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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

One-year post order of the HC, family of Hathras victim yet to be given employment, awaiting relocation

Amicus Curiae in the case informs the Allahabad High Court that the Uttar Pradesh government is yet to comply by the order to provide employment to one of the family members and relocate family out of Hathras

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Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan

A mob vandalised and burnt eight churches and several homes in Pakistan following accusations of blasphemy on August 16 in Faisalabad district’s Jaranwala tehsil in Punjab province.

Muslims are equal citizens, not subjects, Mr. Himanta Biswa Sarma 

In a recent interview with NDTV, Assam Chief Minister...

Mizoram Bridge Collapse: 18 of 23 dead Bodies of Migrant Labourers Returned to Bengal

Gut-wrenching scenes, as 18 out 23 dead young men from Bengal reach Ratua, Engrejbazaar, and Kalichak villages in Malda.

Stark abdication by an absent state, paucity of basic necessities & poor, unhygienic conditions in relief camps: Manipur

A team of Karwan-e-Mohabbat visited five relief camps to assess the humanitarian crisis and highlight the suffering and demands of the internally displaced in Manipur; report makes recommendations for state and union governments and citizens groups to step forward to heal the wounds inflicted

Madras Bar Association urges return to original names of India’s criminal laws: Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita

In a resolution passed at the an extraordinary general body meeting of the Madras Bar Association, advocates have claimed that the names of the three newly introduced bills on criminal laws violates the spirit of the Constitution of India

Asserting the principle of federalism, Kerala CM releases revised textbooks restoring chapters removed by NCERT

CM Pinarayi Vijayan flags bias in new national curriculum, reintroduces chapters on Mughals, assassination of Gandhi.

While Modi plays the OBC card, backward castes & Adivasis remain excluded from Central University

The premier educational institutes of the country continue to exclude marginalised communities. According to the latest figures, the constitutionally-mandated reservation policies are not fully implemented in 45 central universities. 

Indian Ulema Must Oppose Anti-Blasphemy Laws

They must expunge them from their texts

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