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Karnataka launches SIR with 5.5 crore voters, State Govt voices transparency concerns
As Karnataka's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began on June 30, the State Cabinet called for greater transparency and safeguards against wrongful voter deletions. It sought an extension of the Enumeration Form submission deadline from one month to at least three months, along with the publication of a comprehensive manual detailing categories of "logical discrepancies", the software or algorithm used to identify them, and the standard operating procedures
BJP leader delivers communally inflammatory election speech, CJP moves ECI
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Bandi Sanjay Kumar promoted violence, manipulated history and used defamatory words against AIMIM in his election speech in poll bound Telangana
NCERT module “credits PM Modi” for success of Chandrayaan-3, skips ISRO’s track record
'After every failure, ISRO has never given up. However, the text in the NCERT module creates the impression that Chandrayaan-3 was launched only after the Prime Minister asked the scientists to try once more. This may not be matching Isro’s track record,' a space expert told The Telegraph
Church unites in prayer, condemns massacre at Gaza, hospital bombing
A statement by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem condemns the massacre at the Al Ahli Anglican hospital in Gaza and grieves the loss of lives of hundreds of citizens
200 academics criticise Rutgers President for Israel-Hamas Response
The professors accused Holloway of making "one-sided statements that only mentioned Israeli victims in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war."
Israeli airstrike on Gaza hospital kills at least 500, Israel blame game continues
The mounting death toll at the hospital is expected to rise further; this is however already the largest number of Palestinians killed in a single incident since the 1982 massacres at Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon by the Israeli army and its Phalange allies.
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’
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Karnataka launches SIR with 5.5 crore voters, State Govt voices transparency concerns
As Karnataka's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began on June 30, the State Cabinet called for greater transparency and safeguards against wrongful voter deletions. It sought an extension of the Enumeration Form submission deadline from one month to at least three months, along with the publication of a comprehensive manual detailing categories of "logical discrepancies", the software or algorithm used to identify them, and the standard operating procedures
India
ALIFA seeks review of questionable ToR of ‘High-Level Committee on Demographic Change’
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Rule of Law
Not What the Court Decided: Re-reading the Bombay High Court’s passport judgment
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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
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