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Who controls access to voter records? ECINet audit raises fresh questions
An audit of ECINet reports Bengal-specific restrictions and controls that can switch access on or off across States, renewing questions about electoral officers’ authority, central oversight and accountability after earlier objections to the platform and changes to voter registration procedures
Delhi riots: Court directs FIR registration for mosque arson
During the 2020 pogrom, Madina Mosque in Shiv Vihar was allegedly burnt and desecrated
Solidarity is the biggest need for Indian journalists today
Journalists targeted under serious charges; is this just a bad dream, or has the emergency been declared again?
Budget 2021-22 disappointing: Farmers’ Unions
Farmers and trade unions say the Centre continues to peddle lies and brazen privatisation while betraying people’s demands
Sub-standard testimony of survivor, no scuffle: Bombay HC acquits rape accused
The trial court had acquitted the man under the POCSO Act but convicted him for rape under the Indian Penal Code
Coming soon! The Right to Laugh: a virtual comedy show
South Asian American comedians stand up for jailed Indian comedian Munawar Faruqui, who remains in jail, to hold online show on February 6
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
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Who controls access to voter records? ECINet audit raises fresh questions
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