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When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.
Release Bhima Koregaon accused: Senior police officials on impact of rising cyber crimes
Senior retired police officers say cyber hacking operations revealed in Bhima Koregaon case and Pegasus attack have serious implications for police functioning, rule of law
Don’t maintain records of telephone interception: MHA
The communication ministry has informed the Rajya Sabha that telephone interception records are destroyed regularly as per law
The DNA Bill: A perfect recipe for absolute surveillance and zero privacy
The Bill which was introduced in July 2019 poses a threat to right to privacy of individuals as it provides for permanent retention of DNA profile of all samples collected during criminal investigation which could include people not even remotely associated with the crime and their data stay be with the government without their knowledge, leaving it exposed to potential misuse
AIFAP voices support for pan-India strike against Electricity (Amendment) Bill
Despite promises to do away with the Electricity Bill, electricity distributor workers and farmers are protesting yet another attempt to amend the Electricity Bill
Assam to withdraw FT cases against Gorkhas
Members of the community will also not be prosecuted under CAA, says CM HB Sarma
Prevent Government takeover of Gandhian Institutions: Activists
Hundreds of activists and concerned citizens are raising their voices against the government’s Rs 1,200 crore proposal to alter Sabarmati Ashram
Pegasus Project: 5 targeted journalists move SC, say have been subject to intrusive hacking
This is the first time, that directly aggrieved persons have moved court for disclosure of information
941 deaths while cleaning sewers, septic tanks: Centre informs Rajya Sabha
However, no reports of death due to manual scavenging have been provided by the Centre
Are India’s official Covid-19 mortality numbers grossly under-reported?
Gaslighting the victims of Covid-19 is an all-time political low for any government; official machinery now denying independent data analysis too
Central universities falling short of filling up posts reserved for SC-ST-OBC
During the monsoon session of Parliament, The Education Ministry stated that out of 18,353 total sanctioned reserved teaching posts in central universities, 8,773 continue to remain vacant
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