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ID Based on Anonymous Informant, Sudden Reference to 2009 Home Ministry Notification: Why NSA Case Against Satyam Verma Is Unconvincing
When Noida District Magistrate Medha Roopam chose to invoke the stringent law against the journalist, she appears to have based it on her reading of his assumed ability to influence workers – not the facts available.
Government v/s Supreme Court: a throwback to a tussle for judicial autonomy
Recent statements, particularly strident from India’s minister for Law and Justice, Kiran Rijiju, an Arunachal politician previously groomed under Amit Shah’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) offer a powerful throwback to similar attempts by a previously authroritarian government in the lead-up to the Emergency in the 1970s.
BJP has strayed away from Nehruvian vales of secularism: IAMC report
The IAMC report highlights global impact of spread of Hindutva ideology amidst increasing cases of violence and infringement of rights of minorities
It’s Welfare & Social Justice under the Indian Constitution, not “freebies”
Social justice read welfare is embedded in the constitutional vision and it's travesty to term such measures as "freebies"
The Tree of Life affirmed by Pope Francis in Bahrain
Image: AP/Alessandra TarantinoNovember 3, 2022, was a special day. On that day, Pope Francis...
400 academics & activists express solidarity with fish workers’ protest against Adani International Seaport at Vizhinjam, Kerala
Close to 400 prominent activists and academics representing many organisations, from across the country have endorsed an important statement in solidarity with the fish workers-led people's movement against the Adani International Seaport at Vizhinjam, Kerala and have also condemned the malicious slandering of activists who are questioning the socio - ecological and economic implications of the Port Project.
WB: Tea Workers Struggling as Crony Capitalists Take Over Tea Gardens
Workers are being denied minimum wages, PF, bonuses, etc. As a result, many are migrating to other states.
Is MeiTY looking to censor social media completely?
Through the latest amendment to the disputed IT Rules, the Ministry has taken upon itself the onus to deal with complaints related to any content posted on social media platforms
Morbi reflects the ‘revadi culture’ of the Gujarat Model
The bridge collapse at Morbi in Gujarat killed over...
How little Arshad held on to Priyanka’s fingers when the bridge collapsed in Morbi
Neighbours, close in life, found dead together in the Morbi tragedy.
Alleging Govt Apathy, All India Kisan Sabha Demands MSP for Apple Farmers
AIKS President Ashok Dhawale is visiting Kashmir as part of a nationwide program to mobilise support for an upcoming country-wide stir.
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ID Based on Anonymous Informant, Sudden Reference to 2009 Home Ministry Notification: Why NSA Case Against Satyam Verma Is Unconvincing
When Noida District Magistrate Medha Roopam chose to invoke the stringent law against the journalist, she appears to have based it on her reading of his assumed ability to influence workers – not the facts available.
India
JNU Cancels Venue, Not the Conversation: Umar Khalid’s book discussion moves outdoors amid protests
JNU cited “non-disclosure of full facts” to cancel the auditorium at the last minute; organisers disputed the explanation and students took the discussion outdoors, turning a venue cancellation into a larger battle over academic freedom and dissent
India
SIR Phase 3: 1.58 crore names deleted from draft rolls across 12 States and UTs
Draft electoral rolls covering 13.77 crore electors have been published in 12 of the 16 States and three Union Territories under the third phase of the Special Intensive Revision. Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest number of deletions at 44.89 lakh, while Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu recorded the highest deletion rate at 29.64%
Gender and Sexuality
After NEET protests ended, the battle moved online: Women protesters face threats, doxing and criminalisation
From demands for accountability over a paper leak to attacks on protesters’ identities, the aftermath of the movement raises questions about dissent, gendered harassment and the State’s response to democratic protest
Environment
As mining lobby “hijacks” Ajmer public hearing, “tokenism” on Aravallis condemned
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