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Rights group files complaint over electoral roll purges in North 24 Parganas

A formal complaint has been lodged with the Election Commission of India over what rights activists describe as arbitrary and unconstitutional deletions of bona fide citizens from the electoral...

Citizens observe Bharat Bandh despite fears of arrest or even the pandemic

Many people’s organisations in various parts of the country demonstrated in support of the farmers’ struggle at the grassroot level despite sudden arrests and detainments by police.

Delhi Court rejects plea by Mehmood Pracha against raids at his office

The Magistrate held that the courts cannot interfere in data collection, holding that the objections raised by Pracha were baseless

Please forgive me: CM Thackeray to families of hospital fire victims

Mumbai mall fire death toll rises to 10, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray apologises to families, announces compensation

SC reserves order in Gautam Navlakha’s plea for default bail

The top court is set to decide whether his house arrest period is part of the 90-day remand period

Farmer found dead near Tikri border a day before Bharat Bandh

District police suspect the death to be a murder and have filed an FIR against unknown persons while waiting for the post mortem report

Karnataka still haven’t received MSP for five crops: JKA

Farmers’ MSP initiative has circled back to Karnataka where the campaign started but found that their complaints were still not acknowledged by state and central governments.

Trade Unions, women’s groups, students gear up to join Bharat Bandh March 26

All roads, markets and shops will remain closed from 6 AM to 6 PM with the exception of essential services and election regions, said farmer leaders

Condemning govt inaction cannot be branded as an attempt to promote hatred: SC

The court quashed the FIR filed against journalist, Patricia Mukhim, as it deemed that her Facebook post was only a call for action against culprits

Karnataka: FIRs filed against Tikait for “gherao Bengaluru” speech

Former CM, HD Kumaraswamy called for withdrawal of the cases, and said it is well within rights to give a call for protest

Assam elections: Akhil Gogoi in jail, elderly ailing mother leads the campaign

Thousands of people head to Sivasagar in support of the jailed activist

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