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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

Delhi HC quashes defamation case against Mitali Saran over RSS article

The complainant who claimed to be an RSS member, had alleged that the article had lowered his reputation

Farmers’ tractor rally: Delhi court grants bail to man accused of attempting to run over the Police

The court observed that “no specific role” can be assigned to him and that he has been in jail since January 26

‘Toolkit’ case: Nikita Jacob moves Delhi HC for pre-arrest bail

Nikita was granted 3 weeks transit anticipatory bail by Bombay High Court on February 17

March will witness mahapanchayats across India, says the SKM

After a week-long of protests, farmer leaders declared farmers’ will spread the message of the struggle across the country with the help of trade union workers.

Gautam Navlakha moves SC against Bombay HC’s order denying bail

The top court will hear the human rights activist’s plea on March 3

No call for boycott of milk sales or higher sales price: SKM

Responding to a viral message calling for increased milk prices under the SKM’s name, the farmers’ organisation published a formal statement to dismiss the rumour

Delhi police were complicit with Red Fort rioters: SKM’s letter to Delhi CP

The farmers’ group demanded that the Delhi Police Commissioner cancel the show cause issued against SKM leaders and called for a judicial enquiry.

Farmer Navreet Singh’s death not due to gun-shot injury: Police to Delhi HC

The 25-year-old deceased farmer’s grandfather petitioned the court alleging that Navreet was shot dead by the Delhi Police

Government hospital to compensate for unforeseen death and injury: Madras HC  

The court directed a government hospital to compensate an aggrieved Dalit family, albeit it was not a case of medical negligence

Farmers struggle highlights the importance of ensuring laws are based on meaningful consultations: UN High Commissioner 

India’s permanent representative at the UNHCR responds to the oral update by calling the High Commissioner lacking in “objectivity and impartiality”

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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