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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
Why is the BJP-led gov’t still keeping former ally Mehbooba Mufti under detention?
Supreme Court says detention cannot be forever, tells J&K administration to respond to Iltija Mufti's plea challenging detention since August 5, 2020 under PSA
NHRC issues notice to MHA over Amnesty ‘witch-hunt’
Dr. Kafeel Khan also writes letter of solidarity with Amnesty which shut down its operations in India after its bank accounts were frozen by the regime
KPSS calls off fast-unto-death after J&K admin gives assurance
CJP Team -
Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar gives Kashmiri Pandit group written undertaking promising to address their concerns
Acquittal of Babri accused, gang rape of UP Dalit woman are interlinked; have roots in the history
September 30, 2020 will be marked as another dark day in our history
Was Mughal Rule the period of India’s Slavery?
Communal ideology regards Islam as alien religion and Muslims as foreigners
Hathras rape a case of Caste Supremacist Atrocity: AIPWA
Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath sets up SIT, after PM’s order, 15 days after Dalit girl was raped, tortured.
This was not a battle I fought alone, it was a shared struggle, it continues: Bilkis
Shaheen Bagh’s Bilkis Daadi, says once Covid-19 pandemic is controlled, the disease of CAA-NRC must be combated
Is criticising BJP leaders a crime?
As the issue of Freedom of Speech becomes a growing concern in the country, Sabrang India lists some cases where people were booked for speaking against the Modi-Shah-Yogi trio.
Hathras Dalit girl rape: Why are Smriti Irani, PM Modi, UP CM Adityanath quiet?
UP Police stopped grieving family from taking their 19-yr-old home one last time citing ‘customs, traditions’, cremated her instead
Vilification of Graham Staines: No apology or redressal yet
Satyapal Singh yet to apologise for his baseless and communal remarks in Parliament on September 21
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“SIR is a Nazi-Fascist Project:” M.G. Devasahayam
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