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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
Censorship: Gandhi Peace Foundation told to cancel Kashmir meet
Kashmir Media blackout: a public meeting and a media conference on ‘Media Blackout and State Repression in Kashmir’ were scheduled to be hosted by an activist umbrella group called the Campaign Against State Repression but cancelled after a visit from the Delhi police
Man chained to tree and tortured over 2 days over son’s marriage dies by suicide: MP
A man was chained to a tree and reportedly tortured for two days after his son eloped with a woman from the same community. Days after he was released, the man from Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district killed himself.
Uttar Pradesh has highest number of cases “closed by the NHRC without reason”: NHRC data
25 cases closed due to refusal by State/Union Governments to comply with NHRC recommendations, 187 cases proof of payment pending over the last 3 years
Anti-Islamophobia day
The UN marked the first-ever International Day to Combat Islamophobia with a special event scheduled for today. March 15, where speakers upheld the need for concrete action in the face of rising hatred
Second batch of detainees transferred to Matia Detention/Transit Camp includes 22 children
Matia detention camp began its operation in January 2023, previously had 68 detainees
Heated exchanges over minister’s ‘1 lakh love jihad cases’ remark
Samajwadi Party's Abu Asim Azmi also demanded that Lodha apologise for his comment. Shelar, however, countered it saying there should be a law instead to prevent instances of 'love jihad' and that even a single case of 'love jihad' was serious.
UP: Over 51,000 Teaching Posts in Primary, 33,000 in Secondary Schools Lying Vacant, Union Says Violation of RTC Act
The new academic session of Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Board schools is about to begin next month but about 51,000 posts of assistant teachers are lying vacant in the government schools teaching classes I to VIII (primary and upper-primary) in the state.
Tripura Elections: The root causes of the BJP-IPFT win
Rahul Gandhi’s absence and Tipra Motha’s widespread campaign gave the BJP an advantage
Modi govt’s interference in judicial appointments is aimed at overthrowing the Republic & establishing Hindu Rashtra: former VC, NLS, Prof Mohan Gopal
In an interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire, the former Vice-Chancellor of one of India’s premier law universities makes a scathing critique of this regime’s practices
If EC does not ensure free and fair poll, it guarantees breakdown of rule of law: SC
The March 2 judgement of the Supreme Court, penned by Justice KM Joseph relies heavily on the importance of independence of the Election Commission and the officers appointed therin
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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
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Vote for Democracy seeks answers from ECI and TCS on ECI’s electoral database access and security
In a 16-question statement, VFD seeks transparency on database access controls, changes to electoral registration procedures, security audits and the Election Commission’s oversight of its digital infrastructure
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Barricades and detentions fail to stop Delhi protesters marching against CEC
CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby, former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, SFI activists, lawyers, journalists and AISA leader Neha Bora were among those detained as protests targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
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Protest Denied, Dissent Policed: India’s crackdown on those challenging the Election Commission
From alleged house arrests and detentions to police checks on train journeys and restrictions in Delhi, activists say authorities are trying to stop citizens from reaching the October 10 protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIR
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Bihar adds 14 lakh voters after SIR, questions remain over those excluded from 2025 assembly polls
Nearly 14 lakh voters have been added to Bihar’s electoral rolls since SIR, the additions and subsequent enrolment exercise put the focus on eligible voters who have missed the 2025 Assembly election and the consequences of their exclusion
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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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‘Serious Grievances’: Bombay HC backs students’ concerns, MPSC protests continue in Pune
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Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai
Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city