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Policing Identity: Maharashtra’s birth certificate crackdown and the politics of belonging
What is framed as an administrative clean-up of fraudulent records in Maharashtra has unfolded into a securitised campaign in Mumbai — raising urgent constitutional questions about due process, discrimination, and the weaponisation of civil documentation
Farmers struggle highlights the importance of ensuring laws are based on meaningful consultations: UN High Commissioner
India’s permanent representative at the UNHCR responds to the oral update by calling the High Commissioner lacking in “objectivity and impartiality”
Lakshadweep: Centre proposes ban on cow slaughter, beef
Life imprisonment proposed for violation; all offences under the Draft Regulation are cognisable, non bailable and attracts a maximum fine of rupees five lakhs
Who is Vijay Sampla, the new SC Commission Head?
The Centre appointed its former MP and Punjab BJP chief to the Chairman post which has remained vacant for 10 months
Polling dates announced for 4 states and one union territory
West Bengal elections to be carried out over 8 phases, Assam elections over 3 phases; Model Code of Conduct comes into effect
IFF analyses new social media Ethics Code and digital media rules
Raises concerns about how the new rules allow a virtual backdoor entry for government surveillance and censorship
Every citizen of India is Hindu, or so claims UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath makes claims all Indians are “Hindu” while accusing the Congress party of indulging in divisive politics in Kerala.
New IT Rules: How Centre is planning to address online grievances
The Government has set up a strict grievance redressal mechanism for users in a bid to make the online world more transparent and accountable
RSS worker killed in clash with SDPI members in Kerala’s Alappuzha
Eight persons arrested after the 23-year-old RSS worker, identified as Nandhu, was hacked to death
Nasrin: A documentary on an Iranian woman defending human rights
A screening on March 9, will be followed by a panel discussion of HRDs across the world, who will discuss the state of women rights defenders in Iran.
Who will BJP stand by: Pamela Goswami or Rakesh Singh?
Goswami accused of drug possession, has alleged she was framed by Singh because she rejected his ‘advances’
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