The issue of linking India’s voters’ list with the Aadhaar database is in news again with the surreptitious passage of The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, … Should electoral ID data be linked to Aadhaar?Read more
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Open letter to the Chief Justice of India
Dear Chief Justice of India, Thank you for your most pertinent observation that “the concept of investigative journalism is unfortunately vanishing from the media canvas…When … Open letter to the Chief Justice of IndiaRead more
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Electoral Bonds Go on Sale Again, with no transparency
On December 30, 2021, the Union finance ministry announced that the 19th phase of the sale of electoral bonds will begin from January 1 and … Electoral Bonds Go on Sale Again, with no transparencyRead more
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6,000 Entities, Including IMA, IIT Delhi, Jamia Milia, Oxfam India Lose Foreign Funding Licence
IIT Delhi, Jamia Milia Islamia, Indian Medical Association, Oxfam India and Nehru Memorial Museum and Library are among nearly 6,000 entities whose FCRA registration deemed … 6,000 Entities, Including IMA, IIT Delhi, Jamia Milia, Oxfam India Lose Foreign Funding LicenceRead more
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Hindutva groups imparting weapons training to adolescent boys and girls
While the inflammatory speeches of Hindutva saints during a Dharam Sansad in Haridwar last week have gathered global attention, their other activities have gone unnoticed … Hindutva groups imparting weapons training to adolescent boys and girlsRead more
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Ration racket: 1,100 fingerprint casts found
In their investigation into stealing of food grains from the public distribution system by fair price shop owners, the cybercrime cell of Ahmedabad police has … Ration racket: 1,100 fingerprint casts foundRead more
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A Striking Tribute to the Anti-CAA Movement
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Maulana Hasrat Mohani and the Persistent Minority Question
Born in 1875 at Mohaan village in the Unnao district of present-day Uttar Pradesh, poet-politician Maulana Hasrat Mohani remained eclectic to the point of nihilism … Maulana Hasrat Mohani and the Persistent Minority QuestionRead more
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Forget Malthus: upside of population growth
Once again population growth is being discussed worldwide as a major factor behind environmental destruction. But watching Indian villages trying to survive in their degraded … Forget Malthus: upside of population growthRead more
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America’s ‘fundamentally broken’ campaign finance laws
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h810bO-4LIs&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) (new obama) ‘We have a system that is fundamentally broken.’ — Rep. @AOC is explaining just how f*cked campaign … America’s ‘fundamentally broken’ campaign finance lawsRead more