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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

Pushed Out of Sight: The covert deportation and detention crisis at Assam’s Matia detention centre

From silent pushbacks to prolonged illegal detentions, India’s handling of Rohingya and other foreign nationals at the Matia detention centre reveals a disturbing erosion of due process, humanitarian obligations, and constitutional safeguards

Pahalgam Tragedy and Rising Spiral of Hatred

The worst outcome of this has been the rise in incidents of hate against Muslims, the latest being a BJP minister in MP who made controversial remarks about Col. Sofiya Qureshi.

BJP govt’s ‘inhumane deportation of 40 Rohingya refugees’ condemned: PUCL

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has condemned...

Left Parties Take Out Huge Peace Rally in Kolkata Against War, Terrorism, Communalism

Speakers welcome ceasefire but flay US President Donald Trump “poking his nose” in Indo-Pak affairs.

Trolled for Duty: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri locks X account amid right-wing abuse over India-Pakistan ceasefire

From grieving widows to uniformed officers and veteran journalists, a toxic online ecosystem—enabled by silence at the top—continues to vilify those who speak truth, show empathy, or simply do their jobs

South Asia must stay away from war: High risks and costs for all

South Asia may have only 3 per cent of...

After India’s ‘limited strikes’ on Pakistan, de-escalation, restraint, diplomacy needed to avoid war

In similar highly tense situations in the past, both sides have been able to avoid war and work their way back to near normal conditions, and this can happen again

Censorship: The Wire, India’s credible news and analysis portal blocked, widespread condemnation

The Wire, founded by Siddharth Varadarajan, MK Venu and Siddharth Bhatia a decade ago, was served blocking orders by the government of India on the morning of May 9; the censorship action has been widely condemned

Not Fragile, Not Silent: SC chooses principle over punishment in response to BJP MP Dubey’s outburst, reasserts role as Constitutional check

Court underscores its strength and accountability, refusing to be baited by scandalous rhetoric while sounding alarm over communal provocation

Following executive order from government, X asked to block 8000 accounts in India

Social media platform ‘X’ (former Twitter) informed on its Global Affairs account that, “we have begun that process, however, we disagree with the government’s demands, blocking entire accounts is not only unnecessary—it amounts to censorship of both existing and future content,” X acknowledged the decision wasn’t easy but “keeping the platform accessible in India is vital to Indians' ability to access information,” X also added it had received no evidence or justification for the sweeping block order, in a controversial move, even X’s own @GlobalAffairs account was temporarily withheld in India—though later restored

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Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai

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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

Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy

Majoritarianism that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While Dr. Ambedkar’s definition of democracy lays stress on effective and proportionate representation and safeguarding minority rights, majoritarianism is the dominance of a particular religious community, caste group, or racial group over the rest of the population.

From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions

Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march

‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

Karnataka: SIR Interrogated

A report, The SIR Investigation Report—A Narrative of Betrayal and Tears was released by the Anti-SIR Alliance and the Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee today; the report documents the (mal) implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka

‘Solidarity Is Not a Crime’: Mumbai activists protest alleged police harassment over Palestine event

Indian People in Solidarity with Palestine members gather at Azad Maidan after police search activist Harshada’s home in connection with a kite-flying programme for Palestinian children