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Manmohan Singh Posthumous Exoneration
There is an old saying that courts pronounce judgments, but history delivers the final verdict. Every now and then, however, history requires the assistance of a court to set...
Used for checking corruption, irregularities for 15 yrs, RTI being turned into ‘dead letter law’
"People of this country have a right to know...
Volte-face in Karnataka Recruitment Exam: Head cover banned, mangalsutra allowed
In a shocking turnaround, the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) banned candidates from wearing all forms of head cover(s) from recruitment exams without mentioning hijab specifically citing attempts of malpractices; but allowed toe rings and mangalsutras to be worn after protests by right wing, Hindutva groups
MHA further extends UAPA ban against 8 Meitei extremist organisations
The Union Home Affairs Ministry notification issued Monday, November 13m said the organisations were banned for five years for their “anti-national activities, and launching fatal attacks on security forces.”
2,000 refugees from Myanmar cross over to India as intense gunfight rock Chin state
PTI reports that over 2,000 people from Khawmawi, Rihkhawdar and the neighbouring villages in Chin crossed over to India and took shelter in Zokhawthar in Champhai district
Karnataka: A sudden heart attack takes away Sheikh Jaleel, Nadaswaram player
A lived examples of generational syncretic tradition of coastal Karnataka (Udipi), Shaikh Jaleel, passed away on Monday, November 13 following a heart attack
‘Probe on,’ says CM as frantic effort to rescue 40 men from collapsed tunnel continues
The newspapers, The Hindu, Times of India, Hindustan Times and Indian Express reported Monday, November 13 morning, the day after Diwali, that the workers were reportedly trapped behind 40 metres of rubble. Scroll.in reported that they have been provided oxygen, water and food through pipes.
Scrap ‘deal’ to send Indian workers to Israel for replacing Palestinians: Central TUs
The Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Independent...
Manipur: two dead bodies discovered after soldier’s family kidnapped
Tension has gripped the state in a stronger hold after two teenagers from the Meitei community went missing on Sunday, November 5 from West Imphal. Following this, four people from the Kuki-Zo community were kidnapped on Tuesday, following which two bodies suspected to be of the family were found by the police.
State-sponsored attacks of surveillance reveal an erosion on Indians’ right to privacy, especially journalists, political opposition
Bringing back the ghost of Pegasus malware by the ruling regime, recent alerts from Apple throw up more instances of a state-sponsored surveillance attack on leaders of the opposition and journalists
How Does International Humanitarian Law Apply in Israel and Gaza?
To understand the utter abdication of all rules of the game right now in the Israel offensive on Gaza and the West Bank it is crucial to understand International Humanitarian Law, what it is and where does it come from?
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