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Ensure transparency and inclusion in the 2027 Census: CCG

In a letter to the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India, over 90 members of the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG), a collective of former civil servants from the All India and Central Services have urged that the Census process be transparent and inclusive; that OBCs be specifically enumerated, DNTs be enumerated as also the 1369 mother tongues in India be also separately classified (through supervision of the Anthropological Survey of India

Facebook, Twitter could face legal action in India

Action could be initiated for non-compliance with a February 25 notification that mandated for appointment of certain officials

Lakshadweep: Beef Ban, Goonda Act proposed by Administrator Praful Khoda Patel

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan says changes proposed by Patel challenge the “lives, livelihoods and culture”, and cannot be accepted

3 Jhansi junior doctors detained, allegedly manhandled for trying to approach UP CM

The medical professionals wished to hand over a letter listing the demands of the staff at the Maharani Laxmi Bai medical college hospital in Jhansi to CM Yogi Adityanath who was visiting the facility

12 Opposition leaders demand GoI resumes talks with farmers

Political leaders express support for May 26 Farmers Protest that marks six months of the agrarian struggle

Londoners march in solidarity with Palestinians

Around 2,00,000 people came together in a massive demonstration expressing empathy and solidarity with Palestinians

Raging storm: People as flotsam

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Vaccine indemnity: GoI, Pfizer at an impasse

Pfizer’s anti-Covid vaccine is awaiting approval, but the pharma major says that it wants legal protection from claims linked to use of its vaccine

Covid-19: Centre tells social media firms to remove ‘Indian variant’ references

Information technology (IT) ministry has written to all social media companies asking them to “take down” content referring to it

‘Sleeping with the Enemy?’

25 years ago, the authors shared their personal story with us; now they revisit the India and south Asia of 2021

Assam: Brave daughter took charge as father languished in a detention camp

CJP helps Joykrishna Paul secure bail and reunite with family; daughter Monalisa had been providing for the family while he was behind bars

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