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EC’s new online Form 6 requirement raises questions over procedure and legality
The Election Commission has introduced a new parental declaration in the online version of Form 6, requiring fresh applicants to disclose whether their parents appeared in the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The change is not been reflected in the statutory Form 6 prescribed under the Registration of Electors Rules
Legendary Malayalam filmmaker & cinematographer Shaji N Karun passes away at 73
Thiruvanthapuram: Known for his path-breaking films and extremely innovative...
The Price of Dissent: In India, demanding accountability in times of grief must toe the line
From folk songs to Instagram posts to digital newsrooms, voices of resistance are under attack. FIRs against Neha Singh Rathore, Dr Madri Kakoti, and the shutdown of 4 PM News reflect a deepening free speech crisis in India
Sanghamitra Gadekar, anti-nuclear activist, daughter of Narayan Desai no more
Late last night, April 28, news came in of...
Left maintains JNUSU foothold, absence of alliance gives ABVP a chance
Left has maintained a foothold in the JNU Students Union (JNUSU) elections; ABVP sneaks in as multiple candidatures muddy the fight
Homes Destroyed, Mass Detentions Following Pahalgam Attack
Mass Detentions and Demolitions Spark Tensions in Kashmir After Deadly Assault
2025 NCERT Textbooks: Mughals, Delhi Sultanate out; ‘sacred geography’, Maha Kumbh in
‘NCERT has dropped all portions on Mughals from Class 7 Books. Students will now get to read about how Rajputs fought against nobody and lost!’ So, sarcastically wrote an ‘X’ user, Joy even as one more cut and slash action of the Modi 3.0 government with Indian social science/ history texts came to light; for the NDA II government this is only the latest in a long series of ad hoc deletions
Underfunded, Overburdened, and Unjust: The national verdict from the India Justice Report 2025
The India Justice Report 2025 presents a searing audit of India's justice delivery mechanisms, exposing systemic deficiencies across police, prisons, judiciary, legal aid, and human rights commissions
‘Na koi jaat hota hai, na koi dharm,’ an Indian soldier belongs to India, not a faith’: Border village bids adieu to martyr Jhantu...
Para commando Jhantu’s final journey home was on the shoulders of his elder brother, Subedar Rafiqul Ali Shaikh, also in the Indian Army, who struggled to hold back his grief; his two minute address to the thousands gathered in a small village on the India-Bangladesh border has been heard by hundreds of thousands.
Higher Education: How Centre is Undermining State Autonomy & Politicising UGC
The relentless centralisation of power, from the politically orchestrated VC appointments to sidelining state governments, threatens to suffocate intellectual diversity.
Trade unionist, advocate and political activist Sanjay Singhvi Salutes!
The senior advocate and committed voice for worker’s rights passed away in Mumbai at 68
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