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Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote
Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls
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Kharge slams union govt for asking CBI to probe Odisha train accident: Letter to Modi
"...your government has no intent to address the systemic safety malaise, but is instead finding diversionary tactics to derail any attempts to fix accountability,” wrote the president of the Indian National Congress (INC), previously the union railway minister between 2013-2014.
Hate and the Balasore train tragedy: Welcome to 2023 India
A temple near the accident site, an ISKCON temple was dubbed a Mosque to spin conspiracy theories. If you thought that the worst train tragedy possibly since Independence should unite all Indians in a moment of stunned grief, think again. The sponsored Hate Ecosystem on Twitter and other social media found even this an occasion to spin hate tales and spew venom: Welcome to 2023 India
FIRs suggest wrestlers had informed PM about their repeated sexual trauma in 2021
In the two FIRs filed against Singh, at least 12 incidents of molestation, groping, stalking, and intimidation were detailed
Decoding politics behind inauguration of new Parliament Complex on Savarkar’s Birth Anniversary
India’s Hon’ble PM Modi did inaugurate the new complex...
Protests and Mahapanchayats announced in support of the protesting wrestlers, 5 days given till medals are immersed in Ganga River
International and national statements of solidarity flow in, senior advocate Kapil Sibal raises questions over the non-arrest of Singh, who is a POCSO accused
Understanding role of progressives in Telangana Peasant Armed Struggle is crucial to combatting Hindu majoritarianism
As history continues to be weaponised by despotic rulers who want to create their own version of the past, it becomes imperative that we record, document, understand, analyse and propagate a counter-narrative. In pursuance of such endeavour, this article is Part I of the series on the role played by progressive forces in the state of Telangana in people’s movement- famously known as The Telangana Peasant Armed Struggle against the last Nizam of Hyderabad-Mir Osman Ali Khan from 1946 to 1951.
Wrestler Protest: Law student moves NHRC, files complaint over the detention & brutal police action against protesting wrestlers
New Delhi: A law student has filed a case with...
Protesting wrestlers will immerse their medals in the Ganga, an indefinite hunger strike will follow
The wrestlers chastised both the President and the Prime Minister for their apathy towards their plight and demands
Attempt to Drown out Wrestlers’ Protest with Song and Dance About ‘Temple of Democracy’
According to the police personnel, the detained protesters were sent to multiple locations including Kapashera and Jajjhar.
Eddelu Karnataka Urges Siddaramaiah Govt to Repeal Unjust Laws, Combat Hate Politics, Address Inflation/Unemployment
On the death anniversary of HS Doreswamy (Harohalli Srinivasaiah Doreswamy April 10, 1918-May 26, 2021) Eddelu Karnataka organized a public gathering to honour him, AK Subiah, and Gauri Lankesh. They pledged to continue the fight for a people-oriented governance. An Open Letter to Siddaramaiah government was also released on the occasion
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