Tag: current affairs – India

Duplicate voters, fake addresses: Rahul Gandhi claims fraud in Karnataka rolls

Rahul Gandhi alleged that fake people were being added to voter lists by the ECI in collusion with the BJP and attempted to validate his point by showing the Karnataka electoral rolls. By: Abhishek De In a no-holds-barred attack on the Election Commission (EC), Congress MP Rahul Gandhi alleged that the poll watchdog was colluding with the… Read More Duplicate voters, fake addresses: Rahul Gandhi claims fraud in Karnataka rolls

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Hitchhikers Guide To Trump’s Galaxy / Modi’s Vishwaguru Image Dented by Trump’s Taunts

V Sudarshan: Hitchhikers Guide To Trump’s Galaxy Trump goes and says things that our Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson just can’t, not while the Parliament is on and in an unvarnished fashion. He doesn’t hide behind anonymity Trump goes and says things that our Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson just can’t, not while the Parliament… Read More Hitchhikers Guide To Trump’s Galaxy / Modi’s Vishwaguru Image Dented by Trump’s Taunts

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Operation Mahadev / Dead terrorists tell no tales

A pattern of post-attack ‘encounters’ raises serious questions about the credibility, accountability, and timing of India’s counterterrorism narrative Bharat Bhushan Would a group of terrorists on the run from Indian security forces for over three months still be carrying the weapons they used, their Pakistani voter ID cards, and branded Pakistani chocolates? It was a remarkable… Read More Operation Mahadev / Dead terrorists tell no tales

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Law Ministry Denied Giving Papers on Special Intensive Revision

Imagine, the same government that repeatedly demands citizens present papers and preserve records to prove their citizenship and right to vote claims to have no papers when citizens ask for them. http://www.reporters-collective.in Here is another instalment on the Election Commission of India’s special intensive revision scandal. Last week, we received a reply from the Ministry… Read More Law Ministry Denied Giving Papers on Special Intensive Revision

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In Gurugram’s ‘Holding Centres’, Men Say They Are Detained Just for Speaking Bengali

Amidst the ongoing crackdown on suspected foreign nationals from Bangladesh, hundreds of Bengali and Assamese migrants have been detained and kept in what the Gurugram police call “holding centres”.  Alishan Jafri and Shruti Sharma Gurugram: On July 19, Hafizur Sheikh (41) had finished his shift as a cleaner outside a liquor store in Gurugram when he was stopped… Read More In Gurugram’s ‘Holding Centres’, Men Say They Are Detained Just for Speaking Bengali

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Dhankhar’s resignation and BJP’s outsider syndrome

After Jagdeep Dhankhar’s high-profile exit, outsiders are likely to be kept away from sensitive assignments. Internal gate-keeping and stricter vetting of new entrants could be enforced. Bharat Bhushan The sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar as Vice President of India, on July 21, will trigger ripples across the political system. It will impact the fate of other… Read More Dhankhar’s resignation and BJP’s outsider syndrome

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GSI’s Handbook on Northeast India Masks Extraction Behind Technicalities

NB: Congratulations to Bonojit, a former Ramjas College student; for his groundbreaking research and activism. DS The handbook casts the Northeast as a mineral-rich periphery, that is “underexplored” and ideal for private investment. Since March this year, around 55,000 bighas of land across Assam have either been cleared or marked for eviction. Of this, only… Read More GSI’s Handbook on Northeast India Masks Extraction Behind Technicalities

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India’s leadership aspiration of Global South suffers a credibility gap

The Global South is also well aware of the burgeoning India-Israel ties — India is the largest purchaser of Israeli arms, and its current rulers want to emulate Israel in more ways than one. While India walked a tightrope, China asserted its leadership. If India continues to avoid taking a stand on contentious issues by sidestepping them, its opportunistic… Read More India’s leadership aspiration of Global South suffers a credibility gap

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Coming Back: The Odyssey of a Pakistani Through India

Sapan Bookshelf: Coming Back: The Odyssey of a Pakistani Through India – By Shueyb Gandapur  Countless Centuries Press, 2025By Sayali Goyal / Sapan News As someone who has worked on writing stories on the interconnectedness of the world for the last decade, now researching kinship in East and West Punjab through material cultures, I was immediately… Read More Coming Back: The Odyssey of a Pakistani Through India

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