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“SIR is a Nazi-Fascist Project:” M.G. Devasahayam
Alleging that a staggering one crore persons will be finally excluded from the Karnataka state electoral rolls, MG Devasahayam, a former IAS officer, who was recently interviewed by the Kannada daily Vartabharati stated that opposition political parties had failed the voter while citizens groups had posed a robust challenge to the SIR process
BJP karyakarta, Modi devotee, anti-’love jihad’ proponent, anti-feminist: Who is the real Rekha Sharma?
National Commission for Women head, was called out for her communal, patriarchal comments, now says ‘unauthorised tweets’ were made from her account
The False Binary of the Secular versus Islamic Needs to Be Broken
If the French continue with their existing state policies and Muslims continue to let antiquated viewpoints go unchallenged, there will emerge no winners from such a clash of positions.
Your grave will be dug here: Hindutva mob threatens Kashmiri lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawant
Death threats, mobbing, online trolling are now leading to real violence against women, activists, lawyers, journalists in J&K, and elsewhere
Paris beheading: The genesis of such hate crimes
Like fascists and nazis, Islamists believe their superiority grants them the right and the duty to physically eliminate the untermensch (the sub-humans)
Kaimur Mukti Morcha stands firm on boycotting Bihar election until they are given forest rights
The adivasi communities resolve to boycott elections in their struggle for forest rights, despite the Minister's assurances that their demands will be met.
Bihar elections: Is Nitish Kumar’s popularity dropping?
Did Chirag Paswan’s premature exit from the ruling NDA seal his political fate?
No laxity until the medicine is available: PM on maintaining Covid-19 protocol
Ahead of the festive Prime Minister Narendra Modi warns of a second wave if people get careless. No mention of crimes against women, sinking economy, rising unemployment.
UN slams India for crackdown on Human Rights Defenders
High Commissioner dismayed at restrictions on human rights NGOs and arrests of activists in India
What will the government gain by targeting 82-year-old Farooq Abdullah?
ED summons to former Jammu & Kashmir CM Abdullah likely to forge stronger solidarity among non-BJP parties
Reviving the NRC brawl
Unless the courts intervene, the NRC may turn into a leaky sieve instead of a sealed and water-tight vessel
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“SIR is a Nazi-Fascist Project:” M.G. Devasahayam
Alleging that a staggering one crore persons will be finally excluded from the Karnataka state electoral rolls, MG Devasahayam, a former IAS officer, who was recently interviewed by the Kannada daily Vartabharati stated that opposition political parties had failed the voter while citizens groups had posed a robust challenge to the SIR process
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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