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ALIFA seeks review of questionable ToR of ‘High-Level Committee on Demographic Change’
Questioning the orientation of the recent constitution of the High Level Committee on Demographic Change, the All India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA-NAPM) has said that India Needs Fair Demographic Approach that promotes inclusion, not social polarisation
“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
The fall of the Indian University now a “Selfie Point” under Modi Raj
A professor who is guest faculty at the Delhi University recounts in this first person account how, autonomy of educational institutions is being eroded, ‘selfie-points” promoted, all to mis-use public money to self-promote the image of a particular leader
USCIRF signals alarm in India’s ‘Increased Transnational Targeting’ of religious minorities
This bipartisan commission has also implored the US government to desginate India as a country of particular concern for religious freedom due to the "systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of freedom of religion or belief".
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India
ALIFA seeks review of questionable ToR of ‘High-Level Committee on Demographic Change’
Questioning the orientation of the recent constitution of the High Level Committee on Demographic Change, the All India Feminist Alliance (ALIFA-NAPM) has said that India Needs Fair Demographic Approach that promotes inclusion, not social polarisation
Rule of Law
Not What the Court Decided: Re-reading the Bombay High Court’s passport judgment
The MEA's recent clarification on passport has centred on a single judicial decision that may not support the sweeping proposition now attributed to it
Culture
Brotherhood in Rajasthan: Hindus, Muslims Protect Border Mosques
Amidst mounting concerns over the destruction of decades-old religious sites near the India-Pakistan border, local villagers have chosen choosing peaceful resistance over polarised division. Under the banner of an interfaith peace assembly, citizens have been protesting these actions peacefully, urging the administration to respect the social fabric of an area long defined by mutual respect, shared struggles, and brotherhood
India
Rejected as Voter, also denied a Passport? Here is how ‘New India’ deals with exclusion complaints under SIR: Former editor, Telegraph, R Rajagopal
The pithy, non-indulgant factual ‘note’ by the former editor of Telehraph, Kolkatta who is revered for his unique headlines for the newspaper, generated heat and waves over the week-end even as an utterly compromised and non-responsive administration watched on. R. Rajagopal penned this even as he informed the Prem Bhatia Journalism award that he was resigning from the Jury due to his acute disenchantment with the media profession.
Education
Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE
This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Lucknow: Caste hierarchies & contract labour exploitation among sanitation workers
Sanitation accused their supervisor of coercion, wage manipulation and caste-based abuse, alleging that workers are being pressured to surrender a recently approved ₹2,000 wage increase while being denied entitled leave. The allegations reflect the broader vulnerabilities faced by sanitation workers in Uttar Pradesh, which has recorded the highest number of sewer and septic tank deaths in India since 2017
Rights
From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court