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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
EU Parliament discusses CAA; possible vote on Thursday
CAA has sparked controversy, particularly in the light of Articles 14 and 15 of the Indian Constitution reads the resolution tabled in the EU Parliament
Egypt court backs niqab ban on Cairo University staff
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The ban on the niqab has often sparked fierce...
Indian Americans hold anti-CAA protests on Republic Day
Day of Action protests across America culminate with Indian Americans pledging to safeguard India's Constitution
The Economist turns up the heat on Modi
Calls country under Modi “Intolerant India” and slams PM for a blatantly anti-minority agenda
George Soros calls out Modi on Kashmir, Hindutva
The billionaire was speaking at the World Economic Forum at Davos
India plummets 10 place on Global Democracy Index
For the first time it scored below 7 in a range of 0 to 10
Kashmir reappears on the UNSC radar after 49 years!
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London: Drunken brawl ends in death of 3 Sikhs
The incident in which two Sikhs have been arrested is said to be a culmination of a fight over unpaid work
UK MPs express concern about CAA-NPR-NRC in House of Commons
The MPs spoke about the potential disenfranchisement of Muslims and violations of human rights if the CAA-NPR-NRC is implemented
Indians in US to observe Republic Day as “Day of Action”
The protest by Stop Genocide in India is to be held across 30 US cities to get the Indian govt. to repeal the CAA and NRC
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