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Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other
The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity
Public order a state subject: Smriti Irani on gov’t measures against gendered crimes
While presenting dismal numbers of rising crimes against women, the Minister of Women and Child Development displays shocking callousness.
Don’t demand loans from those keeping home fires burning: National women’s organisations
National organisations come to the defence of SHG women, demanding the withdrawal of decision to collect outstanding loans from the marginalised.
Why do the mighty cry ‘defamation’ when accused of sexual harassment?
“It was important and necessary for women to speak up. Women are taught that silence is a virtue,” Priya Ramani told a Delhi court hearing MJ Akbar’s defamation allegations
Women in prisons: 2019
Here’s a look at the conditions in which female prisoners are lodged in Indian prisons, as per NCRB 2019 report
Two FIRs against AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair for ‘online harassment’ of minor girl
The portal AltNews has denied allegations and said this is an attempt to hound Zubair through the ‘misuse of legal apparatus’
How many rapes and murders will it take before the UP govt takes action?
The third case of rape and murder in just three weeks, reported from the Lakhimpur Kheri district, the victim was 3 years old
Hum Agar Uthe Nahi, a clarion call for Indians to show a united front
To fight the growth of fascist and neo-liberal forces, 400 human rights and women's groups call for a nation-wide campaign
Women auto-rickshaw drivers struggle to make ends meet during post-lockdown period
Auto-drivers hailed as warriors during the lockdown period continue to suffer from a dearth of adequate wages, lack of family support
Jharkhand woman killed on suspicion of being a witch
As police investigate the murder of a young woman in Giridih, this year’s witch-hunting toll in Jharkhand reached 12
Can another Phoolan blossom?
Bandit queen-turned-politician Phoolan Devi was born on August 10, 1963 in a Mallah family in Jalaun district of UP. Following a troubled childhood and child marriage, Phoolan joined a gang of dacoits where too she faced abuse, and was raped by a group of dacoits from the higher castes after being held hostage. After she escaped, she collected her gang and killed 22 members of the village where she was raped. Two years later, she surrendered and was shifted to jail. After being in jail for 11 years, she was released on parole in 1994. In 1996, she became an MP from Mirzapur constituency in UP, and was re-elected in 1999. On July26, 2001, Phoolan Devi was shot dead by three gunmen outside her house in Delhi.
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As the hunger strike enters its third week, students allege that the administration is using disciplinary action and restrictions on campus life to weaken a movement demanding elected representation
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Assam NRC: Seven years after 19 lakh people were excluded, rejection slips remain a non-starter
Separate Supreme Court proceedings concern the failure to issue rejection slips to nearly 19.07 lakh excluded people and identity cards to more than 3.11 crore people included in the final register
India
UP CEO apologises for minority remark on official X handle, but who is responsible?
After discrepancies in Uttar Pradesh’s electoral rolls prompted AAP leaders to question the Election Commission, the state’s Chief Electoral Officer posted a remark invoking caste and religion, following criticism, the handle apologised for its language, who was responsible for the post, what action has been taken, and why is it still online?
India
Karnataka’s final SIR roll delete electorate by nearly 1 crore; Bengaluru loses over 43 lakh names
Karnataka’s final SIR roll published on October 27, lists 4.55 crore voters, down from 5.54 crore before the SIR, the draft roll deleted 1.08 crore names, while the final net deletion stands at 99.32 lakh, Bengaluru alone saw over 43 lakh names removed
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Economic Boycott as Hindu Solidarity: BJP leader Nitesh Rane calls for Muslims to be shut out
HARHAR campaign launch becomes a platform for religious segregation, with Rane urging Hindus to buy only from Hindus and issuing a chilling threat against Muslims attending the Kumbh Mela
India
SIR Karnataka: Six major ‘conspiracies’ exposed in the final electoral roll
The author argues that for six cogent reasons, the final, post-SIR electoral roll has ensured the deletion of not just 99.3 lakh voters as has been admitted; this includes 75 lakhs of voters in the “shifted” and “absent” category; hence 99.3 lakhs plus another possible 27 lakhs by a gross under-representation of the elector-population ratio (EPR); roughly this means that the deletions swell to an approximate 1.26 crore voter deletions in total that is a staggering 18 per cent of the state’s electorate
India
ECI affidavit says SIR decisions were unanimous, but questions over two commissioners’ objections remain
The Election Commission says SIR decisions were unanimous, and Form 6 was not amended, but its affidavit does not explain why two Election Commissioners recorded objections after key actions had been taken, or fully address concerns over ECINet, voter deletions in Goa and appeals in West Bengal
India
UP CEO orders voter roll audit after SIR glitches exposed: Can the 2027 election be fair without public scrutiny?
Uttar Pradesh has ordered a complete scrutiny of voter additions, deletions and corrections after SIR, following confirmed irregularities in Pilibhit, close election margins, opposition complaints and disputed entries raise questions about whether an internal review can restore public confidence before 2027 polls; while investigative organisations like Reporters Collective and even opposition political parties had been flagging issues for over eight weeks, it took sustained public exposure for the poll body to act