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Three Years of the Congress Government

A People’s Critique: Expectations and Disillusionments

99.8% of 65 lakh voter deletions go unchallenged on 13th day of objection period

After 65 lakh names were deleted from the SIR draft roll, the ECI received 74,525 new voter applications—an average of 306 electors per assembly constituency in 13 days, only 0.2% of deletions drew objections with 99.8% unchallenged and zero claims & objection from political parties

Palghar, Maharashtra: One woman voter in six locations, DEO, ERP and BLO common!!

Interestingly, a perusal of the rolls by the CHRI, after AltNews flagged the multiple presence of Sushama Gupta in Palghar, shockingly revealed that the District Election Officer(DEO), Govind Bobde, the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), Shekhar Ghadge and the Booth Level Officer(BLO),Ms. Pallavi Sawant are named against all these entries in all locations

Vote for Democracy: Statistical, legal and procedural irregularities dot Bihar’s controversial SIR process

An exclusive data investigation by Vote for Democracy (VFD) reveals that over a period of 27 days, specific days’ shows unprecedented hike in “deceased” and “permanently shifted” categories of voters leading to mass deletions

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J & K Govt. Book Ban: What do the Thought Police Fear?

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Rewriting NCERT school textbooks: ‘Muslim Raj’ is a mere excuse, the project is to conceal historical facts

The majoritarian Hindutva (not Hindu) project is to conceal the truth, Muslim bashing merely comes in handy

Election Commission must take the Indian people into confidence, correct its procedures & practices

Instead of treating complaints from political parties and the public at large as vexatious, the Commission should take advantage of them as useful feedback and correct its procedures and practices

Rahul Gandhi alleges ‘Vote Chori’ in 2024 polls, accuses BJP-ECI nexus of systematic electoral fraud

In a detailed exposé, the Leader of Opposition claims over one lakh fake votes in a single Karnataka constituency and warns of nationwide voter list manipulation, calling it a constitutional crisis that threatens the very foundation of Indian democracy

Assam Government moves to drop ‘foreigner’ cases against non-Muslim communities citing Citizenship Amendment Act

State government directs Foreigners Tribunals to halt proceedings against six religious communities citing Citizenship Amendment Act, sparking concerns of institutionalised discrimination and political calculation ahead of 2026 elections

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Judgement delivered, paradox prevails: every voter a citizen, but what is the fate of 51.8 million excluded?

The Supreme Court’s May 27, 2026 verdict upholding the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) settles the legal question of constitutional authority but leaves unresolved concerns on absence of due process and independent functioning by the ECI, the arbitrary abuse of process and access: questions of unreasonable and unchecked mass deletions etc.

Gauhati High Court treats documentary inconsistencies as fatal, upholds Foreigner Tribunal opinion

Ruling underscores how Foreigners Tribunal cases in Assam continue to operate under a reverse burden framework that places the entire obligation of proving citizenship upon the proceedee

Between Celebration and Suspicion: How Bakri Eid passed across india in 2026

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SC greenlights SIR, upholds ECI’s power to revise electoral rolls

The SC has upheld the ECI’s power to conduct SIR expressly stating that the contested process does not violate either election law nor rules; Court however directs that cases of voter exclusion should be provided routes and methods of adjudication

“₹4 a Kilo for a Crop That Costs ₹20 to Grow”: Nashik’s onion farmers erupt in protest over deepening price crisis

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Attempts to communalise Mira Road Eid preparations defused by residents and police

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Himalayan Courts: Young folds & new cracks in environmental jurisprudence

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Bhodu Sekh Case: Union agrees before Supreme Court to repatriate deported Bengali-speaking individuals pending citizenship inquiry

Union tells Court those sent to Bangladesh will be brought back and their citizenship claims examined in India; clarifies decision is confined to the exceptional facts of the case