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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
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
The quest for participative democracy continues
144 peasants died during farmers’ struggle since November 24, 2020
Farmers organisation maintain an updated blog to honour all peasants who died for farmers’ cause in the last month or so.
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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
Rule of Law
Punjab & Haryana HC: Users must be given blocking notices immediately; sets aside Facebook page takedown
The Court held that blocking intimations issued by the police must comply with the rank requirements under the IT Rules, 2021, and that withholding the notice from affected users violates the principles of natural justice
India
UN experts condemn India’s crackdown on youth-led protests, flag 7,000 detentions and alleged sexual abuse
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India
Who will collect India’s data? Modi-led government opens census to private individuals
The Centre’s amended Census Rules allow private teachers, members of societies and trusts, and other government-approved individuals to collect household information, without the notification setting out clear safeguards against political interference
India
Manipur SIR: Sabar Institute’s report records 1.59 lakh removals, two-thirds in hill constituencies
Using official ASD lists, this preliminary report examines 158,677 names removed from Manipur’s electoral rolls during the 2026 Special Intensive Revision across all 60 Assembly constituencies and 3,014 polling booths, analysing geography, gender, age and recorded reasons for these removals
Education
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India
India’s Electoral Crisis is fast becoming a civil-liberties crisis
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Rights
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