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Intrusive and Unconstitutional: CJP’s dissent note on Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Law

Through this detailed critique and legal analysis of the hastily enacted Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 (Maharashtra Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam 2026), CJP shows how it is both a serious intrusion on personal liberty, autonomous choice and religious freedoms but also gives a weapon to state agencies like the police to, along with other actors, become vigilantes into personal lives and behaviour

New petition in SC against NPR citing data privacy concerns

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EXCLUSIVE: Sam Stafford died of gun-shot wounds: Post-mortem report

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K’taka: Migrant laborers called for verification; govt asks for report seeking reasons

A day after Karnataka Police carried out a verification...

CAA-NRC-NPR toxic to all Indians, not just Muslims

The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA), combined with the proposed National Population Register (NPR), which is the first step to a nationwide NRC (National Register of Citizens), is likely to be disastrous, not just for Muslims, but also all other Indians as can be seen in the following point-wise analysis:

Maa aur Mulk – the non-negotiability of Muslim identity

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Multipurpose National Identity Card, recall from 2003

MNIC was started in 2003, then integrated into Aadhaar and now the government is looking to revive it; so what was MNIC in the first place and what role will it play if brought in today?

All women anti CAA rally from Latashil to Chandmari in Guwahati

Pratidin Sangbad, Guwahati, 19th January: After various protest against the...

Twitter makes BJP leader eat humble Poha!

Kailash Vijayvargiya trolled after he claims people who eat poha are Bangladeshi

Two women assaulted by locals in Kota and WB over fears of collecting NRC data

They were collecting data for the economic census and a rural initiative for women, Internet Saathi, respectively

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CJP secretary also slams regime for human rights crisis in Assam in wake of the NRC

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Intrusive and Unconstitutional: CJP’s dissent note on Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Law

Through this detailed critique and legal analysis of the hastily enacted Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 (Maharashtra Dharma Swatantrya Adhiniyam 2026), CJP shows how it is both a serious intrusion on personal liberty, autonomous choice and religious freedoms but also gives a weapon to state agencies like the police to, along with other actors, become vigilantes into personal lives and behaviour

Telangana: Safeguard lakhs of Hamali workers, set by welfare board, citizens groups

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Delhi, Mumbai: Media organisations sharply criticise UNI eviction

The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ), the Editors’ Guild of India and the Mumbai Press club have sharply condemned the executive overreach that ordered the Delhi police to violently evict the staff of the UNI on March 20, 2026

Denigration of martyrs like Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev – a peep into RSS archives

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The Siege of Faith: A year-long analysis of the persecution and otherisation of Christians in India

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

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