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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
Why is NIA seeking to question Khalsa Aid, other volunteers now?
The NGO has recently been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Canadian politicians Tim Uppal and Patrick Brown
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Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan: Muslims for composite Indian nationalism
Changing names of places without understanding historical context is a sign of ignorance, not patriotism
Kangana Ranaut is whining about Twitter, on Twitter, for Twitter restricting her!
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Adani defamation case: Guj court issues arrest warrant against Paranjaoy Guha Thakurta
The 2017 case relates to an article in The Wire about changes to SEZ rules to favour Adani
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Illegal Rohingya migrants arrested in Delhi and Tripura
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Of fishes and fouls
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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
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Who controls access to voter records? ECINet audit raises fresh questions
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