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Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote
Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls
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Non-transparency in US 2024 elections? Lawsuit points to possible tampering of Voting Machines before 2024
A lawsuit by Smart Elections has revealed that a private lab with sloppy untested software may have been vulnerable to malware attacks in voting machines used in over 40% of U.S. counties ahead of the 2024 race. Now these (unverified software changes), made with no public notice, no formal testing, and no third-party oversight are being challenged with full disclosure in a US court. That these may have impacted the electoral outcome is a serious question, however the scale is yet to be seen. The plaintiffs have demanded a full hand recount of the Presidential and US Senate races in Rockland County.
Why India needs a National Refugee Law aligned to international law standards
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VFD’s rebuttal of the Fadnavis’ Claims on Electoral Manipulation Allegations
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Assam: Stormy one day Assembly session, LoP Debabrata Saikia compels CM Himanta Sarma to respond
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Kapil Sibal slams Rajya Sabha chairman for stalling impeachment motion against Justice Shekhar Yadav, calls it a blow to judicial accountability
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Gaza: 700 citizens demand release of detained Madleen activists, call upon UK to fix Israel’s accountability for genocide, blockade, war crimes in Palestine
The open letter has been addressed to the UK government via the British High Commission Offices in India
Sanjay Raut’s Prison Memoir Stirs Political Storm
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A staggering 82 Killed in Mahakumbh Stampede: BBC Investigation
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