2+ hour, 6+ min ago  (741+ words) A newly released booklet by Vote for Democracy (VFD) and Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has raised serious concerns about the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, describing it as a process that is increasingly exclusionary, opaque,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (697+ words) It also highlights the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which has raised concerns about exclusion, transparency, and voter confidence'placing the very foundation of electoral participation under scrutiny. Assam: Systemic curtailment and the centrality of hate…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (242+ words) In a deeply distressing incident, a 48-year-old Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO), Malabika Roy Bhattacharyya, died by suicide in the Bansdroni area of South Kolkata. The tragedy has drawn attention to the intense pressures faced by government officials engaged in…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (187+ words) Police said Mohammed Arif, 25, and Syed Imran, 31, were allegedly attacked while they were out for a walk. Deputy police superintendent Madolappa said five suspects were arrested in connection with the assault. "The accused were reportedly under the influence of alcohol,…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (286+ words) In this written reply to the state Assembly, the Chief Minister also detailed that the highest number of cases of communal riots, 24, were reported in Balasore district, followed by 16 cases in Khurda district, which includes the state capital Bhubaneswar. The…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (273+ words) Press Statement by Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) The Supreme Court Raises the Question of Gender Justice Appearing for the petitioner, Adv. Prashant Bhushan argued that the inferior inheritance rights granted to women under the 1937 Act are a direct…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (157+ words) USCIRF's recommendation does not deliver justice on its own. But it does mark something important: a widening refusal to look away. It tells us that the stories communities have carried, the abuses people have risked so much to document, and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (147+ words) Excerpts from the India section of the 2026 Annual Report: "In Uttar Pradesh, self-professed members of a Hindu nationalist group reportedly shot and killed a Muslim restaurant worker, vowing to avenge those killed in the Kashmir attack. The Indian government also…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (1075+ words) Move comes days before Supreme Court hearing in habeas corpus petition filed by his wife; Ladakh activist had been detained following September 2025 protests over statehood and Sixth Schedule protections In a significant development, the Union government on Saturday, March 14, revoked…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago  (705+ words) Coalition, which also included CJP who is the lead petitioner on challenge to anti-conversion laws in SC, demands draft bill be made public, calls for consultations and legislative scrutiny; says existing criminal law already addresses coercion Detailed report may be…...