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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
Forest officials allegedly harass, intimidate Adivasis in Chitrakoot
Public officials are allegedly not only forcefully evicting Adivasis from forest land, but also digging up their farm land, cutting off their access to the land, thus affecting their livelihood
Indian Names: Pride and Prejudice
India’s renaming of streets, cultural sites and cities, shows the country’s reluctance to reconcile its complicated history with its nationalist present.
Perpetrators must be neutralised soon: BJP Gen Secy on Waseem Bari’s murder
Political battle in J&K revived as Ram Madhav takes a dig at regional parties, and adds that legislative Assembly will be formed after delimitation
Union Govt fines Press Trust of India Rs 84 crore for ‘breaches’ in office building
This is the second big action against PTI, since it interviewed the Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong
Bhima Koregaon case: Gautam Navlakha denied default bail; NIA granted 10 days custody
The NIA sought extension of time of 180 days to file chargesheet, which was granted by the special court
Sachin Pilot’s next move: Will he, won’t he?
It seems easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for politicians to reach a compromise in Rajasthan
Gujarat BJP leader celebrates birthday with alcohol in public amid lockdown
The incident took place in Gujarat’s Mahisagar district where the BJP leader was seen cutting his birthday cake with a sword
A Nationalist Takeover of Hagia Sophia is not What the Muslim World Needed Now
Hagia Sophia has been one of the most enduring...
CJP soldiers on in Assam despite cyclones, floods
CJP Team -
From securing release of people from detention camps, to their economic rehabilitation to providing food and essentials to lockdown-affected people, CJP's work continued despite extreme weather conditions
Three decades on, many Sardar Sarovar Dam affected persons still await rehabilitation
The third and final part of the series on the project is an overview of the shortcomings of the government in providing resettlement and rehabilitation to project affected persons
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In a strongly worded judgment, the Court holds that the 1986 law prescribes punishment without creating a distinct offence and criticises the gang-chart mechanism, but stops short of deciding whether the legislation itself passes constitutional muster
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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
Gender and Sexuality
When Suspicion Becomes Deportation: The case of Sahida Fakir and the dangerous criminalisation of Bengali identity
A woman who left home to buy dinner was detained, taken across state lines and allegedly pushed into Bangladesh despite her family producing a birth certificate, voter ID, school records and land documents
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
The women India continues to ignore
It is 76 years into the adoption of the Indian Constitution. However, the fundamental promises of equality and dignity remain elusive for many communities - none more so than Dalit women. What is even starker is the sheer indifference of institutions towards their plight. This piece aims to highlight how the understanding of “women” does not mechanically encompass Dalit women and accentuate the underlying forces that precludes the empowerment of women from the most downtrodden sections of Indian society.
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The State Wants the Delete Button: India’s new architecture of digital censorship
Nearly 1.95 lakh blocking directions in five months raise urgent questions about transparency, due process and the constitutional limits of government control over online speech
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Punjab SIR draft roll published; 20 lakh electors marked ASDD, claims open till September 12
Nearly 1.94 crore (19.4 million) enumeration forms digitised during SIR; over 20 lakh electors categorised as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate (ASDD), Voters whose names are missing from the draft can file claims for inclusion till September 12, even as complaints on social media during the enumeration phase highlighted difficulties faced by electors
Communalism
When Faith Becomes a Licence for Control: The 2026 Kanwar yatra, violence, vigilantism and the politics of meat
From attacks on vehicles and commuters to the targeting of Muslim-owned businesses and meat shops, the 2026 pilgrimage raises urgent questions about vigilantism, selective policing and the State's accommodation of majoritarian demands
India
Maharashtra SIR: 2.08 crore (20.8 million) voter forms “uncollected” hence may not be listed in August 24 draft electoral roll
More than 1 in 5 voter enumeration forms have remained “uncollected” on the final day of Maharashtra’s SIR exercise, with urban districts accounting for a large share of those bureaucratically “excluded”-- nearly 95 lakh forms were uncollected in Thane, Mumbai and Pune, though voters left out of the draft will get a month to seek inclusion or correction