Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
Defectors & Democracy: A critique of the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution
The right of voters to recall representatives who defect—as seen in West Bengal, Maharashtra, Goa and Arunachal Pradesh—and the requirement of intra-party democracy could form part of a broader institutional redesign. Such measures would deepen democratic values and, above all, signal a refusal by citizens to accept the corruption of their mandate. These may be among the reforms that India's Parliament and democracy most urgently need
IITs IIMs cave in to government pressure, agree to partial sharing of post grad research
When the Modi 2.0 government came up with a unique way to ensure compliance— data uploaded on Shodhganga considered for ranking under the National Institutional Ranking Framework— premier central institutions were forced to comply
‘Love Jihad’ the priority, not ‘small issues like roads, drains: BJP Karnataka Naleen Kumar Kateel
Tweeting a video of Kateel's hate-ridden speech, the Karnataka Congress posted from its handle on Monday (translated from Kanadda) “...Development of the state, employment and education are minor issues! It's shameful that BJP has asked its party workers not to talk about development, of which it has done little."
CMIE Unemployment Data: HP & Punjab better than national average; Haryana has one of three persons jobless
According to the data provided by CMIE, an independent data base, Punjab is a state is much better placed than neighbouring Haryana having an unemployment rate of 37.4 per cent; Himachal Pradesh is also at 7.6 per cent, 0.8 per cent more than Punjab.
Spate of Demolitions continue, 44 Muslim families asked to vacate homes: Kushinagar, UP
The state government, claiming that the homes of residents are built on encroached land, has sent eviction notices to 47 families of Nutan Hardo village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar village, out of which 44 are Muslim.
Assam: Delimitation of Assembly, Parliamentary Seats, Merging of Districts Raise Apprehensions
The Assam government notification of December 31, 2022, suggests that almost 100 villages have been realigned with different districts from the existing ones.
Everyday Harmony: Muslim man saves a Hindu girl’s life after she attempts suicide in Madhya Pradesh
Dewas resident Tipu Sultan feted as a hero
J&K: Protest, Condemnations Against Rajouri Attack as Toll Reaches Six
A minor boy was killed, and seven others were injured in an explosion near one of the three houses where armed assailants targeted the locals, killing at least four people, including a father and son.
Assam: Massive evictions continue in Assam, 400 families displaced
In two eviction drives conducted within 2 weeks, the administration of two district claim that the drives were peaceful
2022: A year of the ‘Bulldozer injustice’
What started as Yogi Adityanath being dubbed as “bulldozer baba” caught on as a trend for being a mode of punishment for those accused in criminal offences, the target majorly being people from the minority community
Hindu woman found decapitated, maimed in Pakistan
She was also allegedly raped before being murdered and her body was dumped in a wheat field
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Three decades after the PoA Act, justice remains elusive
A comprehensive 30-year review of the SC/ST Atrocities Act reveals a persistent gap between the law's transformative promise and the lived realities of Dalits and Adivasis confronting violence, discrimination, and impunity
Rule of Law
The Supreme Court in 2025: Deference, technicality and the retreat from rights
From citizenship and reservation to encounter accountability, privacy, environmental protection and minority rights, the Court's most contentious judgments of 2025 reveal an increasing preference for institutional deference and procedural compliance over substantive constitutional justice
Rights
Who owns Mumbai’s streets? The Bombay High Court, street vendors and a decade of regulatory failure
What began as a case about encroachments has become a searching inquiry into the State's failure to implement the Street Vendors Act, the rights of pedestrians and informal workers, and the growing role of identification and verification in urban governance
India
Defectors & Democracy: A critique of the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution
The right of voters to recall representatives who defect—as seen in West Bengal, Maharashtra, Goa and Arunachal Pradesh—and the requirement of intra-party democracy could form part of a broader institutional redesign. Such measures would deepen democratic values and, above all, signal a refusal by citizens to accept the corruption of their mandate. These may be among the reforms that India's Parliament and democracy most urgently need
Gender and Sexuality
A regressive 2026 amendment to rights of Trans persons is under legal challenge even as pride month is celebrated
Unable to stay the statute, High Courts have charted a middle path—protecting petitioners already undergoing hormone therapy while the broader constitutional challenge awaits adjudication by the Supreme Court
India
The what’s & why’s of Data Centres and how are they hijacking the India Story
While countries such as Singapore and Sweden are curbing the environmental costs of data centres through regulation and innovation, India is actively courting these resource-intensive facilities with little regard for their water and energy demands. From Stockholm's waste-heat recovery systems to zero-water cooling technologies, solutions exist. Yet India continues to trade away land, water and public resources with scant consideration for environmental sustainability or local communities.
Politics
Telegram before NEET: When governance fails, censorship takes its place
Invoking exam security to suspend access to a platform used by millions raises serious questions about proportionality, transparency and the growing tendency to restrict communications whenever governance challenges arise