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Assam: Bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a partisan act?

The Assam Government will introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the State Legislative Assembly on May 26, 2026

Concerned citizens urge SC to withdraw contempt case against Prashant Bhushan

The signatories include former judges, former civil servants as well as renowned social activists who have raised concern over stifling criticism through this statement

Ram Mandir bhoomi-poojan: Why August 5?

Was it just an auspicious date, or was there another nefarious agenda... one to assert dominance of the ‘majority’

Delayed Assembly session leading to Constitutional crisis in Rajasthan

Former law ministers, and civil society leaders, remind Governor Kalraj Mishra to ‘follow the law’

How is Varavara Rao’s health?

The 80-year-old undertrail poet, a Covid-19 patient, has been in hospital for 12 days, and his family is yet to get any official update

Rajasthan political crisis and the intervention of the courts

The case of the disqualification of Sachin Pilot and the dissident MLAs is going back and forth between the High Court and the apex court, even as the Constitutional validity of the Tenth Schedule remains at stake.

What lies behind the high walls of Indian prisons?

A look at how or if, the seemingly opaque conditions in Indian prisons are being monitored by authorities, and with what degree of transparency and accountability

33rd person released from Assam Detention Camp due to CJP’s efforts

Declared foreigner while serving a 10-year sentence for an unrelated matter, Jabed Ali also spent 2 years in detention camp

Remember when Rajasthan Gov Kalraj Mishra protested at UP Raj Bhavan?

As crucial political developments continue in Rajasthan today, social media had a lesson in political history

‘Horse trader’ of Rajasthan politics may undergo voice test

State High Court orders status quo, CM demands Assembly session, Governor yet to agree, citizens wait

GN Saibaba gets medical care, khichdi, is safe from Covid: Maharashtra govt

The state has opposed GN Saibaba’s bail plea saying he gets adequate medical care, food, and is safe in his cell

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Assam: Bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a partisan act?

The Assam Government will introduce the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the State Legislative Assembly on May 26, 2026

NSA slapped on journalist, DU scholar in Noida workers’ protest case amid allegations of crackdown on dissent

UP Police invoked the NSA against journalist Satyam Verma and activist Aakriti Choudhary over the April 13 Noida workers’ protest, prompting allegations of misuse of preventive detention laws to suppress labour solidarity and dissent

New York: Support Bill to end caste discrimination, campaign intensifies

Last week, May 6, the move to get caste equity bills pushed in New York state, received a push with a group of 50+ inter-faith coalitions, led by Dalit leaders and advocates met with several legislators

‘Bangla Pokkho’ founder Garga Chatterjee arrested over alleged EVM misinformation ahead of Bengal polls

Kolkata Police say the Bengali rights activist ignored repeated summons in a case linked to alleged misinformation and “provocative” social media posts questioning EVM functioning during the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections

Karachi, Pakistan: Women march for autonomy, gendered equality, resistance

Karachi, Pakistan’s port city marched and marched with slogans like #MeraJismMeriMarzi #Azaadi #AuratMarchKarachi #AuratMarch for women’s dignity, autonomy and voice

Gauhati HC draws a line against automatic family-wide ‘foreigner’ declarations

Setting aside a Foreigners Tribunal order against five children, the High Court ruled that kinship alone cannot determine citizenship status and reiterated that every individual must face an independent legal reference before being declared a foreigner

Statues of icons of the Santhal Revolt, Sidhu Murmu & Kanhu Murmu vandalised in South Dinajpur village, BJP blamed

The vandalism that took place on Saturday, May 9, led to rigorous protests by members of the tribal community who accused BJP supporters of these acts