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“Inside the SIR”: Booklet flags ‘mechanical disenfranchisement’ in electoral roll revision
CJP–VFD publication combines training manual and ground documentation to question ongoing voter verification exercise
Bajrang Punia returns Padma Shri, in open letter to PM Modi states “My fellow women wrestlers gave up sports for safety, that’s why I...
Both Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat recall assurances received from Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Phogat mentions meeting Shah in 2022 and informing him about Brij Bhushan's activities
Passing of Telecommunications Bill amid suspension of 97 opposition leaders sparks fears of rights infringement & surveillance
Ambiguous definitions and far reaching powers to the union government flag concerns as the controversial Telecom Bill signals a threat to privacy and democratic process
“Beloved” leader MA Mohammed Jamal passed away
A leader revered by all, he was a key member of the Indian Union Muslim League and was also known as the “godfather of the orphans.”
Wrestler Sakshi Malik quits wrestling as close aid of sexual harassment accused Brij Bhushan gets elected as president
Sakshi says “We had fought with complete strength but this fight will continue. The wrestlers of the new generation have to fight”, wrestler Vinesh Phogat says that the culture of violation will continue
Pangs of Unemployment: Invoking Bhagat Singh
In the new parliament building two youth breaching security...
How Chhattisgarh voted, how the results shaped up: ADR
With five winners winning with a margin of victory of less than 1000 votes and only 38 % of the total registered voter determining the winner, the report of the Association of Democratic Reforms finds that the winners this time round won by an average of 50 % of total votes polled
Post Office Bill, 2023: Widened interception powers, retention of archaic provision and lack of accountability
The passing of the contentious Post Office Bill raises alarms over concerns for privacy and accountability, criticised by opposition for retaining colonial-era measures and curtailing citizen rights
Policy on paid menstrual leave not on the horizons of the union government?
Union Minister Smriti Irani states in parliament that menstruation should not be treated as a handicap, sidesteps answer to Dr. Shashi Tharoor’s question on provisions for mandatory paid menstrual leaves
Union Govt: 1,043 families displaced in Jharkhand as more than 13,000 hectares of land acquired for coal mining
The data provided by the union government shows 16 pending employment cases, multifaceted challenges in land compensation and rehabilitation
No vacancies for SC/ST/OBC in CARA and NCPCR, reservation policies not applicable to NCW: WCD Ministry
Questions raised on vacancies in Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) and its subordinate organizations unveils vacancy disparities, raises questions on reservation compliance in government organisations
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