Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
Karnataka: SIR Interrogated
A report, The SIR Investigation Report—A Narrative of Betrayal and Tears was released by the Anti-SIR Alliance and the Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee today; the report documents the (mal) implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka
Why India Must Salute its Muslims
Here is Islam at its best and Muslims who are committed to this ideal are its finest ambassadors
Maha govt floats global tender to procure oxygen and Remdesivir
The state government will begin looking into bidders demands for medical supplies April 30 while submissions may continue till May 10.
Covid-19: Over 3,86,654 new cases, 3,501 deaths in a day
India records the highest single day Covid cases since the pandemic began, Apply intensive local containment measures says Centre
Bom HC directs Centre and State to decide whether Aadhaar is mandatory for prisoners’ vaccination
The court observed that such a policy will have pan-India ramifications as several prisoners were found to not have Aadhaar cards
Bom HC takes note of hospital fires in state, warns strict action against defaulting hospitals
The court directed fire audits to be accrued out and stated that any deficiency that can be cured immediately should be looked at
Delhi gov’t cancels order reserving 5-star hotel for judges and staff; HC closes case
The Delhi High Court had initiated suo moto proceedings against this order
Char Dham Yatra suspended amidst rising Covid cases
The Uttarakhand government finally gets its priorities right, only priests allowed to perform rituals at the shrines
Covid-19: Trying times reveal how citizens are coping and helping one another
Tired of waiting in queues to cremate bodies, some corpses abandoned on roadsides; good samaritans step up to to the challenge and provide relief as the crisis worsens
Increase Covid testing, cremation facilities: Uttarakhand HC issues directions
The court heard the matter on Covid management early on April 28 instead of May 10 due to the worsening situation
Covid-19: Scientists revise peak predictions upwards to 38-48 lakh cases in mid-May
Meanwhile, government remains remorseless, even as the healthcare infrastructure struggles to keep up
Trending
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
Communalism
‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate
From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence
India
Karnataka: SIR Interrogated
A report, The SIR Investigation Report—A Narrative of Betrayal and Tears was released by the Anti-SIR Alliance and the Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee today; the report documents the (mal) implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka
India
‘Solidarity Is Not a Crime’: Mumbai activists protest alleged police harassment over Palestine event
Indian People in Solidarity with Palestine members gather at Azad Maidan after police search activist Harshada’s home in connection with a kite-flying programme for Palestinian children
India
The West as Enigma: Why Muslims Must Understand the Occident on Its Own Terms
The ideas of Shariati, Mawdudi, Qutb, and Nadwi provide important critiques of Western materialism, imperialism, and secularism, but remain largely reactive in their approach.
India
September 26 ECI Press Note: Does it not render SIR redundant?
The author de-constructs the September 26 press note, point by point, and evolves a list of Ten Demands for a People’s Movement for Accountability & Transparency in India’s Electoral Process
Education
Unpacking a Coded Defence: What an IIT Professor’s post reveals about attitudes in elite institutions
The authors interrogate the manner and fashion of appointing faculty at IITs and other such institutions of “higher learning”
India
Scrap SIR, Restore Names of Genuine Voters, Stop Disenfranchisement: Forum for Social Harmony – Nagorik Udyog
Citizens’ forum calls for transparency, independence and accountability in the Election Commission
India
SIR row: ‘Enough is enough’: Civil society demands rollback of voter revision, accountability from ECI
At a Press Club of India meeting, lawyers, former judges, activists and public figures demanded restoration of deleted voters, a public audit of electoral rolls, disclosure of the Election Commission’s SIR records and an independent inquiry into decisions taken under CEC Gyanesh Kumar