Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
UN Rights Experts flag Discrimination in ECI’s SIR exercise, seek India’s response
Three United Nations’ Special Rapporteurs have formally written to the Indian government on expressing serious concerns over alleged discrimination against the minorities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted by the ECI –especially in West Bengal –and seeking information on steps taken to ensure that the process aligns with India’s obligations under international human rights law
Canadian South Asians protest against attack on Swami Aganivesh
Organized by the Indians Abroad for Pluralist India (IAPI),...
What’s Behind Trump’s Assault on Europe
Trump is attacking Europe and siding with Russia for...
The rescued Thai boys are considering becoming monks — here’s why
After their dramatic rescue from Nang Non cave, 12...
Given What the U.S. Has Done to the World, It Should Be Letting All Refugees In
People across the United States and around the world...
The many moods, shades, and sides of harassment
Treat others as you would have them treat youSexual...
Understand the Linkages between Manu, Nietzsche, Hitler and Hindutva Worldview
Manu and his 'magnum opus' Manusmriti keeps hogging headlines in the...
Can democracy vote itself out of existence?
Look at the state of the world’s democratic nations,...
The story of Saida Manoubiya: A Tunisian feminist icon
By calling for women's education and freedom, Saida Manoubiya...
‘NY Times’ uses old tricks to distort Israel’s latest attacks on Gaza
Once again, Israel has launched attacks on the open-air...
The Woes of Luka Modrić: Croatia, Nationalism and Football
Juraj Vrdoljak of Telesport was convinced. “I think half...
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
Education
TISS, Mumbai: When convocation gives way to caution
The abrupt postponement of TISS' annual convocation, reportedly amid fears of protests during Chief Justice Surya Kant's visit, reflects a growing tendency to suppress anticipated dissent rather than accommodate it
Rule of Law
The Citizenship Proof Paradox: Calcutta HC holds Aadhaar, Voter ID and PAN cannot prove citizenship, burden on detainee
The Court’s refusal to treat voter IDs, PAN cards, bank records and ancestral documents as proof of nationality highlights the widening gap between documentary recognition by the State and legal recognition of citizenship
Minorities
Khargone riots case collapses: Four years after Ram Navami violence, MP court acquits 11 accused, finds prosecution failed to establish guilt
A sessions court points to hostile witnesses, unexplained delays, lack of identification procedures and forensic inconsistencies; accused, all of whom who were Muslim, spent up to 827 days in jail
India
SIR Maharashtra: CEO details schedules for publication & verification of draft and final electoral rolls
Maharashtra, with 9,78,54,049 has electors which is the base figure for the re-examination of electoral rolls under the ongoing SIR; now the CEO Maharashtra has outlined a schedule detailing deadlines for enumeration, draft publication, claims and objections, verification, final electoral roll publication and post-publication correction procedures
India
Rajya Sabha passes Vande Mataram bill as NCRB data reveals high pendency, low convictions
While Parliament broadens the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, crime records show only 60 convictions from over 1,100 arrests between 2014 and 2024
Rights
The Supreme Court’s Uneasy Middle Path on Protest Policing
The July 28 interim order preserves evidence and contemplates an SIT, but leaves unresolved who should investigate when the police themselves stand accused