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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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TMC invites comedian Vir Das to Kolkata after Bengaluru show cancelled
Das' monologue "I come from two Indias" had stirred a row a year ago when he was criticised for allegedly defaming the country.
Over 80% Pellet Victims in Kashmir Have Lost Vision: Study
The study has strongly advised against the use of pellet guns on civilians to avoid ophthalmic trauma.
NPR database declared as ‘Critical Information Infrastructure’; needs to be updated soon: MHA
The MHA’s Annual Report states that NPR needs to be updated, however, still does not mention a specific time period for conducting the exercise
Police complaint against Vir Das’s show in Bengaluru by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti
Earlier, a show by another stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui was cancelled in Bengaluru, as police claimed the organisers had not taken permission
It’s Welfare & Social Justice under the Indian Constitution, not “freebies”
Social justice read welfare is embedded in the constitutional vision and it's travesty to term such measures as "freebies"
The Tree of Life affirmed by Pope Francis in Bahrain
Image: AP/Alessandra TarantinoNovember 3, 2022, was a special day. On that day, Pope Francis...
Should any person saying “Murdabad” be behind bars, asks senior advocate Mihir Desai critiquing recent judgements denying bail
The misinterpretation of terms like ‘comrade’ even in the judiciary makes it hard for advocates of personal liberty says the advocate speaking on recent judicial orders staying acquittal of professor GN Saibaba and refusing bail to Umar Khalid and Jyoti Jagtap
One more migration, last Kashmiri Pandit woman in terror-hit village, migrates
Her departure, reported on October 28, comes after all other seven Pandit families living in the village quietly migrated to Jammu following the recent targeted killings in the valley
Targeted killings, govt neglect compels migration of Kashmiri Pandit families from Valley
Attacks on life and property and a climate of insecurity and fear have now pushed another 9 families to flea says the Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS)
Migrant labour Bengali couple wrongfully detained as ‘Bangladeshi’ in Karnataka
News of the detention of a migrant labour couple, Palash Adhikary & Shukla Adhikary with their one and a half year old child, from the Tele village of Jourgram panchayat under Jamalpur Police station in East Burdwan, West Bengal for being wrongfully dubbed Bangladeshi has let loose a storm of protest
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Rule of Law
Supreme Court: UP Gangsters Act ‘stillborn’ for prescribing punishment without creating an offence
In a strongly worded judgment, the Court holds that the 1986 law prescribes punishment without creating a distinct offence and criticises the gang-chart mechanism, but stops short of deciding whether the legislation itself passes constitutional muster
India
“SIR is a Nazi-Fascist Project:” M.G. Devasahayam
Alleging that a staggering one crore persons will be finally excluded from the Karnataka state electoral rolls, MG Devasahayam, a former IAS officer, who was recently interviewed by the Kannada daily Vartabharati stated that opposition political parties had failed the voter while citizens groups had posed a robust challenge to the SIR process
Gender and Sexuality
When Suspicion Becomes Deportation: The case of Sahida Fakir and the dangerous criminalisation of Bengali identity
A woman who left home to buy dinner was detained, taken across state lines and allegedly pushed into Bangladesh despite her family producing a birth certificate, voter ID, school records and land documents
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
The women India continues to ignore
It is 76 years into the adoption of the Indian Constitution. However, the fundamental promises of equality and dignity remain elusive for many communities - none more so than Dalit women. What is even starker is the sheer indifference of institutions towards their plight. This piece aims to highlight how the understanding of “women” does not mechanically encompass Dalit women and accentuate the underlying forces that precludes the empowerment of women from the most downtrodden sections of Indian society.
Politics
The State Wants the Delete Button: India’s new architecture of digital censorship
Nearly 1.95 lakh blocking directions in five months raise urgent questions about transparency, due process and the constitutional limits of government control over online speech
India
Punjab SIR draft roll published; 20 lakh electors marked ASDD, claims open till September 12
Nearly 1.94 crore (19.4 million) enumeration forms digitised during SIR; over 20 lakh electors categorised as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate (ASDD), Voters whose names are missing from the draft can file claims for inclusion till September 12, even as complaints on social media during the enumeration phase highlighted difficulties faced by electors
Communalism
When Faith Becomes a Licence for Control: The 2026 Kanwar yatra, violence, vigilantism and the politics of meat
From attacks on vehicles and commuters to the targeting of Muslim-owned businesses and meat shops, the 2026 pilgrimage raises urgent questions about vigilantism, selective policing and the State's accommodation of majoritarian demands
India
Maharashtra SIR: 2.08 crore (20.8 million) voter forms “uncollected” hence may not be listed in August 24 draft electoral roll
More than 1 in 5 voter enumeration forms have remained “uncollected” on the final day of Maharashtra’s SIR exercise, with urban districts accounting for a large share of those bureaucratically “excluded”-- nearly 95 lakh forms were uncollected in Thane, Mumbai and Pune, though voters left out of the draft will get a month to seek inclusion or correction