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Proposed Amendments to Gujarat Marriage Registration Rules Unconstitutional: NAJAR, NAPM

Members of National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR - Gujarat) - a pan Indian collective of progressive lawyers and law professionals and the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM Gujarat), along with many civil society organisations of the state have strongly objected to the proposed amendments to the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006, notified on February 20, 2026

Van Gujjar Mustafa Chopra and grandsons secure bail

The elderly member of an indigenous transhumance community had been physically assaulted by policemen and then arrested on trumped up charges!

Assam Detention Camps: 32 people released, here’s how CJP did it

Take a closer look at a blow-by-blow account of the painstaking procedure our team had to follow

Himachal Pradesh CM lauds efforts of anganwadi workers during  Covid-19 pandemic

The anganwadi workers made over 5 lakh masks, but some still complain of inadequate pay

India has the lowest cases and deaths/million population: Dr. Harsh Vardhan

Globally, India continues to be the third worst-hit nation in the world, after US and Brazil

Vadodara’s industries continue to pollute river and groundwater with impunity

Even though environmentalists have video evidence to support their claim, the industries are allegedly given free rein to operate by the authorities

Gujarat tribals protest land grab around Statue of Unity

The villagers do not want to give up their lands saying the acquisition period has lapsed and the government’s claim should be invalidated

Senior WB Railway official dies displaying Covid-19 like symptoms

Gautam Bandyopadhyay was reportedly denied ventilator support for 8 days!

Bihar: Migrants scrounge for food and jobs; BJP announces schemes to woo them for elections

An estimated 32 lakh migrants who have returned to the state during the lockdown are still to get jobs

Kafeel Khan describes prison to be ‘a living hell’ in letter from jail

The doctor said there is absolutely no social distancing in prison and there are 1600 inmates in a barrack meant for 534

Covid-19 and a tale of two cities

Thiruvananthapuram goes into triple lockdown, while national capital Delhi may face plasma shortage

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Proposed Amendments to Gujarat Marriage Registration Rules Unconstitutional: NAJAR, NAPM

Members of National Alliance for Justice, Accountability and Rights (NAJAR - Gujarat) - a pan Indian collective of progressive lawyers and law professionals and the National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM Gujarat), along with many civil society organisations of the state have strongly objected to the proposed amendments to the Gujarat Registration of Marriages Rules, 2006, notified on February 20, 2026

Withdraw the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 NOW!

Sexual minority coalitions across the country and civil liberties groups have strongly opposed the 2026 Amendment to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill that dilutes and nullifies the 2019 law

“RTI Was Our Lifeline”: How the 2025 amendment impacts people at the grassroots level

Through a look at the grassroot uses of the path-breaking 2005 Right to Information Act, the authors examine how recent amendments have completely diluted if not nullified its impact on transparency in governance

Data is real, true wealth: SC issues notice in yet another plea challenging DPDP Act; highlights privacy concerns

This petition, filed by journalist Geeta Seshu, along with the Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC) that also challenges the constitutional validity of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 will now be heard with other petitions filed in the matter by Reporter’s Collective, Nitin Sethi and Venkatesh Nayak, on March 23

Religious Freedom: How the USCIRF continues to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)

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