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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
UN member states raise concerns about violence against minorities, hate speech, draconian laws during India’s UPR
Even as India through Solicitor General Tushar Mehta staunchly defended these laws, several member states questioned India's track record on human rights
31 districts delegated powers to grant citizenship as per CAA provisions: MHA Annual report
The report suggests that in 2021 a total of 1414 citizenship certificates have been granted as per CAA provisions; the 2019 amendment invoked
TMC invites comedian Vir Das to Kolkata after Bengaluru show cancelled
Das' monologue "I come from two Indias" had stirred a row a year ago when he was criticised for allegedly defaming the country.
Over 80% Pellet Victims in Kashmir Have Lost Vision: Study
The study has strongly advised against the use of pellet guns on civilians to avoid ophthalmic trauma.
NPR database declared as ‘Critical Information Infrastructure’; needs to be updated soon: MHA
The MHA’s Annual Report states that NPR needs to be updated, however, still does not mention a specific time period for conducting the exercise
Police complaint against Vir Das’s show in Bengaluru by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti
Earlier, a show by another stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui was cancelled in Bengaluru, as police claimed the organisers had not taken permission
It’s Welfare & Social Justice under the Indian Constitution, not “freebies”
Social justice read welfare is embedded in the constitutional vision and it's travesty to term such measures as "freebies"
The Tree of Life affirmed by Pope Francis in Bahrain
Image: AP/Alessandra TarantinoNovember 3, 2022, was a special day. On that day, Pope Francis...
West Bengal: Farmers Die by Suicide as Potato Prices Fall
A farmer named Saiyad Abdul Momin reportedly consumed pesticide and died after enquiring about potato prices with cold storage authorities on Friday. This was the second such death in a week in the same district.
Shepherds in Maharashtra send 10,000 postcards to CMO demanding repeal of Indian Forest Act
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Protesting against the penalties imposed on them for cattle, mandated by this colonial law passed in 1927, grazing shepherds have started this campaign
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