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Civil society warns, Election Commission is “Undermining Democracy”

An interesting formation of citizens groups and people’s organisations has directly accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) as being responsible for a systemic assault on the Indian democratic framework

“Hungry Cannot Wait”: SC sets final deadline for Ration Cards to Migrant Workers

Ration Cards to 8 Crore Migrant Workers: the SC granted a final opportunity to the Centre and States/UTs to comply with its directions and provide Ration Cards to Migrant Workers by November 19

Only 2 Out of 11 Ecommerce Platforms Have Minimum Wage Policy for Gig Workers, Finds Report

None of the 11 platforms were willing to recognise gig workers’ right to collectively bargain or unionise -- a “vital dimension of fairness at work”, the Fairwork India report said.

Delhi Chalo padyatra: Sonam Wangchuk begins indefinite fast at Ladakh Bhawan

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk sat on an indefinite fast at Ladakh Bhawan in Delhi after “Delhi Chalo Padyatra” protestors were denied permission from Delhi Police to stir at Jantar Mantar, Delhi Police said that the request had been made a very short notice

SG Mehta declares in Delhi High Court that Sonam Wangchuk has been freed from detention, media reports suggest police control endures

On the night of September 30, around 120 individuals from Ladakh, including activist Wangchuk, had been detained by police at the Delhi border while marching to the capital to demand constitutional protections under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution

CJP Victory! Sarathi Arjya declared Indian after 3-year long battle

From wrongful accusations to a triumphant verdict, Sarathi Arjya’s case sheds light on the relentless pursuit of justice for Assam’s Bengali-speaking population.

Delhi High Court Petition against detention of Ladakh climate activist Sonam Wangchuk

Wangchuk and others have been on a foot march from Leh to Delhi to demand sixth Schedule for Ladakh, which was carved out of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir as a Union Territory in 2019.

Govt order to block Hindutva Watch account unjustified: X tells Delhi HC

The social media platform ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) has told Delhi High Court that the Centre’s decision to block Hindutva Watch’s account was “unjustified and disproportionate”, expressed willingness to restore this account

SC Order Ignored: Gujarat govt bulldozed 1200-years-old Dargah in Veraval

Gujarat government authorities reportedly brazenly defied Supreme Court’s recent order, demolished 1,200-year-old Dargah, a protected monument in Veraval; 150 persons protesting against the demolition, detained by the police

Demolitions: SC orders status quo on Sonapur demolitions, issues notice to Assam Government Uttarakhand, UP, Gujarat also ignore Sept 17 order

Contempt petition accuses Assam authorities of defying the Supreme Court's September 17 order staying demolitions across India; other incidents of local authorities across India bypassing legal safeguards and eroding the rule of law also reported from 5 BJP ruled states

Vendor ID display Controversy: Congress high command compels Himachal minister to backtrack on contentious mandate after uproar

Controversial vendor ID proposal rolled back as Congress high command moves swiftly to control narrative and prevent communal unrest, minister Vikramaditya Singh backtracks on mandatory name display order for street vendors 

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Civil society warns, Election Commission is “Undermining Democracy”

An interesting formation of citizens groups and people’s organisations has directly accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) as being responsible for a systemic assault on the Indian democratic framework

Hate Has No Place in Elections: CJP moves State EC against BJP MP Ashwini Choubey’s communal speech

In Bhagalpur’s Pirpainti, the senior BJP leader urged “Muslim brothers” to reduce their population and referred to “infiltrators,” breaching the Model Code of Conduct and constitutional values

Hindutva’s Rajasthan Project: Brahmin-Bania Power, not just Muslim baiting

The RSS’ and Hindutva’s strategy in Rajasthan has systematically pushed the dominance of a Brahmin–Bania synergy that shrewdly ensures that while Muslims are scapegoated, Rajputs are historically and politically side-lined and the real beneficiaries are the Brahmin-Bania elites who monopolise both state power and wealth.

When Conservation Becomes Coercion: The silent violence faced by the Tharus of Kheri

Over 4,000 Tharu Adivasis in Lakhimpur Kheri — including a blind man, a chronically ill man, and several elders — have been wrongfully booked. This analysis shows how administrative discretion and recent forest-law amendments are further undermining the protections guaranteed to forest-dwelling communities under the Forest Rights Act, 2006

Lives in the Margins: Reading India’s suicide data beyond the numbers

India’s rising suicides tell a national story the state refuses to hear: of farmers abandoned, students crushed, and women erased from data

CJP seeks action against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and AIMIM’s Tausif Alam for election code violations in Bihar

In twin complaints to the Election Commission, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) alleges Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and AIMIM candidate Tausif Alam of crossing constitutional red lines — one by communalising the campaign with hate-laden rhetoric, the other by threatening brutal violence against a rival, exposing the deep decay of democratic discourse in the Bihar elections

PIL filed in the Patna High Court, claims the MMR Yojana was used to influence voters by making payments after the MCC was in effect

‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana’: A Public Interest Litigation [PIL] filed in the Patna High Court accuses the Bihar government of ‘political bribery,’ it alleges the state brazenly disbursed 2,500 crores in cash grants to 25 lakh women after the Model Code of Conduct for the 2025 Assembly Elections was already in effect