AAP Rolls Out Grand Welcome for Kejriwal as He Begins His Race Against Time for Campaigning

The AAP convenor, who is out on bail on strict conditions, has very little time left for campaigning.

Abhishek Dey✍️
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UK Diaspora Groups Reject BJP's Attempt to Turn Marginalised Groups Against Muslims

P.P. Jaseem✍️

#World
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Why #Caste Census? The Answer Lies in Wealth Disparities, Quality of Neighbourhoods

Many are still not taken by the idea of a caste census, claiming that caste is no longer an issue and there is no correlation between caste and wealth.

Konica Sehgal✍️
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#LokSabha2024 | Release Absolute Voter Figures and Hold Press Conferences After Polling, Press Bodies Ask EC

The presidents of the press bodies asked the EC to release all data on a phase of polling no longer than one day after voting ends.

#Governance
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Independent Panel on Lok Sabha Polls Raises Concern Over 'Unabated' Hate Speeches

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The Independent Panel for Monitoring Indian Elections has been sending weekly bulletins to the EC on emergent issues from the ongoing #LokSabhaPolls to draw its attention.

#Communalism | How Hate Has Been Normalised, Behaviourally and Institutionally, in Modi's India

Whether Modi gets re-elected for a third term, the language of bigotry normalised during his rule is likely to linger.

Raheel Dhattiwala✍️
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Can a Media That Blindly Projects the Modi Story Be Trusted to Register Change in Political Air?

pamela philipose✍️

#Backstory
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ECI Has Forgotten Elections Aren't Just About Parties – They're About the People

The Election Commission's letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge makes the ECI appear to be one of the contestants in the electoral fray.

Jagdeep S. Chhokar✍️
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' #GrowASpineOrResign ' | Civil Society Outfits Campaign Against ECI's 'Partisan' Role

Individuals and civil society organisations have decided to send postcards to the ECI calling for action against BJP leaders who delivered hate speech.

#Rights
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#LokSabha2024 | Is the BJP Losing Momentum in Bengal?

Recent developments around Sandeshkhali, Governor Bose, and the recruitment scam appear to have put the BJP on the back foot.

স্নিগ্ধেন্দু Snigdhendu✍️
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#LokSabha2024 | #Karnataka BJP Leader Devaraje Gowda Detained in Sexual Harassment Case

Gowda had earlier written to party leaders about JD(S) scion Prajwal Revanna allegedly sexually abusing several women.

Mahesh M Goudar। ಮಹೇಶ್ ಮ ಗೌಡರ✍️
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The Trials of Law and History in South Asia

Law instrumentalises History. This, in turn, creates a dangerous precedent for public reception of meanings of historical events and interpretations.

Vidhya Raveendranathan, Sukhalata✍️
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