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Pakistan denies entry to 14 Hindu devotees in Sikh ‘jatha’ visiting for Guru Nanak Jayanti
Officials at Attari–Wagah reportedly told the pilgrims, “You are Hindu, you cannot go with a Sikh group,” sending them back despite valid travel documents
ECI’s announced nationwide SIR, will cover 12 States and UTs with a reduced documentary burden
The ECI’s nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR), announced across 12 States and Union Territories — including Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal — scales back the stringent document collection requirements seen earlier in Bihar’s SIR, prioritising inclusion over immediate documentary proof during enumeration
A century and ten later, innovative & rebellious Ismat Chugtai remains more relevant than ever
Today, October 24, is the 110th death anniversary of the bold, innovative, rebellious, and unabashedly realistic Urdu fiction writer Ismat Chughtai! Born on August 21, 1915, she passed away at the age of 76 in Mumbai on October 24, 1991; Sabrangindia recalls her unique contribution with this piece by Taran Khan
Bihar Elections Build-up: ‘Won’t allow namaz’, ‘namak haram’, BJP MPs’ communal hate-filled remarks draw fire
In the build-up to the Bihar state elections, BJP leaders make a string of hate speech’s with BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur also saying that if a daughter goes to a ‘non-believer’s house’, her ‘legs should be broken’
The Uneasy Calm in Assam: The Limits of Control of a Nervous Government
The first wave of mourning is over in Assam....
ADR refutes allegation of giving false voter affidavit in SC hearing
ADR clarifies no false affidavit was filed in Supreme Court, rebuts ECI counsel’s claims with verified voter data, upholds commitment to factual accuracy and non-partisan reporting, and expresses concern over treatment of elector involved following recent court proceedings
The Mess, called ECI’s Final Voter List for Bihar
In 243 assembly constituencies, analysis shows at least 14.35 lakh suspect duplicate voters and 1.32 crore voters of different families, castes and communities bundled and registered at dubious and fictitious addresses
On living the legacy of Fr. Stan Swamy
Late evening of 8 October 2020, Fr Stan Swamy was...
Smoke & Mirrors, 130th Constitution Amendment Bill: Real issue is the trading of MLAs
Not only is the proposed law, not referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) a harmful attempt to change the fundamental nature of Indian criminal law and ratify this harmful change by a constitutional amendment, it also completely side-lines a long overdue and crucial discussion on the unethical topping of popular governments by horse-trading of MLAs
TJS George: Ink in His Veins And Fire in His Pen
The newsroom of The Searchlight in Patna, in the...
ECI alters vote counting protocol, mandates postal tally completion before final EVM rounds
The Election Commission of India has issued a binding directive requiring postal ballots to be fully counted before the final EVM rounds, a move that comes in the wake of significant allegations of procedural irregularities during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
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