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Jagdeep Chhokar: A relentless pursuer of electoral and democratic reforms passes away

Since his retirement from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, he was co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR); besides, he had also been associated with ‘Aajeevika’ Bureau for over a decade, working on internal migration related issues

Trimmed at the edges, dangerous at the core? Maharashtra’s Public Security Bill still raises alarms, to be reintroduced during Monsoon session

Amendments exclude individuals and clarify definitions, yet fears of political misuse and targeting of opposition groups remain unaddressed

The temporariness and unpredictability of life

June 13, 2025 It is a tragedy of immense proportion!...

Israel bombs Iran, targets nuclear facilities, military leaders, scientists; US claims it’s not involved

Immediately following the aftermath of the attack, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted an anonymous official saying Iran will offer a ‘decisive’ response to Israel’s attack.

UNGCA Resolution, Gaza Genocide: Abandoning decades of commitment to non-alignment, India abstains

The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favour of...

Non-transparency in US 2024 elections? Lawsuit points to possible tampering of Voting Machines before 2024

A lawsuit by Smart Elections has revealed that a private lab with sloppy untested software may have been vulnerable to malware attacks in voting machines used in over 40% of U.S. counties ahead of the 2024 race. Now these (unverified software changes), made with no public notice, no formal testing, and no third-party oversight are being challenged with full disclosure in a US court. That these may have impacted the electoral outcome is a serious question, however the scale is yet to be seen. The plaintiffs have demanded a full hand recount of the Presidential and US Senate races in Rockland County.

Why India needs a National Refugee Law aligned to international law standards

75 years since the Constitution, India still lacks a refugee law aligned with international standards—and hasn’t ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention

VFD’s rebuttal of the Fadnavis’ Claims on Electoral Manipulation Allegations

A point-by-point rebuttal of the Chief Minister’s response to Rahul Gandhi's article.

Assam: Stormy one day Assembly session, LoP Debabrata Saikia compels CM Himanta Sarma to respond

The one day session convened by the Assam Legislative Assembly (as a special session single day on June 9, 2025) became a forum for a stormy discussion on the Opposition’s demand for answers on the reportedly unlawful expulsions of ordinary Assamese being carried out since May 23; the session had been initially called to discuss the proposal to rename the Dibrugarh airport after Bhupen Hazarika

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Jagdeep Chhokar: A relentless pursuer of electoral and democratic reforms passes away

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