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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
Jharkhand, Manipur case clearance rate of 100 per cent: IJR 2020
The report ranks states on various quantitative measurements of budgets, human resources, infrastructure, workload, diversity across police, judiciary, prisons and legal aid
PIL in Delhi HC seeks release of over 200 ‘illegally detained’ farmers
The PIL filed by a law student states that Delhi Police did not follow procedure established by law after detaining such persons thus it amounts to illegal detention
Nails embedded on roads, barricades set in concrete at Delhi borders, who are they trying to keep out?
Suspension of mobile internet services at protest sites will now continue till 11 pm February 2, traffic jams build up in nearby areas
Twitter handles covering the kisan andolan withheld, gov’t scared?
Media channels, independent journalists and other netizens amplifying the farmers’ struggle opened their Twitter to discover that their accounts were withheld on Monday afternoon.
CCE report raises concerns about EVM-VVPAT voting
Report examines technical details, engineering design, accuracy and verifiability of the electronic system and comes up with issues that need to be addressed urgently
Coup in Myanmar: Military detains Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint
Military chief Min Aung Hlaing now in power; India expresses "deep concern", says situation being monitored
Joe Biden orders end of use of private prisons
However, the order does not apply to immigration detention, where more than 80% detained immigrants are held in private prisons
Usual suspects!
They argue the non-violence must be just play-acting because for a conspiracy to succeed it must be so deep-laid as not to leave a ripple on the surface.
Annadaatas observe Sadbhavana Diwas
Commemorating the death anniversary of Gandhiji, farmer leaders across India observe a day-long fast to strengthen their resolve against the three farm laws.
Why Gandhian message of ‘Swadeshi’ is still relevant today
In this yearning for alternative thinking, the ideas of Mahatma Gandhi have been a constant attraction and a source of thought for present day changes
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