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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

Madhya Pradesh: One day after BJP’s victory, Muslim homes and meat shops demolished

Just a day after the chief minister Mohan Yadav took to office, reports of homes of Muslims and allegedly “illegal” meat shops being demolished have arisen from the state.

Gaza 2023

A tribute to the people of Palestine

Assembly elections 2023: Semifinals for 2024?

The recently concluded Assembly elections of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangna...

Disparities in Lok Adalat case disposal rates across India emerge over three years

Uttar Pradesh leads, while other lagging regions signal challenges, prompting calls for equitable justice access nationwide

Madhya Pradesh: loudspeakers in religious places, plans to ban open sale of meat

The new chief minister of Madhya Pradesh was sworn in on December 13th, following which a slurry of new changes are being brought, some of which include a ban on loudspeakers for religious gatherings in public at selected timings.

Parliamentary inquiry unveils 165 data breaches from 2018-23 as reported by CERT-In

Alleged Aadhaar and CoWIN breaches elevate citizen data protection imperatives

Daulata Ram Balley: A devout soldier of Ambedkarite mission in Birmingham

The journey of D R Balley from Phillor to Birmingham is the story of a strong willed Ambedkarite who fought against all odds both of caste as well as class in the society.

Ministry for agriculture and farmers welfare: No proposal to increase MSP from Rs. 6000 under PM-KISAN

Data provided by Union Government highlights fluctuating percentage of increase in price of crops over the past 9 years, decrease in the number of beneficiaries in 2022-23

Union government data shows increasing employment, decreasing unemployment rate since 2018

PLFS data indicates that the unemployment rate has declined to 3.2% during 2022-23 from 6.0% in the year 2017-18; estimated Worker Population Ratio increased from 46.8% during 2017-18 to 56.0% during 2022-23

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