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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
Mob attacks FTII students on campus
Students injured, banners burned after a mob entered FTII campus after the institute’s student body organised film screening of Anand Patwardhan’s Raam ke Naam
Preamble, banners, slogans of solidarity, inter-faith rallies and protests – symbol of undying secularism on January 22
As the line between state and religion thins, with PM Modi inaugurating the Ram temple at Ayodhya, many protested the move in their own ways, from social media to streets to campuses
The day Calvin stripped the Emperor: Jan 23, 2024
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Adarsh, Calvin and the Stage Workers — they have proved that they can communicate better than the loudest and ugliest propaganda machine in India.
Moreh, Manipur: CCTV footage supports claims of locals, show men in uniform indulging in arson, Assam Rifles personnel standing as mute spectators
Fire brigades from Myanmar helped extinguish the fires, nothing but ashes left of three schools
Assam: Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra faces attacks, Congress demand judicial investigation
As the Rahul Gandhi led Congress’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra reached Assam, reports have emerged of several BJP workers disrupting their events and attacking the convoy
Second killing of Bhagat Singh & Subhash Chandra Bose by the Hindutva Gang
First published on: AUGUST 23, 2019In a shocking development,...
Invites to Ayodhya temple inauguration extended to judges who gave the verdict in Babri Masjid demolition-Ram Janmabhoomi case
Over 50 jurists, former CJIs, judges and lawyers invited, which includes Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and former Attorney General KK Venugopal
Sustaining Democratic Spirit: Movements and Yatras
As massive propaganda and mobilization for Ram Temple inauguration...
Riddles of Ayodhya Ram Temple: Consecration of Bhagwan Ram’s idol, but which one?
Apart from an assertion of a false narrative – Goswami Tuslidas who authored Ramacharitmanas 37 years after the so-called destruction of the temple by Babar makes no mention of the ‘demolition’—the event on January 22 at Ayodhya involves a problematic consecration ceremony, and is in fact a crass political gimmick meant to bolster one person alone, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi
Broadcasting Bill adverse to freedom of speech & freedom of press: EGI
The Editors Guild of India, in its submissions to the ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has detailed how the provisions of the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023 are both vague and excessively intrusive
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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
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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
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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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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.