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India’s Electoral Crisis is fast becoming a civil-liberties crisis
The resistance to any form of democratic questioning, dissent or protest marks the Indian government’s response to widespread protests around #VoteChori
Forest dwellers to elect village heads for first time in UP
The Vantangiya tribe lives in dense forest areas of Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Gonda and Balrampur in Eastern UP
Prosecute CISF personnel for firing on unarmed villagers: MASUM to NHRC
Questioning the CISF’s claims of a mob attack, MASUM members asked why unarmed villagers were attacked during the incident.
New MSME Board appoints many non-official members with BJP links
While many BJP ex-MLAs, candidates, Laghu Udyog Bharati members and functionaries, the Union Ministry said that all members had business links
Uttar Pradesh is reeling under Covid-19 crisis, who is in charge?
Ambulances not reaching patients in time, CMO is taking two days to give referral slips; Adityanath Cabinet minister's letter on poor handling of COVID-19 pandemic in Lucknow goes viral
Battleground Bengal: EC’s different strokes for different folks
The Commission has barred Rahul Sinha from campaigning for 48 hours, issued notice to BJP state President Dilip Ghosh, while let off BJP’s Nandigram candidate with a reprimand for his “mini Pakistan” remarks
Battleground Bengal: Campaign ban on Mamata Banerjee parting shot by outgoing CEC?
The unprecedented action against a sitting Chief Minister raises concerns about political neutrality of a purportedly autonomous institution
Covid-19: Centre fast tracks emergency approvals for foreign produced vaccines
Russian-made Covid vaccine Sputnik V cleared for emergency use by the DCGI on a day that India’s reported over 1,61,736 new cases
Dow Jones removes Adani Ports from index for alleged ‘links with Myanmar military’
Adani group was reportedly paying over Rs 225 crore to the military-backed Myanmar Economic Corporation in ‘land lease fees’ for a port in Yangon.
Retail inflation rises to over 5 percent while factory output decreases: NSO data
Factors such as changing food and fuel prices along with the poor performance of manufacturing and mining sectors play a significant role in these percentage changes.
Babri demolition case judge appointed UP’s deputy Lok Ayukta
In his judgement delivered on September 30, 2020, Surendra Kumar Yadav had acquitted all surviving accused
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India’s Electoral Crisis is fast becoming a civil-liberties crisis
The resistance to any form of democratic questioning, dissent or protest marks the Indian government’s response to widespread protests around #VoteChori
Rights
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Students on Hunger-striking students allege physical assault and punitive disciplinary action; a seven-member committee has been formed, but the administration yet to commit to restoring elected representation
India
After ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protests, Neha Bora Moves Delhi HC against police notice; CJP leaders’ release remains unresolved
More than 100 protesters were detained in Delhi as police blocked the planned flag march, while demonstrations in Mumbai and Bengaluru took different courses
India
Books Under Siege: Bengal’s Left bookstalls, the Calcutta High Court’s intervention and the warning from Hitler’s Germany
The bulldozer retreated, and the court offered temporary relief. But who gets to decide which ideas can occupy Bengal’s public spaces?
Minorities
After 772 Days in Detention, Ajabha Khatun Returns Home: CJP helps secure her release
Ajabha Khatun’s conditional release brings relief to her family, while her pending legal case and her plea for another detainee underline the fight that remains
Rule of Law
Calcutta High Court says political dissent must not be stifled, directs police to protect CPI(M) bookstall near Durga Puja Pandal
Justice Saugata Bhattacharya stresses that democracy requires space for competing political ideologies, directing West Bengal Police to ensure the Left party can set up its traditional bookstall amid allegations of preferential treatment for the Hindu Jagran Manch.