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Bihar Elections: Trains for votes? The unanswered mystery of the ‘phantom’ specials from Haryana to Bihar

Explosive RTI documents reveal unannounced special trains running from Haryana to Bihar mere days before polling, serious allegations of state-sponsored voter smuggling, as the dust settles on the Bihar 2025 verdict, video evidence of ‘free tickets’ compounds the mystery, leaving questions over the violation of the Model Code of Conduct, the definition of "Corrupt Practice" under the RP Act, and the deafening silence of the Election Commission dangerously unanswered

Hindus for Human Rights (HHR) protests suspension of ‘X’ account

Progressive Hindus under the banner of Hindus for Human Rights (HHR) call out the Elon Musk-GOI axis in ensuring that their ‘X’ account is suspended

In a global storm of censorship, Hindus for Human Rights, IAMC and journalists accounts have been suspended

A web of suppression takes root as governments and tech giants clamp down on voices of dissent during the Israel-Hamas conflict

India’s RTI Act struggles to survive as backlog, lack of staff persists

Recent report by Satark Nagarik Sangathan reveals staggering figures showing how the condition of the Right to Information Act has deteriorated over the years.

A swarm of fake news hits social media from India, hatred for all that is Muslim given a fillip: Hamas-Israel conflict

In the wake of escalating conflict in Palestinian and Israeli territories, driven by the attack on Israel by Hamas on 7th of October, social media is awash with misinformation campaigns. One such significant portion of this campaign seems to be helmed by India. Various journalists have reported how Indian users supporting Israel can be found under any post about Israel and Palestine.

Apply, apply, no reply? RTI faces quiet death as CIC is all set to go into ‘lockdown mode’

In September 2023, twenty-four hours after being released by...

Palestine-Israel conflict: Need to look beyond security paradigm 

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Indian minorities must be protected, GOI needs to take steps: IAMC report

The now regular report of the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) focuses on different aspects of violence against Indian minorities; this quarter’s report computes incidents from July – September 2023

Complaint filed by CJP against Kailash Vijayvargiya to ECI gets forwarded to concerned officer; response awaited

On October 6, CJP had moved the Election Commission of India against the BJP leader for offering a reward of Rs 51,000 to the polling booth chairman for no votes given to the opposition Congress party

According to Article 370, what does “autonomy” mean for Jammu and Kashmir?

Arguments on the crucial issue of sovereignty as outlined in the instrument of accession that was unique to Jammu & Kashmir and ensured autonomy as a distinct political entity, argued petitioners

INDIA alliance writes to Facebook, Google CEOs on ‘Communal Hatred’, ‘Neutrality’

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Bihar Elections: Trains for votes? The unanswered mystery of the ‘phantom’ specials from Haryana to Bihar

Explosive RTI documents reveal unannounced special trains running from Haryana to Bihar mere days before polling, serious allegations of state-sponsored voter smuggling, as the dust settles on the Bihar 2025 verdict, video evidence of ‘free tickets’ compounds the mystery, leaving questions over the violation of the Model Code of Conduct, the definition of "Corrupt Practice" under the RP Act, and the deafening silence of the Election Commission dangerously unanswered

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