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Targeting human rights activism, comments by NIA Court shocking: PUCL
Issuing the statement on January 9, PUCL has expressed the hope that these prejudiced and invidious observations are suo moto expunged from the reported judgment. The NIA Court, Lucknow had, reportedly in a 136-page judgement delivered in early January actually pulled up organisations “for promoting the constitutional values of ‘spirit of harmony’ and ‘brotherhood’.”
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‘You Have Not Lost. You Are Our Hero’: Letter of Feminist Solidarity With Vinesh Phogat
The 113 people who endorsed the letter also called for an investigation into the circumstances behind Phogat's disqualification, were it not for which she would have won at least a silver medal.
Defence Ministry refuses to disclose data of armed forces vacancies
Congress President slammed BJP for its unwelcomed move, said real national interest demands the actual number of vacancies in the Armed Forces be made public
Online RTI Applications in the last 4 years
Right to Information: The RTI Online Portal received 4,43,245 applications till June 2024 and 21,94,015 applications in last 3 years, said MPPGP Minister in parliament
Why did the ECI decline to provide information on EVMs?
In April, 2024, the CIC had slammed the ECI for not replying to a RTI application for over a year. Thereafter, again, after the CIC order the ECI again avoided the issue by riding on the shoulders of the Supreme Court’s ADR judgement!
Chaos in Bangladesh provides opportunity to right-wing social media to spread misinformation regarding Hindus, temples being attacked in the country
False news regarding rape of Hindu women, arson of Hindu temples being spread, fact-checkers take to busting these false narratives, sharing videos of students protecting temples in Bangladesh
In Delhi, 122,729 applications sent to DDA for ownership rights under PM UDAY, only 23,811 conferred ownership rights: Lok Sabha
With a stark ratio of 1:5, only 1 in 5 applicants have received ownership rights under flagship PM Uday scheme
Urdu signboard reinstated at Varanasi City Railway Station after intervention from the civil society members
In the memorandum submitted to the superintendent of the Varanasi City Railway Station, the civil society group had questioned the railways for failing to reinstate Urdu board and demanded its reinstallation
Father D’Britto, the pioneer of the Harit Vasai movement, passes away at 81
Father D’Britto had authored over 50 books and was a prolific writer contributing to several Marathi newspaper
A regressive contractionary budget says CPI (M), “kursi bachao budget says Rahul Gandhi
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