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Caged in Police Vans, Beaten in Custody, Journalists Attacked: Delhi’s crackdown on anti-CEC protests draws UN condemnation
Protesters allege custodial violence, journalists are detained despite press credentials, and lawyers face obstruction as thousands are rounded up across Delhi. The United Nations and Amnesty International condemn restrictions on peaceful assembly
Strong condemnation after ED questions researcher Navsharan Singh
Singh had been an active supporter of people’s movements and a prominent participant in the farmers' protests that shook the Union government in 2020-21.
Escalating atrocities against minorities, US urged to issue sanctions against offending individuals: IAMC
The first quarterly report of the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) makes a detailed set of recommendations as it flags religious persecution in India
61 Muslims win in Uttar Pradesh urban polls on BJP tickets
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Results which give significant representation to the minority otherwise invisible in the political sphere have raised a debate on whether Muslims in the state are willing to vote for a party that has often stigmatized its own
What Karnataka thinks today, will India think tomorrow?
Mathematician Parthanil Roy reflects on the recent Karnataka state assembly results
What and Why of the SC judgement on Maharashtra 2022 politics: Shiv Sena v/s Shiv Sena
A detailed analysis of the judgement tells us why the court refused to decide on the disqualifications of the MLAs and why it did not restore the MVA government even though actions of the Governor and Speaker have been held to be illegal
Is the California bill against caste discrimination a denial of individual rights, the Hindu right says it is
After weeks of condemning SB 403 as “Hindu phobic,” opponents have changed their rallying cry to “Racism!” with the purported victims now portrayed as all South Asians. A tacit admission of a failing strategy?
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes objects to blueprint of centre’s new welfare mission
The union government’s “Social Inclusion Mission for Welfare of SCs and STs” will now merge two previous policy initiatives, the Development Action Plan for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe Component. The commission, a statutory body, said the problems and issues faced by SCs and STs are very different and need distinct approaches.
Govt of India ‘hugely underutilising’ funds meant for major working class schemes
Fund utilization data for the first ten and a...
District EC officials to inquire into CJP’s hate speech complaints within 24 hours: Karnataka
The State’s Election Commission has acted promptly on CJP's complaint and asked the district offices to conduct an inquiry and report to it within 24 hours
Muslim OBC quota: Don’t make political comments on sub judice matter, says SC
The bench was referring to the comments made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah boasting that BJP did away with the 4% OBC quota for Muslims
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Caged in Police Vans, Beaten in Custody, Journalists Attacked: Delhi’s crackdown on anti-CEC protests draws UN condemnation
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Barricades and detentions fail to stop Delhi protesters marching against CEC
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Protest Denied, Dissent Policed: India’s crackdown on those challenging the Election Commission
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Bihar adds 14 lakh voters after SIR, questions remain over those excluded from 2025 assembly polls
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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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