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Barricades and detentions fail to stop Delhi protesters marching against CEC
CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby, former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, SFI activists, lawyers, journalists and AISA leader Neha Bora were among those detained as protests targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Communal and Targeted Violence Bill: Why it must be codified into law
Re-plug: Originally published in November 2011, we are revisiting this piece as we remember the Kandhamal carnage and other acts of targeted violence against minorities
Denial of medical bail is gross injustice: Friends of Sudha Bharadwaj
Peers of Sudha Bharadwaj expressed outrage in a letter at the attempt of jail authorities to hide facts of her health condition.
India tops Global Covid-19 trajectory, will the Health Minister speak up?
On Saturday, India’s total reached 34,63,973 cases, the third consecutive day when over 70,000 cases have been recorded
EXCLUSIVE! NRC Rejection Slips to be issued only after Covid-19 is brought under control
NRC State Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma says timelines are difficult to commit to at this point as everything is in a flux due to the pandemic
Rona Wilson worked for release of political prisoners, now a prisoner himself
The state must either prove its grave charges against him conclusively or set him free along with all other political prisoners.
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Courts are increasingly finding that police acted without application of mind and the Tablighi members were made into scapegoats
J&K LG assures action of demands of Kashmiri Pandits
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A delegation of the minority Hindu community in the Union Territory met the LG in Srinagar today
Canadian legislator honoured for standing up for Kashmir and minorities in India
Ravi Kahlon has written to the United Nations on behalf of his constituents, raising concerns about the plight of their relatives in Kashmir asking for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the region
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Barricades and detentions fail to stop Delhi protesters marching against CEC
CPI(M) general secretary M.A. Baby, former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, SFI activists, lawyers, journalists and AISA leader Neha Bora were among those detained as protests targeted Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
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Protest Denied, Dissent Policed: India’s crackdown on those challenging the Election Commission
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Bihar adds 14 lakh voters after SIR, questions remain over those excluded from 2025 assembly polls
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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
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Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy
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