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UN experts condemn India’s crackdown on youth-led protests, flag 7,000 detentions and alleged sexual abuse

In a strong rebuke of the Modi-led government’s handling of dissent, 24 UN human rights experts have called for an end to excessive force, blanket assembly bans and arbitrary detentions

Twitter vs Hate Speech battle now in France, court issues strict directions 

Twitter has showed no initiative to comply with these directions seeking details on hate speech measures

Fr Stan Swamy, Khurram Parvez, Siddique Kappan on USCIRF’s Freedom of Religion or Belief victims list

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has listed 1309 victims from across the world on this FoRB victims list

UAE Princess pushes for Sudheer Chaudhary’s name to be dropped from Abu Dhabi event

He is all set to speak at an even by ICAI, but pressure is mounting to drop his name from the list of speakers

Three killed, 15 injured in explosion at a mosque in Afghanistan

Third explosion in mosque after Kandahar and Kunduz

Myanmar: American journalist Danny Fenster sentenced to 11-year jail term

Managing Editor of online magazine Frontier Myanmar, Fenster, was found guilty of “incitement and violations of immigration and unlawful associations laws”

News media to be liable for third party comments on social media posts: Australia HC

The court held that since the publisher was facilitating the comments by publishing a post, it will be held liable for such comments

Sparse statements, but Pope’s gift to Modi speaks volumes

And Vatican’s Diwali greetings  call for fraternity to cope with crises

News of anti-Christian violence precedes Modi in Vatican call

Will the October 30 meeting, in any way, mitigate the hate and violence that Indian Christians have been subject to, especially since 2014?

‘Nothing but communal pretense’: Op-ed in Dhaka Tribune

'Every year, during Durga Puja, this aggravation takes place without fail'.

‘Hindu brothers and sisters, don’t be afraid, we are with you’

A harmony rally was held by Awami League on Tuesday morning

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UN experts condemn India’s crackdown on youth-led protests, flag 7,000 detentions and alleged sexual abuse

In a strong rebuke of the Modi-led government’s handling of dissent, 24 UN human rights experts have called for an end to excessive force, blanket assembly bans and arbitrary detentions

Who will collect India’s data? Modi-led government opens census to private individuals

The Centre’s amended Census Rules allow private teachers, members of societies and trusts, and other government-approved individuals to collect household information, without the notification setting out clear safeguards against political interference

Manipur SIR: Sabar Institute’s report records 1.59 lakh removals, two-thirds in hill constituencies

Using official ASD lists, this preliminary report examines 158,677 names removed from Manipur’s electoral rolls during the 2026 Special Intensive Revision across all 60 Assembly constituencies and 3,014 polling booths, analysing geography, gender, age and recorded reasons for these removals

JNU revokes rustication of five students after hunger strike, agrees to withdraw FIRs and review CPO manual

The 13-point charter also called for the restoration of GSCASH, the return of JNUEE and action on wider concerns over campus infrastructure and governance

India’s Electoral Crisis is fast becoming a civil-liberties crisis

The resistance to any form of democratic questioning, dissent or protest marks the Indian government’s response to widespread protests around #VoteChori

Jamia’s Missing Students’ Union: Two decades without elections, and a protest met with rustication

Students on Hunger-striking students allege physical assault and punitive disciplinary action; a seven-member committee has been formed, but the administration yet to commit to restoring elected representation

After ‘Lehra Do Tiranga’ protests, Neha Bora Moves Delhi HC against police notice; CJP leaders’ release remains unresolved

More than 100 protesters were detained in Delhi as police blocked the planned flag march, while demonstrations in Mumbai and Bengaluru took different courses

Books Under Siege: Bengal’s Left bookstalls, the Calcutta High Court’s intervention and the warning from Hitler’s Germany

The bulldozer retreated, and the court offered temporary relief. But who gets to decide which ideas can occupy Bengal’s public spaces?