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EC’s new online Form 6 requirement raises questions over procedure and legality

The Election Commission has introduced a new parental declaration in the online version of Form 6, requiring fresh applicants to disclose whether their parents appeared in the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The change is not been reflected in the statutory Form 6 prescribed under the Registration of Electors Rules

Azad Maidan erupts in protest as Maharashtra set to enact sweeping law aimed at silencing dissent

Left fronts and opposition unite in massive mobilisation as controversial law heads for tabling and passage without any heed to objections raised

Bihar: Sinister move by ECI as ‘intensive’ revision of electoral roles set to exclude vast majority of legitimate voters

Usurping the powers to test ‘Indian citizenship’, powers that do not lie with the ECI, the latest move by CEC Gyanesh Kumar is not just unlawful and hasty but violative of the Indian Constitution and the Representation of Peoples Act, 1950 and the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960

Fifty years later..another Emergency rules

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India’s Gender Gap Challenge Calls for A Blueprint for Structural Change

India wants to lead the global economy by 2047—but...

Understanding the growth of European-style nationalism in India

The pages of Indian Express are carrying a very...

Periyar: Caste, Nation and Socialism

Periyar: Caste, Nation and Socialism published by People’s Literature...

Two decades on, hunger still haunts Gujarat: Survey exposes stark gap behind poverty claims

A Niti Aayog report, released about two years ago,...

Manipur Violence: Two years down, health rights activists demand restoration and spread of essential services all over state

Marking two years of the Manipur violence and unrest, health rights activists and movements across India have appealed to President of India, Draupadi Murmi for the immediate creation/restoration of an effective public health infrastructure, personnel, services with safety and appropriate budgetary allocation– in the valley, hills and relief camps of Manipur

Hegemony by might: Gaza, Iran and the failures of nuclear power politics

Without a transformation of global governance mechanisms, peace will not be the right of all nations and peoples, weak or powerful, but a privilege of the powerful

J&K High court orders repatriation of 63-year-old woman deported to Pakistan without due process

Court invokes humanitarian grounds and constitutional duty to direct urgent return of Long-Term Visa holder Rakshanda Rashid, citing her decades-long residence in India and deteriorating health

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EC’s new online Form 6 requirement raises questions over procedure and legality

The Election Commission has introduced a new parental declaration in the online version of Form 6, requiring fresh applicants to disclose whether their parents appeared in the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The change is not been reflected in the statutory Form 6 prescribed under the Registration of Electors Rules

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Who is afraid of Stan Swamy? And why?

Political economist, Parakala Prabhakar delivered the Father Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture, St. Patrick’s High School, Secunderabad July 11, 2026; we reproduce the entire text of the lecture below