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Bihar Elections: Trains for votes? The unanswered mystery of the ‘phantom’ specials from Haryana to Bihar
Explosive RTI documents reveal unannounced special trains running from Haryana to Bihar mere days before polling, serious allegations of state-sponsored voter smuggling, as the dust settles on the Bihar 2025 verdict, video evidence of ‘free tickets’ compounds the mystery, leaving questions over the violation of the Model Code of Conduct, the definition of "Corrupt Practice" under the RP Act, and the deafening silence of the Election Commission dangerously unanswered
CPI-M protests against harassment by ‘BJP-police’ nexus, present demands to authorities
A rally was taken out in Palghar, Maharashtra which saw hundreds attend to protest against the alleged harassment of CPI-M activists and workers by the BJP and the police
M’tra: Similar Symbols, a failed ECI and seats lost: the case of Satara
ECI's allocation of visually similar symbols in several constituencies raises concerns over its independence and autonomy
Remove illegal and unstable hoardings, signboards & electric signages immediately: Mumbaikars to BMC
In an open letter to petition to the Municipal Commissioner of Greater Mumbai, over 540 Mumbaikars have demanded the immediate removal of all illegal and unstable hoardings, signboards and electric signages in Mumbai district and strict action against offenders following the disastrous incident of the collapse of illegal hoarding at Ghatkopar on the evening of May 13, 2024, leading to the loss of 17 lives and causing serious injuries to several innocent people
M’tra: Shiv Sena UBT’s Amol Kirtikar from Mumbai NW alleges election manipulation, files complaint with CEC, SEC
In a strongly worded complaint to the Central Election Commissioner (CEC) and State Election Commissioner (SEC), Maharashtra, Amol Gajanand Kirtikar, Shiv Sena candidate (Udhav Balasaheb Thackeray) has alleged tampering with EVMs as also a failure to follow due standard operating procedures (SOPs) laid down for storage of the microprocessor and Software Loading Unit (SLU) as per the SC guidelines in its April 26, 2024 order; Kirtikar will also be challenging the election itself in Court
Stand Together for Democracy: We The People Campaign
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Students, organisations protest as allegations against NEET examinations pile up
Protestors took Delhi, Kanpur and Bhopal, by storm with student organisations, opposition youth wings, taking to protest against the allegations of malpractice levelled against the NEET.
An Open Letter to Prashant Kishor, Who Has Misled Indians
The real reason why you are so unambiguously hostile to the Congress is because you saw yourself as a saviour of the Grand Old Party once it would have been annihilated in the 2024 general elections.'
Untangling the Electoral Web: A path towards transparent financing
Investigating pathways to a more transparent election financing system that promotes free and fair elections.
My June 4 Story: The Day Results to the 2024 Elections came in
In his inimitable style, the senior journalist captures what millions felt last Tuesday, June 4
Ayodhya sends out message to those ‘playing politics’ in Lord Ram’s name
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Rights
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Communal Organisations
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Communalism
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India
Massive duplicate entries in Mumbai voter rolls trigger political uproar; opposition flags “fraudulent patterns” and pressures SEC for action
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Rule of Law
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Hate Speech
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World
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