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Two decades on, hunger still haunts Gujarat: Survey exposes stark gap behind poverty claims

A Niti Aayog report, released about two years ago, estimated that in Gujarat — which our powers-that-be have long considered a model state — 11.66% of people are "multidimensionally...

Circulate decision that Covid+ result not mandatory for hospitalisation: Delhi HC to Gov’t

The AAP government had issued a circular on April 23 stating that hospitals need not ask for positive Covid results if patient shows Covid symptoms

TN gov’t allows partial reopening of Sterlite plant citing oxygen crisis amidst Covid pandemic

During an all-party meeting, the Opposition stressed that the oxygen production should not result in the resumption of other activities in the plant.

Acute shortage of oxygen attributable to State inaction, Amicus Curiae moves Madhya Pradesh HC

The HC had already issued directions for Covid management but the serious condition compelled the AC to file an application

Covid-19 surge continues in Delhi as govt scampers to add beds, oxygen, vaccines

Delhi Government has extended the ongoing lockdown till May 3, as the Covid-19 ravages the National Capital, which has one of the highest infection rates

IMA VP slams PM Modi for continuing with rallies in face of Covid-19

Dr. Navjot Dahiya condemned Modi and the central government for holding election rallies, when they should have been focusing on preparing India’s health sector for the second wave of Coronavirus

Madhya Pradesh falsely reporting Covid deaths?  

There is mismatch in the figures provided by the government and the ones disclosed by crematorium staff members

Election Commission officers should probably be booked for murder: Madras HC

The court slammed the EC officials for allowing election rallies amid the deadly pandemic and failing to ensure Covid-19 protocol

Muslim advocacy group’s tweet comparing Kumbh Mela with Tablighi Jamaat blocked

IAMC has been criticising the Modi regime’s mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic, now it finds itself among over 50 others whose Tweets were blocked

We have ensured nobody was left without oxygen in the country: Centre to Delhi HC

The court was hearing another oxygen shortage plea filed by Maharaja Agrasen Hospitals; matter adjourned to April 26

Covishield vaccine the costliest in India?  

With the new announcement of Rs. 600 per dose in private hospitals, Indians could end up paying the highest price for a single shot in the world

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Hearing a batch of petitions challenging the sudden “special intensive revision” being conducted in Bihar by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Supreme Court (SC) pressed ECI to include Aadhaar, Voter ID Card, and Ration cards in Bihar's electoral roll revision process, since the only concern for the constitutional body was establishing accurate identity not citizenship

Mumbai’s Second Lifeline in ICU: Mumbaikars respond to call of “Save BEST”

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Dissent Note: Maharashtra Special Public Safety Bill, 2024

Sweeping powers, vague definitions, and silencing of dissent entrenched in law; deliberative process exposed as political theatre

One of Urdu’s Greatest Scholars, C.M. Naim, Passes Away

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SC: ECI’s ‘wisdom’ on revision of electoral rolls challenged, does a disenfranchisement crisis loom over Bihar, with thousands being declared ‘‘D’ (doubtful) voters?

The ECI's credibility, already under sharp public scrutiny post-Lok Sabha Elections 2024, is further strained by its Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) order of June 24, a controversial directive announced even after electoral rolls were finalised in January 2025: the move faces multiple judicial challenges before the Supreme Court. Hearings are scheduled before a vacation bench tomorrow, July 10

Bengali-Speaking Migrants Detained En Masse in Odisha: National security or targeted persecution?

Over 440 people, mostly Bengali-speaking migrant workers, have been detained in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district under suspicion of being “illegal Bangladeshis”, prompting a political storm, allegations of ethnic profiling, and appeals for immediate release