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UP voter lists: Software manipulates Voter’s names, Pilibhit investigation finds 10,470 irregular entries

Software “translated” a voter Ramhit Yadav’s name into “Ram ne Yadav ko maara” in UP’s Legislative Council rolls! Separately, an inquiry found 10,470 irregular Pilibhit entries, while reports of duplicate IDs and deletion forms without reasons raise questions about scrutiny during and after SIR

Assam NRC: 10,000 names could be deleted from the final list!

NRC Coordinator issues order to delete names of ‘ineligible people’ from final list

Varavara Rao’s health deteriorates, wife moves SC for release on medical grounds

His health is very feeble, says Pendaya Hemlatha, wife of the 81-year-old literary critic who was arrested in 2018 in connection with the Elgar Parishad case and is lodged at the Taloja jail since

157 attacks on christians in 3rd quarter of 2020: Persecution Relief

The crimes to include murders, crimes against women, church attacks, and unjust arrests

The Making of a Vishwa Guru

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107th citizenship related death in Assam!

Musa Mondal of Barpeta allegedly died by suicide after being declared foreigner

AIKS congratulates Punjab farmers for the walk-out at Krishi Bhawan

The farmer organisation lauds the farm union leaders for their strong action and talks about future protests in November

Erosion of Right to Free Speech leading to destruction of Right to Dissent: Justice Madan Lokur

The former Supreme Court judge was delivering the 2020 B.G. Verghese Memorial Lecture at a webinar organised by The Media Foundation, and hosted by the India International Centre

We shall not be intimidated, we shall not be silenced: Mahila Ekta Yatra

The group, now named in Delhi Riots chargesheet strongly contests criminalisation of women's expression of peaceful dissent

Unsatisfied farmer union leaders tear Acts, walk out of meeting with Agriculture Secretary!

Farmer representatives from Punjab walk out of a meeting with Union officials, unhappy with the Centre’s failure in addressing their concerns

Management professional captures India’s socio-political issues on camera

Aditya Panikker talks about his two viral videos that discuss detention centres and the role of racism in caste hierarchy and suggests how the privileged could do their bit to contribute to the political discourse.

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UP voter lists: Software manipulates Voter’s names, Pilibhit investigation finds 10,470 irregular entries

Software “translated” a voter Ramhit Yadav’s name into “Ram ne Yadav ko maara” in UP’s Legislative Council rolls! Separately, an inquiry found 10,470 irregular Pilibhit entries, while reports of duplicate IDs and deletion forms without reasons raise questions about scrutiny during and after SIR

People take to the streets to defend the right to vote and protest against SIR

From Delhi to Bengaluru and Mumbai, farmers, workers, students, women’s groups and citizens’ organisations came together on October 23 to demand the scrapping of the SIR of electoral rolls and the resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Bombay High Court orders ₹5 lakh compensation for man illegally arrested, slams police-developer collusion

Court finds arrest arbitrary and mala fide, flags manipulation of police records and orders action against officers; judicial officers who authorised remand to face administrative scrutiny

SKM calls for scrapping SIR, removal of Gyanesh Kumar and restoration of voting rights

Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) sent a memorandum to the President demanding restoration of voting rights for 13.41 crore citizens, electoral reforms and action over alleged police violence against students, women journalists and protesters

Dalit Class XI student dies by suicide after alleged casteist harassment in Coimbatore School

Family had reportedly complained to school management about caste-based taunts over food choices; headmaster, teacher and two students booked

Bikaner House censors 75 photographs of Delhi protests from Raihan Vadra’s exhibition, leaving empty walls behind

The photographs documenting youth-led protests were removed hours before the exhibition opened, with the venue reportedly threatening cancellation

CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka released on ₹50,000 bonds, undertake not to call protests at Jantar Mantar

Special Executive Magistrate rejects Delhi Police plea for three more days of custody after Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka submit written undertakings to maintain peace; preventive proceedings to continue