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Policing Identity: Maharashtra’s birth certificate crackdown and the politics of belonging
What is framed as an administrative clean-up of fraudulent records in Maharashtra has unfolded into a securitised campaign in Mumbai — raising urgent constitutional questions about due process, discrimination, and the weaponisation of civil documentation
Govt of India ‘excludes’ 10 crore poor people from food security net despite SC directive
At a meeting held under the banner of the...
‘Kisan Mahapanchyat’ to be held outside Parliament on March 20: Samyukta Kisan Morcha
The farmers' platform has announced that the 'Mahapanchayat' will be held to press for a legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP), an unkept promise of the Modi.2 regime.
No proposal for affirmative action in education or employment for transgenders: Govt
Regardless of the progressive steps taken by the courts to ensure opportunities for the community, the govt. remains blind, unmoved
Jammu and Kashmir on Edge as Fear of ‘Eviction’ Haunts Residents
The J&K administration's demolition directive triggered a row, with many terming it a draconian move that would render lakhs of people homeless.
Gauhati HC sets aside ex parte order declaring woman as a foreigner after her death
The court granted relief to her son, whose citizenship was being suspected due to this faulty order that was passed after his mother’s demise; the court deemed it unsustainable
Jafar Panahi, Jailed Iran filmmaker on hunger strike
Jafar Panahi, a renowned Iranian filmmaker imprisoned for the past 6 months, has announced a hunger strike to protest his ongoing detention, as reported by his wife Tahereh Saeidi on her Instagram page.
Married woman has the autonomy to choose termination of pregnancy, not medical board: Bombay HC
A recent court case, ABC vs. State of Maharashtra, held that it was the woman and not the medical board who could make this decision under Section 3(2B) of MTP Act.
Journalist Siddique Kappan’s release after 28 months in a UP jail, where a black hole with opaque procedures affected release
After 28 months and a demanding fight, I am out’: Journalist Siddique Kappan walks out of UP jail head held high
‘Woeful allocation’: Union budget ‘neglects, condemns’ physically challenged persons
This year’s budget has been no different as far...
Union Budget a Statement of ‘Sheer Hopelessness’, say Farmer Leaders
SKM assails budget for “concealing data” about farmers’ incomes.
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