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Jagdeep Chhokar: A relentless pursuer of electoral and democratic reforms passes away
Since his retirement from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, he was co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR); besides, he had also been associated with ‘Aajeevika’ Bureau for over a decade, working on internal migration related issues
Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur: Appropriating icons for political end
On the occasion of the birth centenary of Karpoori...
Freezing temperatures do not stop thousands in Leh from protesting to demand statehood, constitutional protections
The protest of ‘Leh Chalo’ was called by Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance to raise four major demands- statehood for Ladakh, tribal status, job reservation for locals, and a parliamentary seat each for Leh and Kargil
“Mockery of democracy”: Supreme Court on Chandigarh Mayoral Election misconduct
The Bench orders for the presence of the Presiding Officer at next hearing for defacing ballot papers during the said elections to explain his behaviour; states an appropriate interim order by Punjab and Haryana HC was warranted in the matter
‘Slip of Tongue,’ now says BJP MP who had promised CAA in 7 Days
BJP’s Matua community leader Shantanu Thakur, backtracks, now says that he actually wanted to say that the process of framing the citizenship rules would be completed within a week.
The Reign of Unfreedom: IIT-Bombay & the cancellation of the Dr Ganesh Devy lecture
Rabindranath Tagore, the poet and philosopher, dreamed of a decolonised India to be a country where “the mind” would be “without fear” and “knowledge” would be “free”.
Medieval India: Indo-Islamic Architecture is an amalgam of cultures, not at war with each other
Historical periods are neither all violence, not all peace. Examples of temples and mosques all over India depict a fascinating movement of knowledge, trade and know how between the kingdoms, irrespective of their religion. They are examples and testament to both Hindu and Muslims adopting each other’s styles and trying to intermingle.
Who is afraid of the writings of Babasaheb Ambedkar?
First Published on: January 16, 2016Collected Works sell sans...
Is the Indian EVM & VVPAT System free, fair, fit for elections or can it be manipulated?
A pertinent question that a Citizens Commission on Elections (Volume 1) headed by Justice (retired) Madan Lokur, former Supreme Court Judge, asks as it examines the erosion of autonomous powers of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and also warns of the absence of thorough monitoring and independent hardware and software systems within
Restoring Inclusive Idea of India in the times of Sectarian Nationalism
Satyapal Malik, the ex-Governor of many states stated that...
Adivasi (tribal) organisations protest against arrest of Former CM Hemant Soren in Jharkhand, state wide shutdown called for
Refusing to cow down in the face of his ED arrest threat, the FIR filed by Soren in SC/ST police station against senior ED officers; application against his arrest to be heard in SC tomorrow, Sibal calls the manner of arrest to be a “serious matter”
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Jagdeep Chhokar: A relentless pursuer of electoral and democratic reforms passes away
Since his retirement from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, he was co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR); besides, he had also been associated with ‘Aajeevika’ Bureau for over a decade, working on internal migration related issues
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Akola 2023 targeted violence: Police officers must shed communal colours when they put on their uniforms says Supreme Court
The Hindu, New Indian Express and Indian Express all reported that the top court on Thursday, September 11, directed action against police who ignored a teenage Muslim assault victim and eyewitness to murder during the 2023 Akola communal riots; the SC ordered a probe by SIT comprising Muslim and Hindu officers
Communalism
PUCL slams recently passed Rajasthan anti-conversion bill as “draconian and unconstitutional”
Civil liberties body says bill criminalises faith, dialogue, and choice; demands Governor/President intervention
Rights
From Tribunals to DCs, 10 Days to Prove Citizenship: Assam’s radical shift in “foreigner” expulsions
Cabinet move under the 1950 Act empowers District Commissioners to expel alleged foreigners in 10 days, raising constitutional concerns over due process and separation of powers
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Memories of ‘Nine Eleven’ today
On a day remembered and vilified, the author recalls moments of despair, brute violence and historical significance. All on the ninth of September….
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Labour rights, health of workers hit in the name of “reform”: PUCL Maharashtra
A detailed statement by the Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has, with reasoned arguments, critiqued the recent decision of the MahaYuti government in Maharashtra to curtail labour rights in the name of “reform”; Maharashtra government’s decision is in line with other states like Telangana, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura (two of these are Congress ruled states) which have also enacted similar legislations.