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Jharkhand’s Biggest Democratic Test Yet: The SIR Challenge
Jharkhand brings together many of the communities most vulnerable to bureaucratic exclusion—migrants, Adivasis, displaced families and informal workers. The Special Intensive Revision will therefore be far more than a routine electoral exercise. The question is not only who gets verified, but whether those already on the margins are asked once again to prove their place in India's democracy
Top intellectual targeted for role as anti-displacement activist, opponent of ‘corporate loot’
The civil rights network, Campaign Against State Repression (CASR), strongly condemning the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrest human rights activist and advocate Ajay Kumar in “false conspiracy case registerd in Lucknow”, has demanded the authorities should stop witch hunting the “democratic rights activist”.
Manipur on Edge: Violent Clashes Erupt on the day following Kuki-Zo Protests Demanding Separate Administration, action against state CM based on leaked tapes
Protests intensify across Manipur as the Kuki-Zo community demands separate administration, banners reading "Leaked Tapes: Ethnic Cleansing Exposed" and "Separate Administration the Only Solution" flood the streets, reflecting deepening mistrust in the state government amidst ongoing violence.
IPMIE released “Electoral Integrity in India an Agenda for Change: Learnings from the 2024 General Election”
In a Press statement, the Independent Panel for Monitoring Indian Elections (IPMIE) calls on the Indian authorities to implement recommendation made by them with immediate effect, during the general election 2024 period
Unmasking the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections: Teesta Setalvad’s Deep Dive
Teesta Setalvad breaks down the 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Where & what to recall, what & how to dig and unearth, how to get published: The inimitable story of AG Noorani
Ten years three months ago, Abdul Ghafoor Noorani, the...
Assam: Partial relief, over 9 lakh people to get Aadhaar card, serious questions for excluded 18 lakh
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With over 18 lakh people still denied access to essential services, questions arise about the criteria, fairness and transparency of the Assam government's recent decision to unblock Aadhaar cards for only a fraction of those affected
Kangana dancing to the tune of external forces, domestic lackeys Adani, Ambani: AIKS
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The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has demanded apology...
The breakfast table at a well-to-do Hindu household
Today was like most days at my house. We...
Tricolour: Spirit of India-Essence from Past, Hope for Future
The BJPs ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ move is merely meant for optics. It is bereft of any deeper commitment to the message inherent in the national flag, of sacrifice, peace and unity in diversity.
United Christian Forum submits memorandum to UP Governor Anandiben Patel; demands repeal of UP anti-conversion law and its recent amendment
The Forum also flagged police bias and the role of extremist elements in filing false cases under UP anti-conversion law against members of the community
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Jharkhand’s Biggest Democratic Test Yet: The SIR Challenge
Jharkhand brings together many of the communities most vulnerable to bureaucratic exclusion—migrants, Adivasis, displaced families and informal workers. The Special Intensive Revision will therefore be far more than a routine electoral exercise. The question is not only who gets verified, but whether those already on the margins are asked once again to prove their place in India's democracy
India
The ‘Unfit’ Gandhi Siblings – A SoBo boy to Ramchandra Guha
Cyrus Behramji Puranafurniturewala writes a satirical letter to the acclaimed historian, Ramachandra Guha, complimenting him on his critique of the Gandhi siblings. He adds his own sharp observations, cultivated in the by lanes of tony Colaba, to the discourse that has captured the imagination of society.
Rights
Judgement delivered, paradox prevails: every voter a citizen, but what is the fate of 51.8 million excluded?
The Supreme Court’s May 27, 2026 verdict upholding the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) settles the legal question of constitutional authority but leaves unresolved concerns on absence of due process and independent functioning by the ECI, the arbitrary abuse of process and access: questions of unreasonable and unchecked mass deletions etc.
Rule of Law
Gauhati High Court treats documentary inconsistencies as fatal, upholds Foreigner Tribunal opinion
Ruling underscores how Foreigners Tribunal cases in Assam continue to operate under a reverse burden framework that places the entire obligation of proving citizenship upon the proceedee
Communalism
Between Celebration and Suspicion: How Bakri Eid passed across india in 2026
With police deployments, cattle regulations, housing society disputes and political mobilisation surrounding Eid-ul-Adha, the festival reflected the tensions of contemporary India
Rule of Law
SC greenlights SIR, upholds ECI’s power to revise electoral rolls
The SC has upheld the ECI’s power to conduct SIR expressly stating that the contested process does not violate either election law nor rules; Court however directs that cases of voter exclusion should be provided routes and methods of adjudication
Farm and Forest
“₹4 a Kilo for a Crop That Costs ₹20 to Grow”: Nashik’s onion farmers erupt in protest over deepening price crisis
Farmers in the thousands blocked the Mumbai–Agra Highway in Maharashtra’s onion belt, demanding fair procurement prices, compensation for distress sales and relief from export restrictions; the protests were supported by the Opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders who were also detained
Communal Organisations
Attempts to communalise Mira Road Eid preparations defused by residents and police
Outside fringe mobilisation attempted to turn a long-standing local practice into a communal flashpoint