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“₹4 a Kilo for a Crop That Costs ₹20 to Grow”: Nashik’s onion farmers erupt in protest over deepening price crisis
Farmers in the thousands blocked the Mumbai–Agra Highway in Maharashtra’s onion belt, demanding fair procurement prices, compensation for distress sales and relief from export restrictions; the protests were supported by the Opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders who were also detained
Jayaraj-Benniks custodial death: Madras HC refuses bail of SHO accused of instigating torture
The court said that there was prima facie material to establish the crime and the petitioner could tamper with witnesses
Allahabad HC to rule on Dr. Kafeel Khan’s habeas corpus petition on Aug 24
The case was last heard on August 19 after an SC order directing the court to decide the case preferably within 15 days
Jharkhand man allegedly thrashed by mob on suspicion of theft, dies in jail
Bablu Sah’s wife claimed that the police didn’t treat him for his injuries, police denies negligence saying victim died of cardiac arrest
Covid-19 impact: Child Labour likely to increase
A joint report by the ILO and UNICEF finds that millions of children are at risk of being pulled out of school and forced to work for a living
Should the Ulema Take Themselves Seriously?
The Ulama would perhaps be very disappointed to learn that their new role as the guide and leader of Muslims is in fact a gift bestowed on them, not by Muslims, but by the Christian British
Ranjan and Anjan Gogoi: Quid pro bros?
The former CJI who presided over controversial cases and allegedly ruled in favour of the regime wasn’t the only one to benefit unexpectedly from the center’s benevolence
Bhim Army’s Azad urges Delhi LG to grant him security for Delhi visit
In his letter, Azad expressed concerns over the safety of the people from the minorities and people of the SC/ST/OBC community
High level committee visited Kokrajhar Detention camp
Kokrajhar, November 19: Dainik Asom reports that a high-level...
Tussle ensues between India and Nepal over disputed Kalapani area
Disputed area is part of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand on the Indian map and part, while Nepal says it is part of its Darchula district
In Gujarat, even Dalit Cops are not spared, driven out of temple, refused food
RAJKOT: A sign of how entrenched is caste in...
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Alleging that a staggering one crore persons will be finally excluded from the Karnataka state electoral rolls, MG Devasahayam, a former IAS officer, who was recently interviewed by the Kannada daily Vartabharati stated that opposition political parties had failed the voter while citizens groups had posed a robust challenge to the SIR process
Gender and Sexuality
When Suspicion Becomes Deportation: The case of Sahida Fakir and the dangerous criminalisation of Bengali identity
A woman who left home to buy dinner was detained, taken across state lines and allegedly pushed into Bangladesh despite her family producing a birth certificate, voter ID, school records and land documents
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
The women India continues to ignore
It is 76 years into the adoption of the Indian Constitution. However, the fundamental promises of equality and dignity remain elusive for many communities - none more so than Dalit women. What is even starker is the sheer indifference of institutions towards their plight. This piece aims to highlight how the understanding of “women” does not mechanically encompass Dalit women and accentuate the underlying forces that precludes the empowerment of women from the most downtrodden sections of Indian society.
Politics
The State Wants the Delete Button: India’s new architecture of digital censorship
Nearly 1.95 lakh blocking directions in five months raise urgent questions about transparency, due process and the constitutional limits of government control over online speech
India
Punjab SIR draft roll published; 20 lakh electors marked ASDD, claims open till September 12
Nearly 1.94 crore (19.4 million) enumeration forms digitised during SIR; over 20 lakh electors categorised as absent, shifted, dead or duplicate (ASDD), Voters whose names are missing from the draft can file claims for inclusion till September 12, even as complaints on social media during the enumeration phase highlighted difficulties faced by electors
Communalism
When Faith Becomes a Licence for Control: The 2026 Kanwar yatra, violence, vigilantism and the politics of meat
From attacks on vehicles and commuters to the targeting of Muslim-owned businesses and meat shops, the 2026 pilgrimage raises urgent questions about vigilantism, selective policing and the State's accommodation of majoritarian demands
India
Maharashtra SIR: 2.08 crore (20.8 million) voter forms “uncollected” hence may not be listed in August 24 draft electoral roll
More than 1 in 5 voter enumeration forms have remained “uncollected” on the final day of Maharashtra’s SIR exercise, with urban districts accounting for a large share of those bureaucratically “excluded”-- nearly 95 lakh forms were uncollected in Thane, Mumbai and Pune, though voters left out of the draft will get a month to seek inclusion or correction
Minorities
Jharkand government accused of continued communal lynchings by fact-finding team
The fact-finding team that comprised representatives of Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha, Karwan e Mohabbat, Sajha Kadam and United Milli Forum has demanded that both the family of the deceased (lynched) man and victim survivor be provided protection and an impartial probe be conducted