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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 wiser than the Prime Minister: Rahul Gandhi
The Congress leader claimed that the new farm laws will put the entire agriculture sector in the hands of three or four crony capitalists
Illegal Rohingya migrants arrested in Delhi and Tripura
While two were arrested in Delhi, 10 more were caught on a Delhi-bound train
Of fishes and fouls
Presumably the contract of getting Nidhi Razdan off the track and keeping her absorbed in a delusory prospect had been assigned to one of the many seedy but well-equipped agencies so thriving now in the land of liberty
Gujarat: 15 people including toddler killed after being run over by truck
A group of migrant labourers was asleep on a Surat footpath when the mishap occurred
Jharkhand scholarship scam: District welfare official suspended
This is the first punitive step taken by the state against an official, after it launched an investigation into the illegal diversion of scholarship fund
Indian American groups demand justice for Sanjiv Bhatt
The former cop is scheduled for a bail hearing before the Supreme Court on January 22
Tandav controversy: Convenient distraction from an on ground crisis?
Makers and the web streaming service have been accused of insulting Hindu gods on the series
South Asian activists in Canada burn copies of unjust Indian laws on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday
The members of Indians Abroad for Pluralist India (IAPI) came together to reject controversial Indian laws on the night of Friday, January 15
Delhi Police to decide on Farmers’ entry into Delhi for Republic Day rally: SC
The Delhi Police had filed a plea in the top court seeking a ban on the proposed tractor rally by farmers citing security issues
Kisan Parade will showcase floats and tableaus reflecting state of agriculture: SKM
Farmers organisations appealed for city and state police’s cooperation to ensure no anti-social element infiltrates the parade.
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