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Citizens and Civil Society Groups Issue Urgent Appeal to Halt Escalating Violence in Manipur
On June 26, 2026, coinciding with the 51st commemoration of India’s Political Emergency, 112 prominent citizens and civil society representatives issued an urgent appeal demanding an immediate end to...
SEC M’tra agrees to make weekly reports to CEC public, assures action on hate speech, urges every citizen to become alert voter: Vote For...
In a 90 minute long meeting with representatives of various organisations, a Vote For Democracy Delegation met Additional SEC, Kiran Kulkarni on Saturday, May 18; Citizens for Justice & Peace presented a detailed tabulation of hate speeches during the five-phase poll in the state; along with Bharat Jodo Abhiyan, Maharashtra Democratic Forum (MDF) and Bombay Catholic Sabha the whole delegation raised issue of missing voters from minority communities and deleted voters as well
BJP Independent of RSS: Are You Joking Mr. Nadda?
The president of BJP in conversation with journalists, Liz...
Delhi candidate Kanhaiya Kumar attacked during campaign
Congress’ MP Candidate and former student leader, Kanhaiya Kumar was attacked in Delhi while campaigning. Four women were also injured in the attack by 7-8 men.
The handover at Rae Bareli
Few public figures in India have faced relentless and unfair attacks as Sonia has — starting with her place of birth, the partner she chose, her accent, her skin colour, her part-time job, her clothes, her children. Yet, Sonia presided over a political system (2004-2014) that undoubtedly was the most just and invested heavily in equity and empowerment.
Reports of bogus voting from Maharashtra’s Beed and Pune
As India completes fourth phase of voting, yet another allegation of votes being tampered with comes from Maharashtra, a state which is in a hotbed of tussle between political factions.
Are Hindus in Danger due to rising Muslim Population?
As the election season is in progress the divisive...
ECI granted one week to respond to plea seeking SC’s direction on uploading voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of conclusion...
Through the plea, the petitioners have highlighted the inordinate delays in uploading data as well as a mismatch in the final voter turnout data from the initial data
BJP Corporator arrested for circulating fake video showing rigged polls
After BJP Candidate Madhavi Latha was booked for using ‘dummy’ EVMs, a BJP corporator has been arrested for sharing a video falsely claiming it to show rigged polls in Telangana’s Hyderabad.
Bassem Yousef and Rethinking Holocaust Exceptionalism
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Accused of not voting for “free ration”, Dalit man beaten brutally in UP
Two home guards beat a Dalit security guard brutally in broad daylight at the tehsil office in Bareilly for not voting for ‘taking free ration.’ The incident has gone viral on social media and is a reminder of the violence that has often been meted out to the Dalit community for exercising their right to vote.
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Education
Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE
This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Lucknow: Caste hierarchies & contract labour exploitation among sanitation workers
Sanitation accused their supervisor of coercion, wage manipulation and caste-based abuse, alleging that workers are being pressured to surrender a recently approved ₹2,000 wage increase while being denied entitled leave. The allegations reflect the broader vulnerabilities faced by sanitation workers in Uttar Pradesh, which has recorded the highest number of sewer and septic tank deaths in India since 2017
Rights
From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court
Communal Organisations
51st Anniversary of Emergency in India: While the RSS supported the Emergency, it now ruthlessly presides over an ‘undeclared Emergency’
The RSS shakha, well documented for its recounting of a manipulated history has, over past decades laid claims to being part of the wider democratic struggle against the Emergency; archival documents from independent sources, civil servants and writers, as also its own archive clearly document otherwise.
Minorities
When the State Valued a Desecrated Grave at Rs 100: The Mathura cemetery controversy
The reported desecration of graves in a century-old Muslim cemetery in Mathura raises troubling questions about dignity, religious freedom and state accountability
India
To Karnataka’s Anti-SIR Movement: A note of caution and concern
While efforts have been afoot in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by civil rights groups and people’s movements to ensure inclusion of the maximum number of eligible voters under the ongoing, expanded, SIR process. The author argues how these efforts may come to naught, given the structural issues involved: a compromised ECI, rushed timelines and the unlawful and rigid document-test for citizenship. In fact, robust efforts in Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu where similar efforts were made also came to naught.
Minorities
After Akbar Ali Mondal’s Killing, Pani Sol’s Hawkers Ask: How Will We Survive?
Ground Report I In Pani Sol, one of Bengal's largest villages of hawkers, Akbar Ali Mondal's killing has left thousands of Muslim traders fearful about earning a living and supporting their families