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In Photos: Delhi Barricaded as the Modi Regime Fears Widespread Dissent

All roads to Jantar Mantar have been barricaded, restricting all pedestrian and vehicular traffic from reaching the protest ...
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The Sengol Is in NCERT Textbooks, But Is it Correctly Represented?

Historians have been sceptical of its relevance – particularly because it is, historically, a symbol of a dynasty and ...
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Karnataka SIR: Bijapur DC Orders Inquiry into Alleged Fake Death Certificates Used to Delete Voters

Congress leader Abdul Hameed Mushrif alleged that an attempt was made by the BJP to knock off roughly 1,046 voters from the ...
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'A National Hero': Jailed Activist Umar Khalid Wins International Award For Human Rights Defenders

A special ceremony was held at the Trinity College in Dublin, to honour all the recipients. Khalid was represented by his father, Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas. This article went live on October ninth, two ...
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ECI Ignored Early Proposals to Make SIR Easier on Voters, Election Staff in Maharashtra: Report

The CEO, Maharashtra, suggested ways to make the SIR process easier on voters in May this year, but the ECI reportedly ignored them. This article went live on October seventh, two thousand twenty six, ...
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Opposition Parties' March to Nirvachan Sadan Stopped, MPs Sit in at Akashvani Bhawan

INDIA bloc MPs and leaders were stopped by security personnel in front of the NITI Aayog office.
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Plea in Supreme Court Seeking Directions to Delhi Police as Manhandling, Detentions in Unmarked Cars Mark Protests

Several people, including a journalist now detained, have alleged sexual assault by police. AISA national president Neha Bora was detained in an unmarked car which was indistinguishable from private ...
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Hyderabad Voter Deletion Row: Form 7 Controversy Rocks Three Constituencies

Hyderabad: Pre-printed Form 7 applications for bulk deletion of voters as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has rocked three assembly constituencies of Hyderabad: ...
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Delhi Police Deny Permission to Oct 10 Rally, Order Closure of 57 Metro Stations; Railways Cancel Key Trains

Representative image. Security personnel keep vigil outside Patel Chowk metro station after it was closed amid heightened security following announcements by the AAP and student unions to hold ...
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Gyanesh Kumar’s Forced Confession: Inside ECI’s Illegal War on the Indian Franchise

Unpacking the Election Commission’s admission that voters were illegally disenfranchised through unconstitutional Form 6 changes, centralised digital appeals against court rulings, and widespread Form ...
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'Entire Nation Has a Problem With Modi': Dhruv Rathee, Abhijeet Dipke, Prakash Raj Participate in Anti-SIR Protest in Bengaluru

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee, actor-activist Prakash Raj, and others hold hands during a protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar over the Special Intensive ...
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'Cause of Deep Concern': India Condemns String of Attacks on Commercial Vessels in Black Sea

The latest attacks also came as India has claimed to have proposed to both Russia and Ukraine, specific measures linked to the war, including the safety of Black Sea shipping. This article went live ...