress
Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh said data from the Ministry of External Affairs showed that 1,83,741 people renounced their Indian citizenship in the first 10 months of 2022, which amounts to 604 people leaving the country every day
Sanction to prosecute Shehla Rashid over 2019 Tweets on Army given by Delhi L-G
This sanction relations to a 2019 FIR against Rashid registered under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code reported Hindustan Times
J&K: Muslims take part in last rites of Sikh man in village
Until the arrival of rest of the Sikh members, the Muslims in the village took care of the deceased person
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