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SIR’s elusive illegal immigrants: Bogey Busted but will the injustices heaped be corrected?
Barely 771 “foreign nationals” identified in Karnataka and a miniscule 1,600 in six other Indian states; yet the hysterical bogey of the “ghuspetiya” (illegal immigrant) has been used to render 130 million plus Indian without the right to vote?
Assamese men duped by two persons posing as CID officers checking NRC details
They were robbed of Rs. 2,000 as well as their ID documents
IIT-B holds Tiranga rally to strengthen unity and create awareness against CAA-NPR-NRC
The students and other participants carried a 1000-ft long flag during the procession
‘Historic’ Bodo agreement hailed as ‘permanent solution’by MHA
Tripartite agreement among center, the state of Assam and Bodo groups would lead to surrender of armed cadres. But has the demand for a separate Bodoland been dropped officially?
Front Line Defenders condemns repression of human rights defenders in India
In a press statement, it condemned the excessive force by the police and the increasingly hostile environment for HRD’s in India
Rihai Manch slams UP administration for wrongdoings
Members of the Rihai Manch also spoke about how the UP gov't is trying to curtail dissent through wrongful prosecution and false charges
Indian Americans hold anti-CAA protests on Republic Day
Day of Action protests across America culminate with Indian Americans pledging to safeguard India's Constitution
Only 36 out of 543 Lok Sabha MPs have declared assets after May 2019 elections
The RTI query also reveals that no Congress MP has furnished details of assets and liabilities
K’taka: Migrant laborers called for verification; govt asks for report seeking reasons
A day after Karnataka Police carried out a verification...
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in Assam is different from rest of the country
The hearing of Assam and Tripura will be held separately
Multipurpose National Identity Card, recall from 2003
MNIC was started in 2003, then integrated into Aadhaar and now the government is looking to revive it; so what was MNIC in the first place and what role will it play if brought in today?
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SIR’s elusive illegal immigrants: Bogey Busted but will the injustices heaped be corrected?
Barely 771 “foreign nationals” identified in Karnataka and a miniscule 1,600 in six other Indian states; yet the hysterical bogey of the “ghuspetiya” (illegal immigrant) has been used to render 130 million plus Indian without the right to vote?
Rule of Law
2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
The Court holds that failure to identify who inflicted the fatal injuries does not absolve the accused under Section 149 IPC, relying on evidence of their participation in an armed mob that assaulted the victim, Monish
Rights
Jamia’s Answer to Student Protest: Online exams, hostel closures and police detentions
As the hunger strike enters its third week, students allege that the administration is using disciplinary action and restrictions on campus life to weaken a movement demanding elected representation
India
Assam NRC: Seven years after 19 lakh people were excluded, rejection slips remain a non-starter
Separate Supreme Court proceedings concern the failure to issue rejection slips to nearly 19.07 lakh excluded people and identity cards to more than 3.11 crore people included in the final register
India
UP CEO apologises for minority remark on official X handle, but who is responsible?
After discrepancies in Uttar Pradesh’s electoral rolls prompted AAP leaders to question the Election Commission, the state’s Chief Electoral Officer posted a remark invoking caste and religion, following criticism, the handle apologised for its language, who was responsible for the post, what action has been taken, and why is it still online?
India
Karnataka’s final SIR roll delete electorate by nearly 1 crore; Bengaluru loses over 43 lakh names
Karnataka’s final SIR roll published on October 27, lists 4.55 crore voters, down from 5.54 crore before the SIR, the draft roll deleted 1.08 crore names, while the final net deletion stands at 99.32 lakh, Bengaluru alone saw over 43 lakh names removed
Communalism
Economic Boycott as Hindu Solidarity: BJP leader Nitesh Rane calls for Muslims to be shut out
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India
SIR Karnataka: Six major ‘conspiracies’ exposed in the final electoral roll
The author argues that for six cogent reasons, the final, post-SIR electoral roll has ensured the deletion of not just 99.3 lakh voters as has been admitted; this includes 75 lakhs of voters in the “shifted” and “absent” category; hence 99.3 lakhs plus another possible 27 lakhs by a gross under-representation of the elector-population ratio (EPR); roughly this means that the deletions swell to an approximate 1.26 crore voter deletions in total that is a staggering 18 per cent of the state’s electorate