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Barricades and detentions fail to stop Delhi protesters marching against CEC
CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby, former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, SFI activists, lawyers, journalists and AISA leader Neha Bora were among those detained as protests targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Govandi slum demolition: Temporary halt after protests outside BMC office by residents, those rendered homeless to rebuild their homes at the same site
Jan Haq Sangharsh Samiti submits written complaint to BMC, gives them 7 days to submit a written response to their demands, failing which the protest outside the BMC will start again
Ayodhya, January 22: Growing influence of religion in state & society matter of disquiet say 65 former civil servants
In an open statement issued today, February 8, 2024, the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG) of former civil servants has made a reasoned argument and appeal against the growing inflence of religion in matters of state
Delhi, Punjab CMs, INDIA leaders join Kerala’s protest against Centre’s policies, TN MPs wear black robes too
DMK Parliamentarians wore black robes in a demonstration besides the Gandhi statute in Parliament while Kerala CM Pinaray Vijayan stated that allegations of creating north-south divide baseless
YouTube strikes again, independent channel Media Swaraj, critical of regime shut down without notice, back on after outrage
In yet another instance of what amounts to unilateral censorship, Media Swaraj, a platform run by veteran journalist Ram Dutt Tripathi from Lucknow was shut down without notice or reasons; the mandatory appeal has been filed; by 1.30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8 the channel was back on, possibly because of the outrage
This book reasons why Ram rajya and ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’ have been just ‘jumlas’
Offering a collection of his articles published in the...
Uttarakhand: Women’s groups reject UCC say provisions are unconstitutional, criminalises constitutional behavior, Muslims
Demanding that Uttarakhand’s UCC be “rejected in toto” in the form that it is, women’s groups from the state have demanded that it be sent to a Select Committee of the Assembly for deliberations; the Bill is a far cry from a gender just law that removes inequalities’ the Bill is in fact, a ‘cut-paste’ from Hindu personal law
Karnataka leads the southern states’ protest against squeeze of funds by Modi regime
Karnataka lost Rs 1.87 lakh crore during 15th Finance Commission declared chief minister, Siddaramaiah, Tamil Nadu and Kerala has stated that it is given a bare Rs.021 back for every rupee it contributes to union exchequers and Tamil Nadu has also made a strong case for being deliberately excluded from union funds of Rs 37,000 crores to tackle the cyclone and floods natural calamities; chief ministers and senior leaders from the Congress (Siddaramaiah), Kerala and DMK will protest in Delhi on February 8; Kerala has alleged that the Union has denied the state Rs 57, 400 crores
Uttarakhand state assembly tables UCC Bill amidst protests by opposition members
On February 6, the state assembly in Uttarakhand tabled the bill for Uniform Civil Code in the state. The Bill bans polygamy, and mandates registration of all live-in relationships in the state and of residents who live outside it too.
Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur: Appropriating icons for political end
On the occasion of the birth centenary of Karpoori...
Freezing temperatures do not stop thousands in Leh from protesting to demand statehood, constitutional protections
The protest of ‘Leh Chalo’ was called by Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance to raise four major demands- statehood for Ladakh, tribal status, job reservation for locals, and a parliamentary seat each for Leh and Kargil
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CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby, former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, SFI activists, lawyers, journalists and AISA leader Neha Bora were among those detained as protests targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
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Karnataka Form 7 Row: 91,278 deletion requests and bulk filing complaints—where was the ECI’s check?
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