Right wing’s assault on mosques intensifies: UP Court to hear …
Dec 3, 2024 · As petitions claiming temples lie beneath mosques multiply across India, the case of the Shamsi Shahi Mosque in Budaun, UP raises further concerns about their impact on communal harmony and the preservation of historical integrity
Strengthening democratic principles through election petitions
Nov 26, 2024 · Judge P.K. Goswami aptly stated that “The right to challenge an election is conferred under the Act which is made in conformity with the provisions of Article 329(b) of the Constitution. It is well settled that it is a special right conferred under a self-contained special law, and the court will have to seek answers to the questions raised within the four corners of the Act.
“Hungry Cannot Wait”: SC sets final deadline for Ration Cards to ...
Oct 11, 2024 · However, the Supreme Court’s suo moto proceedings, initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide rations to migrant workers, have now been expanded to cover migrant and unorganized labourers registered on the Government …
The Waqf Bill 2024: An Open Letter to the Joint ... - SabrangIndia
Aug 20, 2024 · The United Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development (UMEED) Bill 2024, introduced by the ruling BJP-led Union government, has now been referred to the Joint Committee of Parliament (JCP) for further examination. Upon reviewing the draft Bill and observing reactions from the Opposition, media, and academics, it becomes evident that a crucial aspect is missing […]
Democracy in question: Allegations of bias, EVM manipulation, …
Nov 25, 2024 · The 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections have ignited a firestorm of controversy, with allegations of electoral manipulation, procedural bias, and discrepancies in Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tallies dominating political discourse.
Delhi High Court grants protection to activist Nadeem Khan from …
Dec 12, 2024 · The Delhi High Court granted civil rights activist Nadeem Khan protection from arrest in a case accusing him of promoting enmity and criminal conspiracy, the Court quashed a non-bailable warrant against him and directed the police to provide a …
Supreme Court pulls up Andhra CM for making unsubstantiated …
On September 30, the Supreme Court of India reprimanded Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for making public allegations about the use of adulterated ghee in the preparation of laddus offered as prasadam at the Tirumala Tirupati Temple.
2024: Love Jihad – A Socio-Political Weapon: Caste, Endogamy, …
Nov 23, 2024 · This article explores the discourse around the term “Love Jihad” in India, mainly focusing on how its propagation functions as a socio-political tool to uphold caste hierarchies through preserving upper-caste Hindu endogamy, especially in year 2024.
SC Order Ignored: Gujarat govt bulldozed 1200-years-old Dargah …
Oct 1, 2024 · In violation of Supreme Court’s recent order, halting all the ’Bulldozer Action’ across the country without its permission, on September 28, in Veraval area of Gir-Somnath district in Gujrat, a 1200-year-old Dargah (Shrine), a protected monument under the law, demolished by the Gir-Somnath’s district administration claiming encroachments on the government’s land near Somnath temple.
Chokhamela’s Bhakti: the past transforms into a radical present
Jun 12, 2023 · The Warkari (Varkari) tradition goes back centuries in Maharashtra; within it lies a deeply inclusive tradition and spirituality, a questioning evening that has seen the emergence of women and men poet-philosophers, all of whom spoke of transforming society, wrote and spoke in the language of the people, Marathi, and drew practioners of the Bhakri-Sufi faiths.