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Protest Denied, Dissent Policed: India’s crackdown on those challenging the Election Commission

From alleged house arrests and detentions to police checks on train journeys and restrictions in Delhi, activists say authorities are trying to stop citizens from reaching the October 10 protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIR

Regime subverting institutions, destroying democracy: Indian activists

Several civil society members decried the intimidation tactics and impunity of India’s ruling disposition at international virtual conference

Congress-led states consider party Bill to negate anti-farmer laws

As President Ram Nath Kovind gives his assent to the three agriculture Bills, Congress-led states discuss future moves to fight against the anti-farmer laws.

Blatant violations of rule of law: Retired public servants denounce Yogi regime

Concerned about the UP administration’s recent treatment of the Hathras case, a group of retired IAS officers wrote an open letter to Chief Minister Adityanath.

Families of slain Rajouri labourers given their exhumed bodies

The men were killed in July, in an “encounter” in South Kashmir’s Shopian, identities confirmed in September, and bodies exhumed in October

CJP helps prevent miscarriage of justice in mistaken identity case in Assam

Confusion arose because the name of the husbands of both women was the same, and their villages also had similar sounding names!

Nation comes together demanding justice for Hathras Dalit gang rape victim

Demonstrations and protests held in Delhi, Mumbai and other parts of India 

Is the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights now looking for anti-CAA children?

Children’s welfare homes, once connected with civil rights activist Harsh Mander, have been raided by NCPCR

Delhi Police register case against peaceful protesters demanding justice for Hathras Dalit victim

Police say protesters gathered at Jantar Mantar, violated Section 144 CrPC, charged them under section 188 of IPC, 3 Epidemic Act and 51(b) Disaster Management Act

Caste attacks on Dalits continue: Panchayat to support rape and murder accused! 

Hathras caste crimes continue as so called ‘Savarn Samaj’ holds pro-accused panchayat near Dalit victim’s village 

Can triple pricing fix the blunder of the new agrarian laws?

People First, an organisation that looks into the interest of the public sector has suggested a ‘triple pricing mechanism’ to correct the injustice of the recent agrarian laws.

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Protest Denied, Dissent Policed: India’s crackdown on those challenging the Election Commission

From alleged house arrests and detentions to police checks on train journeys and restrictions in Delhi, activists say authorities are trying to stop citizens from reaching the October 10 protest demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over SIR

Bihar adds 14 lakh voters after SIR, questions remain over those excluded from 2025 assembly polls

Nearly 14 lakh voters have been added to Bihar’s electoral rolls since SIR, the additions and subsequent enrolment exercise put the focus on eligible voters who have missed the 2025 Assembly election and the consequences of their exclusion

Karnataka Form 7 Row: 91,278 deletion requests and bulk filing complaints—where was the ECI’s check?

Karnataka has received 91,278 Form 7 applications seeking voter deletions, but officials say no names have been deleted so far. Complaints from Mangaluru, Kodagu and other districts allege bulk filings against eligible voters, including Muslims, as police investigate and electoral hearings continue

‘Serious Grievances’: Bombay HC backs students’ concerns, MPSC protests continue in Pune

Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra government to explain recruitment backlog and restore trust; two of three protest sites remain occupied, with Rohit Pawar-led agitation refusing to move

Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai

Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city

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

Majoritarianism 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