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Karnataka Form 7 Row: 91,278 deletion requests and bulk filing complaints—where was the ECI’s check?
Karnataka has received 91,278 Form 7 applications seeking voter deletions, but officials say no names have been deleted so far. Complaints from Mangaluru, Kodagu and other districts allege bulk filings against eligible voters, including Muslims, as police investigate and electoral hearings continue
Haryana Police’s stress management through ISKCON’s Harinam Kirtan faces criticism
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Gurgaon Police's Kirtan Controversy: police staffs’ bhajan session with ISKCON draws criticism for questionable stress management tactics, the kirtan session was part of a stress management program conducted by ISKCON Gurugram on Police Day
Justice KS Puttaswamy’s passing marks the end of an era for privacy rights
Right to privacy petitioner and former Karnataka High Court Judge Justice KS Puttaswamy passes away at 98; he enrolled as an advocate in 1952 and was appointed as a judge of the Karnataka High Court in 1977; his pathbreaking legal intervention left an indelible mark on privacy rights
Restating the agenda of Hindu Rashtra: RSS chief sets the tone for BJP politics
On October 12, 2024, during the Vijayadashmi (Dussehra) celebrations,...
Stop Nov 4 Mahapanchayat in Uttarakhand & “Dharma Sansad” in December: Former civil servants to Amit Shah
Over a 100 former civil servants have in an open letter to union home minister, Aman Shah urged and demanded that he takes urgent measures to stop the proposed mahapanchayat in Uttarkashi on November 4, 2024 and the proposed "dharma sansad" in December 2024 and further asked that action should be taken against those attempting to use such events to foment hate and incite violence.
Influence of mining corporations on policy makers ‘leading to’ erosion of democracy in Odisha
Odisha is rich in high-quality natural resources, including iron,...
CJP files complaint with Maharashtra Election Commission over communal posters featuring UP CM Yogi Adityanath
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CJP calls for immediate removal of inflammatory posters and demands strict action ahead of the state elections
The curious case of Mumbai Mahanagari’s 36 seats: who holds the winning card?
Dubbed as down to earth and practical, often apolitical, Mumbai has often showed greater political maturity than other Indian metros when the country is in crisis and serious rights violations have been unleashed by the state
American Muslims’ dilemma: Harris or Trump?
Should American Muslims be thinking only as members of a particular faith community? Or also as citizens concerned with what another four years of Trump will mean for all Americans and the rest of the world?
Assam citizenship crisis: Aadhaar and the shadows of exclusion and administrative labyrinth
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Aadhaar access restored by union government for some, but the fight for citizenship rights continues
A victory for Ladakh’s voices: Sonam Wangchuk and Ladakhi activists break 16-day fast as union government agrees to renew talks on demands
From Ladakh to Bengaluru, support for Wangchuk’s fast and the call for the sixth schedule in Ladakh had grown as activists, leaders, and citizens unite to safeguard the region’s culture and environment.
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Karnataka Form 7 Row: 91,278 deletion requests and bulk filing complaints—where was the ECI’s check?
Karnataka has received 91,278 Form 7 applications seeking voter deletions, but officials say no names have been deleted so far. Complaints from Mangaluru, Kodagu and other districts allege bulk filings against eligible voters, including Muslims, as police investigate and electoral hearings continue
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‘Serious Grievances’: Bombay HC backs students’ concerns, MPSC protests continue in Pune
Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra government to explain recruitment backlog and restore trust; two of three protest sites remain occupied, with Rohit Pawar-led agitation refusing to move
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai
Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city
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Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote
Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls
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Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy
Majoritarianism that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While Dr. Ambedkar’s definition of democracy lays stress on effective and proportionate representation and safeguarding minority rights, majoritarianism is the dominance of a particular religious community, caste group, or racial group over the rest of the population.
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From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions
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‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate
From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence
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Karnataka: SIR Interrogated
A report, The SIR Investigation Report—A Narrative of Betrayal and Tears was released by the Anti-SIR Alliance and the Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee today; the report documents the (mal) implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka