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The Guardians of the Ballot: Supreme Court hearing the legality of executive primacy in ECI appointments
Across two days of intense legal arguments, the Supreme Court scrutinising the 2023 Act governing the appointment of Election Commissioners, as petitioners argued that replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Minister creates a "Home Umpire" system, while the Bench questioned the limits of parliamentary power, counsel warned that executive dominance over the "referee" of democracy threatens the basic structure of free and fair elections
Don’t compare Kumbh Mela to Markaz event: Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat
Covid-19 surge continues with 1,68,912 Covid-19 infections reported on Monday across India, even as lakhs of pilgrims congregating at the Kumbh Mela 2021
Former IPS Amitabh Kumar Das returns police medal to defend the Khuda Baksh public library
Das decried the government's decision to destroy part of the iconic library for construction of a flyover nearby.
Battleground Bengal: Five killed in Sitalkuchi, EC and Central forces under scanner again
Central forces open fire killing four people, one more killed by unknown gunmen; EC asks for more deployment of central forces
Covid-19: Over 1,45,384 new infections reported in India on Saturday
Weekend lockdowns, night curfews begin in Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Noida, Ghaziabad, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Odisha
Battleground Bengal: For the Matuas, This is Utsav time
If I can’t dance, I don’t want to part...
Battleground Bengal: Adityanath promises Anti-Romeo Squads
Mahua Moitra hits back, remind him consent and love are integral part of Bengali culture
Why has CAPF man on poll duty, accused of molesting EC a minor not been arrested yet?
West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights has written to the Election Commission of Bengal asking that immediate steps be taken against the accused
Haryana Property Damage law, an attempt to kill democracy: Protesters
Haryana farmers and other citizens demand the repeal of the recently passed state law that holds protesters accountable for property damage
Will Sangita Sengar talk about BJP’s beti bachao slogan when campaigning in UP?
Sangita Sengar is BJP panchayat poll candidate, husband is Kuldeep Singh Sengar ex BJP MLA convicted of raping a minor in th einfamous Unnao rape case
Battleground Bengal: ECI finally takes action against Suvendu Ahikari for communal speech
Notice issued to the BJP leader for violating Model Code of Conduct by calling Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "Begum" and claiming she would turn West Bengal into "Mini-Pakistan" while addressing a poll rally
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The Guardians of the Ballot: Supreme Court hearing the legality of executive primacy in ECI appointments
Across two days of intense legal arguments, the Supreme Court scrutinising the 2023 Act governing the appointment of Election Commissioners, as petitioners argued that replacing the Chief Justice of India with a Union Minister creates a "Home Umpire" system, while the Bench questioned the limits of parliamentary power, counsel warned that executive dominance over the "referee" of democracy threatens the basic structure of free and fair elections
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Anticipatory Bail Denied to Nida Khan in TCS Nashik Case: Sessions Court flags “systematic plan” and stresses custodial interrogation
While emphasising gravity and custodial interrogation, Sessions Court order leans heavily on narrative of “organised influence”—raising concerns over evidentiary thresholds, criminalisation of religious interaction, and expansion of bail-stage reasoning
Rule of Law
“Reasonable Apprehension of Bias Is Enough”: Telangana High Court orders CBCID probe into SI’s death, reasserts constitutional demand for investigative neutrality
In a sharply reasoned ruling, the Court holds that when police investigate their own, fairness cannot merely exist—it must be demonstrable, credible, and constitutionally defensible
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
“Obnoxious and Caste-Coloured”: Supreme Court strikes down Odisha bail orders mandating cleaning work, declares them void
Acting on suo-moto proceedings triggered by media reports, the Court condemns “degrading” bail conditions imposed on Dalit and Adivasi accused, warns against judicial overreach, and reinforces that liberty cannot be conditioned on humiliation or caste-based labour
Media
Caged Voices, Silenced Truths: FSC’s expansive indictment of India’s press freedom crisis
On World Press Freedom Day 2026, the Free Speech Collective (FSC) assembles a powerful, deeply layered account of repression, incarceration, and systemic silencing—centring the stories of jailed journalists Rupesh Kumar Singh and Irfan Mehraj to expose the widening fault lines in India’s democratic promise
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Systematic Exclusion: Caste-based atrocities across Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, MP, and UP
A spate of anti-Dalit incidents—from a youth killed over leftover food in Amreli to a suspicious death after an inter-caste relationship in Tamil Nadu, and social boycotts in Khargone—also includes temple bans and clashes over Dalit wedding processions