As is visible in the data analysed in this analysis, the three worst offending states were Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan.

During Bihar's Special Intensive Revision, over 3 lakh voters were flagged for document discrepancies, field checks raised suspicion of foreign origin—Bangladesh, Myanmar, Afghanistan or Nepal, the suspected voters have been served notices and directed to appear before authorities within seven days

Every Saint has a Past and Every Sinner has a Future

Staggering 96.6% Spike in just 48 Hours: new voter inclusion forms double from 4.33 Lakh to 8.51 Lakh as claims & objections period in Bihar SIR enters day 29, with 4.18 lakh forms flooding in between August 26–28

From duplicate voters to deleted names, opposition parties accuse the ECI of dereliction and collusion; the law makes clear the duty is non-delegable

The author, himself a student of AMU explores the complex dynamic between culture, civilization and political identity, arguing that when religion becomes the rallying cry for the latter, a tendency towards theocratic authoritarianism (communalism) emerges, that also, inevitably impacts gender sensitivity and equity; Iqbal also poses sharp questions to organisations like the Jamaat-e-Islaami Hind (JIH) on state, gender relations etc.

Enabling long, ten hour work days and minimal payment of overtime compensation, the INC-ruled Telangana government pushes ‘reform’ at the cost of workmen’s rights, and justice