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From Assam’s Soil to Detention and Back: The tragic death of Amzad Ali
Locked up in Matia detention camp despite generations-long roots in Assam, 49-year-old Amzad Ali dies of cancer as authorities ignore medical appeals; family finally lays him to rest in his native village
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Census 2021 asks what cereal do you eat, whether you own a smartphone
The house-listing phase of Census 2021 shall begin in April 2020 along with the National Population Register (NPR)
Sadaf Jafar’s phone hacked; importance evidence deleted
She alleges that the UP administration carried out the hacking of her phone
Mandi House Protests in support of JNU
The Delhi Police quelled the protest which was then shifted to Rashtrapati Bhavan
Delhi Police names Left-wing students as suspects in JNU violence
Also names JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh as suspect; says notices will be served
ABVP loses top posts in Varanasi’s Sanskrit University student union elections
This comes as a big blow to ABVP that clutches on to its Hindutva-ness and the Sanskrit language is very close knit with its ideology.
“Don’t give citizenship on basis of religion”: Bangalore Archbishop to Govt.
“No harm in backtracking for the good of the country”, he urged, asking the Central Govt. to consider its decision
Filmmaker Ronny Sen attacked with dagger for anti CAA protest
Kolkata-based filmmaker Ronny Sen, known for his internationally acclaimed...
CAA transfer petition: SC issues notice, will hear on January 22
The apex court had taken prima facie stand that high courts be allowed to adjudicate upon the cases challenging validity of CAA
The Supreme Court & the power to transfer cases: CAA 2019
As the SC today decides whether petitions against CAA should be transferred to it, let us have a look at its constitutional provisions on such transfers and its repercussions on rights based jurisprudence
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Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns
This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23
India
Religious Freedom: How the USCIRF continues to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)
For another year running, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has in strong recommendations, urged the US government to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), “for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”
Communal Organisations
USCIRF’s Call for Sanctions on the RSS Is a Major Moral and Political Marker
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has apart from continuing to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), also recommended targeted sanctions against the RSS; this is a first.
Communalism
Evicted, Accused, and Deleted: The shrinking space for Muslim citizenship
From migrant workers and small vendors to university classrooms and electoral rolls, the architecture of suspicion –for the Indian Muslim--now stretches across everyday life
Rights
Union government revokes Sonam Wangchuk’s detention under NSA after nearly six months!
Move comes days before Supreme Court hearing in habeas corpus petition filed by his wife; Ladakh activist had been detained following September 2025 protests over statehood and Sixth Schedule protections
Minorities
Allahabad High Court orders 24/7 armed protection for Bareilly Muslim man allegedly prevented from offering namaz at home
Summoning the district magistrate and SSP of Bareilly, the Allahabad High Court said any violence against the petitioner or his property would be presumed to have occurred at the instance of the State, as the case raises serious concerns over interference with religious prayers inside private property