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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
ECI shoots down postal ballot for Bihar voters aged over 65 years
Constraints of logistics, manpower and safety protocols of Covid-19 cited as reasons
Vernon Gonsalves, Anand Teltumbde ask to be tested for Covid-19
The jailed activists move Bombay High Court saying they were in close contact with poet Varavara Rao who recently tested positive
Varavara Rao tests Covid-19 positive!
The 79-year-old has been in jail since 2018, in connection with the Elgaar Parishad case. Family calls it criminal negligence of the State.
Dalit couple attempt suicide after forceful eviction, police brutality
The state government has sacked the District Collector and SP after a video of the brutal attacks by the police on the couple went viral
“No place for encounter in a country governed by rule of law”: Justice Deepak Gupta
In an online interview with The Wire, the recently retired judge of the Supreme Court indicated how all pillars of a democracy have a part to play in re-instilling people’s faith in law
Crushing dissent: Did GOI block websites of three environmental groups?
The three websites were running campaigns against the Centre’s controversial draft EIA 2020
Gov’t justifies higher GST on sanitisers!
Finance Ministry fails to allay fears about price increase, instead says lower GST puts domestic manufacturers at disadvantage by making imports cheaper
Webinar on rise in Human Rights violations in UP during lockdown
Activists, journalists and human rights defenders talk about what ails the people of UP and how they must be helped
Rejection of Extremist Doctrine by Indian Muslims Results from Extraordinarily Pluralistic Culture of India
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Amphan Relief Fund scam hits WB
Allegations galore with dead people listed as beneficiaries, discrepancies in beneficiary account numbers and misappropriation via transfer of relief funds to politically connected people
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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
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