Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
RSF classifies ‘Press Freedom Predators,’ Adani, OpIndia make it to the 2026 List
Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF), evolves a unique way to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on November 2. The 2026 list profiles 33 “press freedom predators” who targeted journalists and media outlets in 2026. “What do they have in common? A hatred of press freedom,”
Banish the Law of Blasphemy; It is Crippling the Muslim World
Under the garb of protecting the honor of Islam, the orthodoxy is robbing Muslims of their true potentials
Biden-Harris administration backs IPR flexibility for Covid vaccine
Move will help production of the vaccine in developing nations thereby enabling their availability to a larger number of people
Manipur HC orders safe passage for 7 Myanmarese to seek protection under UNHCR
They had fled to India in February, fearing persecution as a result of the military coup that banned their media service, detaining many journalists
Pfizer donates USD 70 million worth of Covid-19 drugs to India
Donation includes medicines identified for Covid treatment, but does not include vaccines as Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has not been cleared by the Indian government yet
NRIs petition Modi to act, save lives
An online petition by non-resident Indians urges Prime Minister Modi to take responsibility for gross abdication of responsibility, ignoring national and global warnings and, in fact, setting an example that downplayed the continuing dangers from Covid 19
India’s Covid-19 surge through the global lens
Here’s a look at how the unprecedented spread of Covid in India has been covered by international news media, and how they all point towards the Central government’s complacency
Manipur HC orders safe passage of Myanmar nationals to Imphal
The court observed that sending refugees back to the country where they will face persecution is prima facie violative of right to life
George Floyd murder: White ex-cop convicted
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on charges of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter
Dow Jones removes Adani Ports from index for alleged ‘links with Myanmar military’
Adani group was reportedly paying over Rs 225 crore to the military-backed Myanmar Economic Corporation in ‘land lease fees’ for a port in Yangon.
It is not possible to grant the interim relief: SC on detained Rohingyas in J&K
Top court insists that proper deportation procedure be followed
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
India
SIR: ECI “removes Form 6 declaration” but serious questions on legality of procedure remain
The Election Commission has separated the SIR declaration from the statutory Form 6 after two Election Commissioners objected to its inclusion and one called the change “unauthorised/illegal”, the issue comes as the Supreme Court is hearing the separate question of requiring deleted Delhi voters to seek inclusion again through Form 6
India
Does the ECI’s Nov 6 communication signal a step-back on re-enrolment in the ASSD list?
SC petitioners Anjali Bharadwaj and Amrita Johri welcome ECI’s Nov 6 communication to seven states on facilitating inclusion of left-out voters
Rights
Assam: Gauhati HC quashes NSA detention of activist Pranab Doley
Doley was arrested in July this year for a protest against a hotel project near Kaziranga, and had been booked under the nefarious National Security Act (NSA) after a court granted him bail; Forum for Social Harmony, AMSU-AIKMS and BAA accuse the Assam government of criminalising land rights activism
Communalism
West Bengal: Outpour of anguish from the Christian community over recent attacks on churches
Hundreds of people from the Christian community marched to Kolkata’s Esplanade on Thursday (November 5, 2026) in protest against the rising cases of mob attacks on churches across the state
India
Censorship: Government keen on stripping legal immunity for social media platforms
As reports of the Indian Union government’s moves to scrap the legal immunity guaranteed under Section 79 of the IT Act come in, with Indian Express, on November 5, yesterday reporting these moves, organisations advocating media freedom and accountability have expressed concern and alarm
Farm and Forest
61-hour highway blockade forces Maharashtra sugar mills to agree to Rs 4,200 per tonne for farmers
Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana calls off agitation after months of protests and a prolonged standoff on NH-48; revised formula includes staggered payments and a share in additional sugar revenue