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A Long Battle, A Swift Stay: The Fight for Equitable Campuses
It took the Supreme Court just two days to stay the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026. Compare this with the grueling...
ECI Press conference ahead of polling day, BJP puts its two bits in, concerns on counting of postal ballots etc. remain
In an unexpected press conference the day before counting day, June 4, CEC Kumar dismisses Opposition and independent citizens’ concerns over polling exercise, asks for proof of attempts to influence elections
Rising tide of hate speech marks India’s general assembly election campaigns
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BJP’s top leaders while campaigning for elections, invoked anti-Muslim tropes, violent imagery, and conspiracy theories
Maharashtra State Committee of CPI (M) releases absolute figures of polled votes countrywide
CPI (M) also notes that the ECI has not provided the absolutes number of the seventh phase of polling, and has therefore taken the "absolute numbers" (not completely verified) based on the polled percentage from voter TurnOut App
Eedina predicts 15 seats for Congress in Karnataka in contradiction to the mainstream surveys; challenges other exit pollsters on their accuracy
Eedina also predicts Congress winning 10 seats in Telangana, 38 in Tamil Nadu and 19 in Kerala during the current Lok Sabha elections
Protect Electoral Democracy, defend the Constitution and the law: Judges to President of India, Chief Justice of India and ECI
In an Open Letter to the President of India, Smt Draupadi Murmu, the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and all his companion of the Supreme Court of India, as well as the Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC) and other Election Commissioners (ECs), the retired judges of several high courts have urged an adherence to the strictest constitutional in preserving and protecting India’s electoral democracy
Over 20 people working on election duty reportedly dead due to heat stroke, ECI asks polling stations to keep ORS
After 14 people died of heat in Bihar, with 10 of the 14 being on election duty, the ECI, amidst criticisms of inaction and lack of concern for citizens, has directed Bihar’s polling stations to have packets of ORS ready. In the midst of this, BJP’s Ravi Kishan says that PM Modi is meditating so that temperatures drop.
Counting Watch Helpline Numbers: civil society groups across the country gears up on June 4
The helpline number issued by the campaign ‘Voters Will Must Prevail’, open from 7 AM to 12 PM on June 4th to report any violation of the procedure anywhere in counting process
DB Live predictions cast shadow on BJP’s aspirations on gaining majority in Lok Sabha elections, predictions 255-291 seats for INDIA bloc
As per the predictions, INDIA bloc will be winning majority of seats in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; thumping majority for NDA in Gujarat and MP
How robust are methodologies deployed to conduct exit polls?
Most agencies are silent on quality of their exit polls
Rudra exit poll: 30 of 48 seats for MVA in Maharashtra, Mahayuti below 15
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As per the said exit-poll, Shiv Sena (UBT) will be winning the most seats at 14, followed by Congress with 12 seats, and both the NCP-SP and BJP getting 8 seats each; DB Live, a digital channel of the Deshbandhu newspaper, predicts 28-30 seats for MVA
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Communalism
Suo moto cognisance of repeated hate speech by CM Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma must: Assam’s public intellectuals to Gauhati HC
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India
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Education
Campuses in Revolt: How the UGC Equity Stay and Criminalised Dissent Have Ignited Student Protests Across India
From Allahabad University to JNU, BHU and Delhi University, students are pushing back against the silencing of caste critique and the suspension of long-awaited equity safeguards
Education
Another Campus, Another Death: Student suicides continue unabated across India
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Rights
When Protest becomes a “Threat”: Inside the Supreme Court hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s NSA detention
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Hate Speech
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