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Punjab SIR draft roll published; 20 lakh electors marked ASDD, claims open till September 12
Nearly 1.94 crore (19.4 million) enumeration forms digitised during SIR; over 20 lakh electors categorised as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate (ASDD), Voters whose names are missing from the draft can file claims for inclusion till September 12, even as complaints on social media during the enumeration phase highlighted difficulties faced by electors
Support grows for Migrant Workers’ Right to Vote
Webinar examines roadblocks in ensuring migrant workers get to exercise their right to vote, a CJP Core Campaign
Disturbed Areas Act: Guj HC issues notice to state gov’t
The plea moved by Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind raises concerns over ghettoisation and deepening of communal divide
PM Modi to attend Subhas Chandra Bose’s 125th birth anniversary celebrations in Kolkata
Bose's grandnephews to talk about the threat of communalism, Mamata Banerjee to celebrate it as 'Desh Nayak Diwas' rejects BJP’s 'Parakram Divas'
Five killed in Serum Institute fire in Pune
Migrant labourers fixing air-conditioning among the dead
Farmers reject govt proposal for temporary suspension; talks to continue
After a meeting of all unions, it was concluded that they still want repealing of the laws
IAMC releases Human Rights Status Report, raises concerns about HRDs in India
During the webinar, UN special rapporteur said that she has been trying to engage with Indian government but the response has been bleak and disappointing
Arnabgate: Evaluating crime and punishment
A deeper look at the potential consequences of the startling contents of Arnab Goswami’s alleged Whatsapp exchange
Communalisation of COVID-19: A Bebaak Collective report
Human rights defender Teesta Setalvad and feminist historian Uma Chakravarti applaud the initiative and discuss the rampant communalism observed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Farmer leaders consider Centre’s proposal to suspend farm laws for 18 months
Farmers organisations said they demand a complete repeal of laws, but will discuss the proposal that has come from the central government.
Arab Spring to the Chilean Revolution
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India
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Minorities
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India
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