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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
Telangana State Elections: Polarising voters doesn’t yield results for BJP, key leaders lose seats
Only serial hate speaker T. Raja Singh able to retain his seat, taste of defeat on four seats for the party
Dr Kafeel Khan booked again, this time over book ‘inciting people, creating division’
In September 2020, the Allahabad High Court revoked charges under National Security Act (NSA) against Khan, and ordered to immediately release him as he had been in a Mathura jail for nearly six months.
Delhi’s Sunder nursery basti demolished, residents displaced
As part of plans for gentrification drive, the basti located near Delhi’s Sundar nursery was recently demolished, rendering hundreds of people homeless and without shelter in decreasing temperatures.
‘Pleasing Their Political Bosses’ say doctors outraged over NMC’s ‘Clandestine’ logo shift
The National Medical Commission has reportedly rebranded itself with an image of Hindu deity Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods, at the centre of its logo, and the word 'Bharat' written above it.
Haryana: Outraged, farmers groups demand minister’s ouster for demeaning remarks on wives of farmers
Former Congress chief minister, Hooda also criticised the agriculture minister & BJP leader J.P. Dalal who is facing week-long protests and sharp criticism after he attacked farmers, their wives and daughters in a recent speech. BJP says he was referring to ‘self-styled’ leaders only.
Gaza and International Humanitarian Law
How Human Shields, Chemical Weapons and Humanitarian Aid, all three of which fall under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) have been disproportionately used in the ongoing conflict
Congress pushes complaints of violations of Model Code by BJP, Modi and Shah
The leading opposition party alleged that speeches by Modi and Shah were 'false, derogatory and vitriolic,' part of a 'pattern,' yet EC had 'not once since' 2013 stepped in and enforced its mandate.
Bihar: How festival holidays become target of fake news
Two days ago, Bihar's Education Department released the list of school holiday, which was then blown out of proportion by the media, sparking a misinformation wave
UGC asks Maharashtra colleges to encourage students to attend the celebration of RSS leader’s birthday
A UGC circular has encouraged and invited participation for the birthday celebrations of an RSS-ABVP leader in Maharashtra’s colleges.
Supreme Court questions Kerala Governor: “Why was the governor sitting on bills for 2 years?”
SC bench keeps the petition of the state against the Governor pending as senior advocate Venugopal decries adversarial conduct by the Governor; granted liberty to amend its plea to seek guidelines to be laid down by the Court for Governor to send bills passed by the State to the President
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