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Bombay HC: No indication votes cast in name of dead in Dhule, 2024 Lok Sabha polls
The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed an election petition filed by former MP, Subhash Rao Bhamre of the BJP who had challenged the election of Shobha Dinesh Bacchav from the Indian National Congress (INC)
Amendments to the Waqf Law were needed, but the grab-and-control Waqf Amendment Act, 2025 is not the answer
In a menacingly bipolar polity and society, an era...
Maharashtra’s Special Public Security Bill, 2024 faces massive pushback, receives record 12,750 objections
The Maharashtra government’s proposed bill, allegedly aimed at enhancing public security, has sparked unprecedented opposition, with rights groups and citizens raising serious concerns over its impact on civil liberties, democracy, and dissent
Modi Govt’s Coal Reform Policy Quashed Over Environmental Concerns
NGT rules coal source changes need fresh environmental clearances; criticises dilution of regulatory oversight through office memoranda.
India’s Free Speech Crisis Deepens: 329 violations recorded in just four months of 2025
From murdered journalists to banned films, the first quarter of 2025 marks a disturbing escalation in censorship, intimidation, and law fare—highlighted by the Free Speech Collective's latest findings
BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya apologises amid uproar over Mosque protest in Jaipur
A protest led by BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya against the Pahalgam terror attack escalated into a communal flashpoint outside Jaipur’s Jama Masjid, sparked outrage after alleged controversial slogans outside mosque, while Acharya apologised and called for unity, Muslim leaders condemned the timing and manner of the protest, an FIR was filed against the MLA for hurting religious sentiments
Terrorism’s Shadow: Rising hatred against Indian Muslims after Pahalgam terror attack
Pahalgam attack: A blot on humanityThe first and foremost...
From Trenches to Trust: Reimagining South Asia’s Dividends of Peace
Generations have been raised on trauma and banality of wars and hostility; it is time to trade $72 billion defense spending for solutions to poverty, illiteracy, and healthcare deficits.
‘Phule’: A Revolution on Screen
No other couple in human history has shown such a spirit filled with revolutionary ambition for change. That too in a stagnant society like that of India.
In Grief, She Chose Peace: Himanshi Narwal appeals for communal harmony on slain Lt Vinay Narwal’s birthday
Days after losing her husband in the Pahalgam terrorist attack, the young widow calls for justice without hate, urging unity and compassion over communal anger
Lalita Ramdas hails Himanshi Narwal’s stoic courage in open letter
Lalita Ramdas, wife of admiral Ramdas, wrote this a few hours after watching an amazing short clip of Himanshi Narwal's comments to the press.
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Razed to the ground, taken to Court: The legal and social fallout of India’s demolition drives
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Bombay HC: No indication votes cast in name of dead in Dhule, 2024 Lok Sabha polls
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