Politics

One of the greatest tragedies of South Asia has...

“This land is mine— not because I say so, but because it is written in the soil, in sweat, in struggle, in the quiet, unmoving certainty of those who stayed even when the nation turned its back”

In a crucial case involving the summary suspension of the Bihar Legislative Council (BLC) of an RJD member (Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh), the Supreme Court, by distinguishing between "proceedings in the legislature" and "legislative decisions", and held that the latter can be subject to judicial scrutiny, especially when they affect fundamental rights. This creative interpretation of Article 212 of the Constitution also meant that the re-election to the ‘suspended post’ notified by the ECI was struck down

Branded Bangladeshi by the State and detained without extinguishing his legal remedies, Abdul Matleb died in custody — only to be returned to his family as an Indian. His story exposes the human cost of Assam’s broken citizenship regime

As 28 lives were lost in a brutal terror attack on Kashmir’s beloved tourist haven, the Valley mourns the dead, honours a local hero’s courage, condemns the terror attack and unites in grief and defiance against violence

Supreme Court leads with solemn condemnation; bar associations across India suspend work, demand justice, and stand in solidarity with victims of the brutal assault on tourists in Kashmir

Even as the country grappled to come to terms with the numbing news of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack—another date that will mark the dark terror calendar—news of candlelight vigils in the Kashmir Valley and locals pitching in in every way to assist distraught tourists late Tuesday were matched by strong condemnations against the targeted gun violence by Indian Muslims on Wednesday

Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD), along with the Bebaak Collective, Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS), Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) and Wisdom Foundation strongly have condemned the heinous terrorist targeting of tourists near Pahalgam in the Kashmir valley, killing 26 innocents and injuring several others on April 22.

With over 78 protests held across the state, citizens, activists, and political fronts denounce the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill 2024 as an assault on democracy and constitutional freedoms

From the use of the word ‘Harijan’ alone, to the absence of acknowledgement of structural discrimination within Bangladesh (and Pakistan) the Dalit movement has a long way to go in both Islamic countries