Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
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
MGNREGS under microscope: Members of Parliament ask for detailed performance report of scheme
MPs ask the Minister of Rural Development to show records of how MGNREGS had benefited workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
1700 custodial deaths in a year, yet no anti-torture law!
The national tally for reported encounter deaths was 112, in a year
Celebrating AG Noorani at 90!
The legal luminary and prolific writer, receives birthday wishes from activists, writers and lawyers on his birthday
Soldiers dying at the border; India borrows money from Chinese bank?
Modi govt confirms India took loans totalling Rs 9,202 crore from Beijing-based bank, even as India-China border standoff was escalating
In Madhya Pradesh, eggs blur the line between religion and nutrition
SabrangIndia talks to people from both sides of the argument to understand the long-stretched debate on egg-consumption in Madhya Pradesh.
Film industry being maligned by insiders: Jaya Bachchan in RS
MP and veteran actress raises concerns about attacks and allegations on film industry; but Kangana Ranaut makes remarks in poor taste about Bachchan's family on social media
Shrey Hospital Fire: Civil society demands CBI inquiry
Statement of solidarity with victims’ families seeks application of Sec 304 of CrPC
31 online complaints of labourers’ mental exploitation and harassment: Labour and Employment Minister
Questions on labour abuse and minimum wages of labourers raired in Parliament
No data, so no compensation: Centre’s shocking revelation on migrant labourer deaths!
The Ministry of Labour and Employment declares it has no records, though plight of migrant labourers has been widely reported in the media and documented by organisations like CJP
Centre halts razing of 48,000 shanties along railway tracks in Delhi
The Supreme Court had, on August 31 ordered removal of shanties, which would have rendered about 2.4 lakh people homeless
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
India
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
Rights
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
Rule of Law
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
India
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 Bahujan Adivasi
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
India
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
Rights
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