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Karnataka’s new PRC rules are people-friendly, but will the ECI accept them?
While a sustained and rigorous campaign by anti-SIR activists across Karnataka has pushed the opposition Congress government to issue a fresh set of simplified guidelines for the issuance of Permanent Residency Certificates; the experience of West Bengal however shows that no amount of pro-activeness by any state government influences an ECI functioning under a non-transparent and non-accountable diktat
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
Sky is the Limit: Invaluable contribution made by women scientist in moon mission
Chandrayan 3 a success due to Ritu Karidhal Srivastava, Kalpana K., and many other women scientists, symbolises India's space prowess and the growing role of women in space exploration, paves way for young minds
Massive minority scholarship (Ministry of Minority Affairs) scam raises questions about actual beneficaries
Fake institutions, exaggerated numbers who have claimed scholarship funds all point to a huge corruption snag in funds disbursal in a ministry of the union government
One more case of centralisation & executive overreach: Press & Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023
From powers of search and seizure, a plethora of provisions threatens media freedoms
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