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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.

Covid-19: Schools terminate contractual services, reduce teaching staff during lockdown

Schools say that non-payment of fees and no support of government have led them to take these decisions

Mahesh Raut, Bhima Koregaon-11’s youngest activist spends another birthday in prison

Raut was arrested in June 2018 for allegedly inciting violence at the Elgar Parishad

Can raising the right questions ever be dubbed ‘anti-national’?

AB Vajpayee had raised questions as a Rajya Sabha MP during the 1962 war

My life is in danger: Soni Sori

The renowned human rights activist and politician from Chhattisgarh has alleged that the her car was followed, and she fears that the police may attack her  

Migrant Diaries: The story of Atiur Rehman

“Not a penny in my pocket for three months, not a grain in my belly for three days before CJP helped me,” recalls a migrant worker from West Bengal

Van Gujjars assaulted by police and forest officials, CJP moves NHRC demanding justice

The complaint states how the police and forest officials violated lockdown rules, procedure for eviction as well as defied high court orders and when the tribals objected to their unlawful actions, a false case was slapped against them

Outlawed caste-based militia Ranvir Sena issues death threats over social media in Bihar!

The organization had been banned by the Bihar government in 1995 and has allegedly carried out the killings of over 400 Dalits from 1995 to 1999

Unlock 2: Six things you can now do, by following proper protocol

Here's a closer look at how the government is lifting lockdown restrictions in the second phase 

Civil Society members request Maha CM to shift Bhima Koregaon activists out of jail

In a letter to Uddhav Thackerary, Romila Thapar and others have highlighted the risk to life the activists face in jail during the pandemic given their ailments and co-morbidities

Begin Again: Citizens see red over Mumbai Police’s 2km travel radius restriction

Whoever violates the order will have vehicles impounded the police has said

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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.

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.