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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
Clause 6 committee report to be examined by legal experts?
Report had been submitted in February, but not made public officially; Committee had no shortage of legal experts
Malnutrition reduced in India: WCD Ministry
Union Minister Smriti Irani says that recent data shows malnutrition in India has reduced since the NFHS-4 report of 2015-16.
MSP for farmers: Exposing the lies of the Modi government
Fact checking claims and figures floated by the regime to obfuscate how its latest policies and bills threaten the wellbeing of Indian farmers
171 Hindus ‘converted’ to Islam in Sindh: Pakistani lawyer
Rahat John Austin, who describes himself “Lawyer, Author, Activist” on social media had flagged the conversion
Aakar Patel arrested, then bailed for three tweets on Modi, BJP-RSS & Ghanchi Caste: Gujarat
Patel says the state has become intolerant of dissent. He has been asked to hand over the devices used to post the tweets in question.
Voices of dissent course through the country
Thousands of people came together to decry anti-labour, anti-farmer and anti-people laws passed by the Centre in recent days.
KPSS chief fires salvo against Relief Department on Day 4 of Fast-unto-Death
CJP Team -
The Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti is demanding urgent reforms for non-migrant families from the community in the Valley
False narratives cannot fill a farmer’s empty stomach
Representatives of farmers talk about the importance of MSPs, the manipulation of MSP data at the government-level and the injustice of the three agriculture Bills.
If I hurt myself, only jail authorities will be responsible: Gulfisha Fatima
The student activist told the Sessions judge that she was constantly being discriminated against and mentally harassed in jail
First they came for the farmers, now they come for the workers
Lok Sabha passes three labour bills dressed up as ‘reforms’ , but will dilute workers’ rights more
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“SIR is a Nazi-Fascist Project:” M.G. Devasahayam
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