World

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

Fighting Hidden Hunger: ‘Our Mission Is 90% Of Crops Must Be Biofortified’

Bangkok: Two billion people, or nearly one in four...

Americans Call their Government America’s Top Problem

On February 18th, Gallup bannered “Record High Name Government...

Pakistan ‘takes control’ of JeM headquarters

Agencies report that the Pakistan government Friday took over...

Shutting down the internet doesn’t work – but governments keep doing it

As the internet continues to gain considerable power and...

Mapping the American War on Terror – Now in 80 Countries, It Couldn’t Be More Global

In September 2001, the Bush administration launched the “Global...

Commons report on “fake news” says failing electoral laws are putting UK democracy at risk

Report from MPs builds on openDemocracy’s work exposing unaccountable...

What can a woman call her own, really?

Our society continues to fail its womenA life destroyed...

Is Imran Khan a Stooge of Pakistan’s Military?

During Imran Khan’s four-month sit-in and political demonstrations in...

Gujarat University: Afghan Students Relocated Over `Food’ Habits Get ‘Gag’ Order

Stoking a controversy, the Gujarat University administration has reportedly...

Trending

Related VIDEOS

ALL STORIES

ALL STORIES

Dalit Class XI student dies by suicide after alleged casteist harassment in Coimbatore School

Family had reportedly complained to school management about caste-based taunts over food choices; headmaster, teacher and two students booked

Bikaner House censors 75 photographs of Delhi protests from Raihan Vadra’s exhibition, leaving empty walls behind

The photographs documenting youth-led protests were removed hours before the exhibition opened, with the venue reportedly threatening cancellation

CJP leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka released on ₹50,000 bonds, undertake not to call protests at Jantar Mantar

Special Executive Magistrate rejects Delhi Police plea for three more days of custody after Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka submit written undertakings to maintain peace; preventive proceedings to continue

Who controls access to voter records? ECINet audit raises fresh questions

An audit of ECINet reports Bengal-specific restrictions and controls that can switch access on or off across States, renewing questions about electoral officers’ authority, central oversight and accountability after earlier objections to the platform and changes to voter registration procedures

Punjab & Haryana HC: Users must be given blocking notices immediately; sets aside Facebook page takedown

The Court held that blocking intimations issued by the police must comply with the rank requirements under the IT Rules, 2021, and that withholding the notice from affected users violates the principles of natural justice

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