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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
UP Government transfers Hathras DM to Mirzapur
The DM was pulled up by the court for his mismanagement of the Hathras rape and murder case of a 19-year-old Dalit girl
Mob vandalises, sets ablaze Hindu temple in Pakistan
Indian right-wingers try use it as excuse to further pro-CAA agenda
Shrey Hospital Fire: Guj HC bats for greater accountability
Responding to points raised about fire safety, court issues a slew of order fixing responsibility on various officials
Nagaland steps one step closer to lasting peace
NSCN (K)’s Sumi faction declares ceasefire in the interest of furthering peace talks
Youth campaign in Bengaluru on Jan 1
Following a youth campaign in Bengaluru, Karnataka peasants will discuss methods to raise awareness about and intensify the farmers’ movement in southern India.
On whose orders did MP police demolish a Muslim daily wager’s home?
Visuals of a JCB ripping down the modest dwelling, is perhaps to remind the community of the states unlimited powers
Expelled Congress MLAs inducted in BJP in Assam
Less than a week after Amit Shah officially launched poll campaign in the state, the political churn has begun
Ayodhya scam: 4 held for embezzlement from Ram temple trust
Scam had come to light in September when unauthorised checks were used to allegedly syphon funds from the trust
From the South to the Northeast, workers support farmers
On the call of the CITU, the workers display Mazdoor-Kisaan solidarity
Shaheen Bagh shooter warmly welcomed, then coldly expelled by BJP
Kapil Baisla Gujjar, who opened fire at Shaheen Bagh was officially welcomed into the BJP, then reportedly sacked after massive public outrage
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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
Communalism
When Faith Becomes a Licence for Control: The 2026 Kanwar yatra, violence, vigilantism and the politics of meat
From attacks on vehicles and commuters to the targeting of Muslim-owned businesses and meat shops, the 2026 pilgrimage raises urgent questions about vigilantism, selective policing and the State's accommodation of majoritarian demands
India
Maharashtra SIR: 2.08 crore (20.8 million) voter forms “uncollected” hence may not be listed in August 24 draft electoral roll
More than 1 in 5 voter enumeration forms have remained “uncollected” on the final day of Maharashtra’s SIR exercise, with urban districts accounting for a large share of those bureaucratically “excluded”-- nearly 95 lakh forms were uncollected in Thane, Mumbai and Pune, though voters left out of the draft will get a month to seek inclusion or correction
Minorities
Jharkand government accused of continued communal lynchings by fact-finding team
The fact-finding team that comprised representatives of Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha, Karwan e Mohabbat, Sajha Kadam and United Milli Forum has demanded that both the family of the deceased (lynched) man and victim survivor be provided protection and an impartial probe be conducted
India
Sumit Sarkar: Engaged scholarship, ways of historical thinking, an enduring legacy
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Gender and Sexuality
When Family Becomes Custody: Allahabad HC holds adult women’s faith, residence and liberty cannot be placed under parental control
Holding that an alleged unlawful conversion cannot become a licence for private confinement, the Court separates the legality of religious conversion from the legality of detention—and holds the father and Uttar Pradesh State jointly liable for ₹25 lakh in constitutional compensation
India
‘How Can Rehabilitation Work If We Are Not Safe?’ Sanjay Tickoo on the fresh threat to Kashmiri Pandit employees
Sanjay Tickoo speaks to Sabrang India on repeated threats, targeted killings and security lapses have eroded Kashmiri Pandit employees’ faith in the State.