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Manmohan Singh Posthumous Exoneration

There is an old saying that courts pronounce judgments, but history delivers the final verdict. Every now and then, however, history requires the assistance of a court to set...

Assam: ‘No Aadhaar, No Citizenship, So No Vote to BJP’, said a Citizens Convention

Why have 27 lakh Assamese been deprived their Aadhaar cards, a Citizens Convention on March 17 at Silchar, Barak Valley demands an answer. Fourteen organisations, including Forum For Social Harmony and trade unions organised this Citizenship Convention to focus on the deprivation of Aadhaar cards to 27,00,000 citizens and on wider related issues related to the citizenship crisis in the state

Busted: Exploring the origins of Australia as ‘Astralaya’ and the potential Indian Yogi influence on Baalbek Temple in Lebanon

Spiritual figures make competing claims about Australian and Lebanese History, both Sadhguru's Isha and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's organisations in the spotlight

EXCLUSIVE | Karnataka will have a neck to neck fight in LS polls, edge to Congress, INDIA: Eedina Survey

A survey by the Eedina group (Eedina.com) that had accurately predicted a comfortable victory for the Congress in the state elections of May 2023 shows a 17:11 lead for INDIA (Congress) over NDA (BJP-JDS) with seven seats, indicating a neck to neck fight. While the Congress vote share has shown an increase in the past year and the BJP vote share and seats both a decline, 45% of those surveyed, however, still want Narendra Modi to have a third term. Karnataka sends 28 Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Lok Sabha.

ECI: Complaint against PM Modi for violating Code of Conduct

Rajya Sabha MP from the Trinamool Congress, Saket Gokhale has filed a complaint with the ECI against PM Narendra Modi for violating the Model Code of Conduct for using an Indian Air Force helicopter to attend an election rally in AC 96-Chilakaluripet in Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh yesterday

Free Speech: Petition by The Caravan against removal of its article on custodial torture in J&K points to violations of principles of natural justice,...

On March 13, the Delhi Press Patra Prakashan moved a writ petition in the Delhi High Court to seek quashing of take down orders issued by the Union government under Section 69A of the IT Act

India third highest across the world to enforce internet shutdowns

India comes third, after Myanmar and Sudan, in enforcing internet shutdowns in the country according to a report. India also enforced the longest duration of an internet shutdown in 2023 in Manipur.

The Fire next time: an impassioned plea to the nation for communal sanity

From the archives of Communalism Combat, No. 20, March 1996

CAA: An attempt to legitimise expansionist nationalism

The CAA 2019 and recent rules are not only violates national and international law, but through arcane notions of Akhand Bharat, promotes a rigid expansionist nationalism

Adieu Ramu, Admiral Ramdas, a public servant of civility, grace and conviction; for you, a personal & professional tribute

Farewell Ramu: A Personal and professional tribute to Admiral Ramdas, a public servant of civility, grace, and conviction

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