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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

Kerala HC grants protection from coercive action to LiveLaw under new IT Rules

The legal news portal has challenged the validity of the IT Rules stating that it does not fall under reasonable restrictions of the Constitution

Delhi court stays search warrant for Adv. Mehmood Pracha’s office raid

Pracha’s office was raided the second time since December 2020, and this time it was done in his absence

Nearly 2,000 people arrested under UAPA in 2019: MHA tells Lok Sabha  

The year 2019 saw as many as 1948 arrests out of 1226 UAPA cases registered across all states and union territories (UT)

Haryana: Manohar Lal Khattar-led govt survives no-confidence motion

55 MLAs voted against the motion while 32 MLAs voted in favour of it, JJP had issued a whip to its MLAs to remain present in the House and support the government's stand

Student activists complain to Delhi Police about alleged attack by ABVP

Activist Rajveer Kaur filed the complaint after the public meeting, to mark International Women’s Day was disrupted

Anti-CAA protests: Allahabad HC grants bail to student activist

 The Single-judge Bench observed that the State’s counter affidavit against him does not mention any unsocial and unlawful activity

Advocate Mehmood Pracha’s office raided again!

Pracha, who is also the lawyer of many accused in the Delhi violence of February 2020, has moved court against the search claiming that it is an intimidation tactic

Farmers to discourage voting for BJP in Assam and Bengal?

Farmers groups are holding meetings to discuss the plan of action; also leaders remind people that the casualty toll of the agitation has reached around 280

Gross Interference: MEA on UK Parliament debate over Farmers protests

Foreign Secretary summons envoy, says British MPs should refrain from practising vote-bank politics by misrepresenting events

Kisaan Anthem 2 released on Mahila Kisan Diwas!

Despite facing arrests earlier in 2021, Punjabi singers once again asserted their solidarity with farmers by releasing the new farmers anthem on March 8.

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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

Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy

Majoriatrianisnm that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While Dr. Ambedkar’s definition of democracy lays stress on effective and proportionate representation and safeguarding minority rights, majoritarianism is the dominance of a particular religious community, caste group, or racial group over the rest of the population.

From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions

Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march

‘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

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

‘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

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.

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