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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
Three suspected Bangladeshi cattle-smugglers lynched in Assam
Second such incident in Karimganj, near the Bangladesh border, since June 1 this year
Man accused of killing Bulandshahr cop, gets plum role to run PM’s welfare campaign
Insp Subodh Kumar Singh was killed in mob violence, on December 3, 2018. Key accused Shikar Agarwal now appointed campaign ‘Mahamantri”
Why is the Ashok Gehlot Govt invoking Sedition law in Rajasthan?
MLAs are public servants, and they can be prosecuted for such offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, says PUCL
Did Labour Ministry delete its paper on Gov’t ban on asbestos mining and use?
Paper was presented at India-EU Seminar 2011, but asbestos still used for for making Amphan, Covid-19 shelters, says Toxics Watch Alliance
Only political vendetta can explain Varavara Rao’s incarceration
The revolutionary poet contracted Covid-19 while in jail facing trumped up charges like 'waging war against the nation'
Terrorised by trolls, comedians apologise for hurting religious sentiments
Many comedians reported that their numbers and addresses had been leaked and that they were getting threats to life and that of their families too
NHRC demands report on Varavara Rao’s health, jail condition
National Human Rights Commission issues notices to Maharashtra Chief Secretary and Director General (Prisons) seeking report within two weeks
‘Nepali’ man tonsured, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ by Vishwa Hindu Sena
The video surfaced after Nepalese PM KP Oli stoked a controversy saying that the ‘real Ayodhya’ was in Nepal
Save his life: Poets and writers appeal to President of India to help Varavara Rao
Rao (79) is suffering from Covid-19, contracted due to abysmal conditions at Taloja jail, says family
Gauhati HC grants Akhil Gogoi bail in three cases
The peasants’ rights activist tested positive for Covid-19 recently, and has hearings coming up in NIA cases
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“SIR is a Nazi-Fascist Project:” M.G. Devasahayam
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