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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
Bangladesh: Mass strike called on October 23 to protest attacks on minorities
Bangladeshis stand in solidarity with their Hindu compatriots, even as violence against the minority community continues in places
Killing of British MP Sir David Amess was terrorism: Metropolitan Police
The Conservative MP was stabbed multiple at Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, at midday on Friday
GOI rejects Global Health Index after India’s worst ranking ever
Instead of trying to address the glaring issue of prevalent hunger which indicates an undernourished population and stunting and wasting among children, the government has deemed Global Health Index (GHI)'s methodology to be “unscientific” while the methodology is clearly explained in the report.
Afghanistan: 32 killed, 53 injured in bomb blast at Shiite mosque in Kandahar
This is the second such blast at Shiite place of worship during Friday prayers
UN resolution calls right to clean, healthy and sustainable environment a Human Right
UN HRC also establishes Special Rapporteur to examine impact of Climate Change on Human Rights
Che Guevara: The beloved Cuban hero
Many Left-leaning groups remember the revolutionary for his contributions to the Marxist ideology
Afghanistan: Bomb attack kills at least 100 at Shia mosque in Kunduz
This attack on worshipers of the minority community is being called the “bloodiest assault since US forces left the country”
Facebook: A new age catalyst for hate crimes and misinformation?
A former employee of Facebook has filed complaint before the US SEC which indicates that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made false claims in his Congressional testimony about taking action against objectionable content
Internationalising Caste
Caste is becoming a global phenomenon, in the wake of 'Caste' being exported/carried along to the west by the upper caste Indians as we have seen from the recent Cisco case in California
Wider “WE” is Witness!
A significant section of society has now become ‘Us and Them’; the tendency is to exclude the other
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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
India
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
India
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
Education
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
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
Rights
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
India
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
India
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?
