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Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote
Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls
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Punjab: Life convicts can avail remission under revised remission policy
The Remission Policy 2021, is expected to remove ambiguities of the previous policy
Have the courts not learnt anything about medical bail?
Father Stan Swamy’s bail was rejected and he will have to undertake the tedious process that Dr. Varavara Rao went through
Terrified by MSP Loot Calculator, the Centre is speaking half-truths: JKA
Responding to government claims of higher paddy procurement in 2021, farmers said that a majority of rice-growers still cannot avail MSP benefits
HRDA condemns Trichy police’s failure to protect activist Ramachandran
The human right’s organisation alleges the police were complicit with the attackers since they failed to provide the protection that Ramachandran asked for repeatedly
Karnataka HC directs state to restart mid-day meals
The court was hearing a plea on whether meals are being served to children in schools and Anganwadis centres
Farmers to commemorate Samvidhan Bachao Diwas on Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birth anniversary
Farmers' groups plan a Parliament march in May with participation from peasants across the country
Tripura HC quashes FIR against man charged for misleading FB post about pro-CAA number
The BJP had introduced the phone number and appealed to people to give a missed call on it to register their support for CAA. The accused commented that if one calls on that number, their phone will get hacked.
NRC officials awaiting SC order before issuing rejection slips
An official has said that the matter is sub-judice before the apex court and before the court gives such orders, rejection slips cannot be issued
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