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India to allow return of elderly Pakistani-origin woman wrongfully deported despite decades-long residence in J&K

High Court’s SOS, government’s U-turn, and the ongoing legal battle over rights and sovereignty

Over a Month, People With HIV Continue Protest at NACO’s Office Alleging ARV Drug Shortage

Officials assure fresh supply, as protesters say non-availability of drugs for the next few weeks could lead to serious complications.

Free Teesta Setalvad: Noam Chomsky, American academics write to Supreme Court

Indian rights groups continue to hold solidarity meetings, demand Setalvad’s immediate release

Hopes for tomorrow: Teesta Setalvad’s speech in Nuremberg

As journalist and human rights defender Teesta Setalvad spends another night in Gujarat's Sabarmati jail, Sabrang India looks back at some of her most powerful work (and words) over the last thirty years - work and words deemed dangerous enough to be imprisoned. This is the struggle of our memory against forgetting, against the white-washing and clean-chitting of violence.

International Scholars Plea to SC on Teesta, Sreekumar arrest

We, the undersigned members of the academic community, are...

Lakhimpur Kheri: Farmers begin 75-hour protest demanding Ajay Mishra’s sacking

Mishra’s son Ashish, is a key accused in the killings of farmers in October last year; Ashish is out on bail, Mishra is still a Union Minister

UP: Boy allegedly thrashed by teacher over fee payment, dies

The boy allegedly died due to severe internal bleedings, caused by injuries during the incident.

9-year-old Dalit boy dies after teacher allegedly thrashes him; cops deny “caste angle”

Family alleges teacher was enraged and beat up the 9-year-old boy after he touched a pot of water meant for “upper caste” people

Two Starvation Deaths in Fortnight Rattles West Bengal

Confusion caused due to overlapping ration schemes and unemployment appear to be direct causes behind the starvation deaths.

Bhima Koregaon case: ED to question Surendra Gadling about allegedly funding Maoists

A special NIA court had granted permission to the ED to conduct questioning between Aug 17 and 19

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After 65 lakh names were deleted from the SIR draft roll, the ECI received 74,525 new voter applications—an average of 306 electors per assembly constituency in 13 days, only 0.2% of deletions drew objections with 99.8% unchallenged and zero claims & objection from political parties

Palghar, Maharashtra: One woman voter in six locations, DEO, ERP and BLO common!!

Interestingly, a perusal of the rolls by the CHRI, after AltNews flagged the multiple presence of Sushama Gupta in Palghar, shockingly revealed that the District Election Officer(DEO), Govind Bobde, the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO), Shekhar Ghadge and the Booth Level Officer(BLO),Ms. Pallavi Sawant are named against all these entries in all locations

Vote for Democracy: Statistical, legal and procedural irregularities dot Bihar’s controversial SIR process

An exclusive data investigation by Vote for Democracy (VFD) reveals that over a period of 27 days, specific days’ shows unprecedented hike in “deceased” and “permanently shifted” categories of voters leading to mass deletions

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Supreme Court rejects gag order plea in Dharmasthala mass burial case, orders fresh Trial Court review

Terming such restraints “super injunctions” rare in a free country, the Supreme Court refused to curb media coverage of explosive allegations of decades-old murders and secret burials linked to the Dharmasthala temple, even as a Karnataka SIT probes 13 suspected burial sites