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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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Face must be visible, then hijab, burqa, dupatta or attire of choice permitted to TET candidates: MCSE
This clarification from the Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) came days after the council’s directive for the June 28 examination; the initial instructions stated that candidates will not be allowed to wear items such as dupattas, burqas, masks and caps inside examination centres which triggered a debate among teachers and various social groups
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Lucknow: Caste hierarchies & contract labour exploitation among sanitation workers
Sanitation accused their supervisor of coercion, wage manipulation and caste-based abuse, alleging that workers are being pressured to surrender a recently approved ₹2,000 wage increase while being denied entitled leave. The allegations reflect the broader vulnerabilities faced by sanitation workers in Uttar Pradesh, which has recorded the highest number of sewer and septic tank deaths in India since 2017
Rights
From Protest to Petition: Maharashtra’s Public Safety Act in the dock
After months of state-wide protests, thousands of objections and sustained civil society opposition, Maharashtra's controversial security law now faces a constitutional challenge before the Bombay High Court
Communal Organisations
51st Anniversary of Emergency in India: While the RSS supported the Emergency, it now ruthlessly presides over an ‘undeclared Emergency’
The RSS shakha, well documented for its recounting of a manipulated history has, over past decades laid claims to being part of the wider democratic struggle against the Emergency; archival documents from independent sources, civil servants and writers, as also its own archive clearly document otherwise.
Minorities
When the State Valued a Desecrated Grave at Rs 100: The Mathura cemetery controversy
The reported desecration of graves in a century-old Muslim cemetery in Mathura raises troubling questions about dignity, religious freedom and state accountability
India
To Karnataka’s Anti-SIR Movement: A note of caution and concern
While efforts have been afoot in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by civil rights groups and people’s movements to ensure inclusion of the maximum number of eligible voters under the ongoing, expanded, SIR process. The author argues how these efforts may come to naught, given the structural issues involved: a compromised ECI, rushed timelines and the unlawful and rigid document-test for citizenship. In fact, robust efforts in Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu where similar efforts were made also came to naught.
Minorities
After Akbar Ali Mondal’s Killing, Pani Sol’s Hawkers Ask: How Will We Survive?
Ground Report I In Pani Sol, one of Bengal's largest villages of hawkers, Akbar Ali Mondal's killing has left thousands of Muslim traders fearful about earning a living and supporting their families