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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
Virtual collapse of rule of law on the street: Prashant Bhushan
As lawyer Prashant Bhushan, writer Arudhati Roy, senior journalists stood in solidarity, the woman reporter stated it was the Muslim women who made the mob back off
SC petition challenging criminal contempt withdrawn
Petitioners denied liberty to approach the apex court again, but are at liberty to file petition before HC
Officers investigating Bhima Koregaon, NE Delhi riots get Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence
Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Investigation, 2020, winners include Dy Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Rajesh Deo,Vikram Khalate, SP, NIA,
Gram Panchayats in Maharashtra confused over multiple government orders on Gram Sabhas
The 3 different orders issued by the state government have left Panchayats confused on whether to convene the Gram Sabha on August 15 as is the practice every year
Constitutional and legislative amendments needed to implement Clause 6 of Assam Accord: Committee
Six months after submission of recommendations by the Committee, some members release it independently
Who will have to eat humble ghewar in Rajasthan now?
Ex Dy-CM Sachin Pilot does a U-turn on the highway to nowhere, CM Ghelot says all is well in the family. Neither discloses reconciliation plans.
10 reasons why Kashmiri Pandits feel betrayed in the Valley
CJP Team -
In a conversation with Teesta Setalvad, Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti president Sanjay Tickoo revealed several little known or ignored facts about the story of non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits
UP’s crime graph rises further, BJP politician Sanjay Khokhar shot dead
The former district president was out for a morning walk in his own farm in Baghpat when he was killed
India Today’s Mood of the Nation lampooned on social media
The pro-regime results viewed as virtual campaign for Modi-Yogi to remain in power despite nationwide protests related to Kashmir, CAA-NRC
Time has come to go on fast unto death: Sanjay Tickoo
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Despite various representations made to the government, the non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits feel ignored by the Centre
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