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If a Hindu can find in the vestiges of history a perceived hurt against an abstract ancestor, and weaponise it to seek revenge in the present, then millions of lower castes can rise against the upper castes for centuries of oppression and ostracism.
My piece in Times of India
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Three of my young colleagues were tipped off by @nikhilmkss about a scam of votes in Rajasthan. They drilled into the data to find 2 lakh voters that ECI declared dead but state commission said they are alive. Read my colleague @DikshyaKoirala7's summary 👇
1/ECI’s SIR in Rajasthan deleted over 32 lakh voters.
@meherk___, @nidamominn and I found nearly 2 lakh declared “dead” were still listed as “active” in the Panchayat Electoral Roll, in our @reporters_co investigation.
reporters-collective.in/trc/…
Can you sell a medical device in India without approval and licensing from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)? Has Temple got it?
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The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) released a video highlighting Kerala’s Extreme Poverty Eradication initiative, a visionary project by the former LDF Government.
Rooted in human dignity, equality, and community participation. Congrats to everyone who made this possible!
VC: youtube.com/@UNOHCHR
Video Link: youtu.be/Av_DxJdHduU
#Keralam
If GRAP 2 can’t stop Delhi pollution from slipping from poor to severe, then what’s the point of it? It’s become like a measure that kicks in before GRAP 3.
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UN Human Rights Commissioner releases video celebrating Keralam’s achievement in eliminating extreme poverty
thehindu.com/news/national/k…
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Lula victory speech:
"We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate.
We cannot have monstrously huge corporations earning millions & billions, paying no taxes to this country & trying to steer this country's election results."
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Minha gratidão eterna ao povo brasileiro, à juventude que tomou as ruas em defesa da democracia e a cada pessoa que fez um esforço imenso para votar e defender o futuro do nosso país.
Vocês me emocionam e renovam minha esperança. Essa vitória é de um povo que acredita, que luta e que não desiste de construir um Brasil mais justo, soberano e democrático.
Muito obrigado, Brasil!
Essa vitória é nossa. A vitória é do povo brasileiro!
📸 @ricardostuckert
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#India: CPJ’s research found that more than three dozen journalists were temporarily detained, and several assaulted, while covering protests against the country’s chief election commissioner over alleged voter-list manipulation in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Pune on October 10 and 11.
Read CPJ’s In-Focus report ⤵️
cpj.org/2026/10/at-least-37-…
#PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime #DelhiProtest #JantarMantar @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @PCITweets @DigipubIndia @IndEditorsGuild @LtGovDelhi
If the entire opposition and the country’s youth have lost faith in the CEC, then why’s he holding on to the chair? He has lost the legitimacy. How will he hold elections minus people’s trust?
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Update: She has been found and is now with lawyers. She was being held at a police station, but when we checked earlier, we were told she wasn’t there. We have now been informed that she is at the very same police station. She is bruised up so getting her MLC done. More power to the young lawyers who are still running around.
The police lied about Aranya being at RML...... RML staff has denied that Aranya is there.
@DelhiPolice please answer
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Manhandled, dragged, assaulted n misbehaved inside a police vehicle and dumped by the roadside - for the crime of speaking to the media.
This is not merely an assault on an MP. It is an assault on democratic freedoms and the rule of law. More chillingly, it happened within hours of the Supreme Court issuing directions to safeguard peaceful protest and constitutional rights.
I have written to the Hon’ble President of India @rashtrapatibhvn , the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha @VPIndia and the Chief Justice of India seeking urgent intervention and fixing accountability for the police personnel, and action on the question of parliamentary privilege.
The Government cannot intimidate democracy into silence. It cannot substitute the force of the baton for the force of debate. And it shouldn’t expect the people to surrender their constitutional freedoms merely because those in power find dissent inconvenient. The strength of a democracy lies not in its capacity to suppress dissent, but in its ability to address it.
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I have been detained from Connaught Place while participating in Tiranga Yatra along with other women.
We will not stop.
Jantar Mantar 2.0 is on...
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Democracy has been battered on the streets of Delhi over the past two days. Thousands of protesters were attacked and detained for demanding accountability from the Election Commission.
Standing in defense of democracy, figures like @cpimspeak Rajya Sabha leader @JohnBrittas, @SFI_CEC President @Adarshmsaji , @dyficec Central Executive Committee Member, @jaickcthomas, @Cockroachisback leaders @abhijeet_dipke, @SauravDassss, and @AshutoshRanka, YouTuber and activist @dhruv_rathee bore the brunt of the Modi government's heavy-handed repression, joining thousands of others who took to the streets.
Peaceful protesters were met with batons, humiliation and mass detention. The Modi government must answer for this assault on democratic rights. You may detain thousands, but you cannot imprison the conscience of a nation
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SFI activist Sakhi was trying to stop a police bus full of detainees at CP today. A woman cop pulled her by the tiranga she was carrying. "Jhanda touch nahi karne ka," she shouted back. @scroll_in
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#WATCH | Nagpur | Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Founder Abhijeet Dipke says, "The Delhi Police came and told me that my grandmother had died. I then asked the Delhi Police to let me call my cousin who lives in the village; I requested them to bring my phone for just two minutes. They refused, saying they couldn't bring the phone and asked me to provide the number instead. I told them I didn't remember the number by heart and asked them to just hand me the phone for two minutes so I could retrieve the number and give it to them. Even then, they did not give me the phone. By law, I have the right to call my lawyer as well. The Delhi Police did not allow that either; they wouldn't let me call my lawyer. I needed to call my cousin—who lived with my grandmother in the village—to ask what had happened and how. The Delhi Police still refused to give me the phone. What do you make of that? They still wouldn't let me make the call. At 3:30 AM, the Delhi Police came and told me to call my parents and inform them that I had been arrested. What was the intention behind this? Waking me up at 3:30 AM and telling me to call my parents—waking them up too—to tell them I was under arrest? I asked them why they hadn't informed my parents all day that I had been arrested or where I was being held. Why didn't you tell them during the day? Why are you telling me this at 3:30 AM? Why not wait until morning? They insisted it was a legal procedure. What kind of legal procedure requires calling someone's parents at 3:30 AM to inform them that their son has been arrested? My grandmother had just passed away due to health issues; my parents were already in a state of shock. On top of that, these Delhi Police goons and brutes wanted me to call my parents at 3:30 AM and shock them with the news that I had been arrested. They have no humanity—absolutely none. They are goons in uniform—thugs wearing the uniform—and Amit Shah has turned them into such hooligans...I haven't signed any bond. We will take to the streets again; we will not be intimidated by people like Amit Shah and Modi. Throw us in jail not just once, but a hundred times—we do not fear your dictatorship. We will put an end to your dictatorship"
#WATCH | Delhi | DCP Neha Yadav says, "As soon as the Delhi Police received information about the passing away of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Founder Abhijeet Dipke's grandmother, officers approached him to convey this sad news and offered all possible assistance. They sensitively asked if he needed help with flights, phone calls, or anything else. They repeatedly asked if he wished to speak to his parents, but he declined...Regarding CJP, their past conduct showed a failure to adhere to previously given undertakings and local directives. When permission was granted previously, they did not abide by the law; the crowd they mobilized engaged in heavy stone-pelting, arson, and violence, causing significant damage to public property. Permission for the proposed sit-in protest at Janpath was denied due to the failure to follow prescribed procedures, a history of non-compliance with laws and guidelines, and the prevailing security and law-and-order situation. To ensure Delhi's security and protect the lives and property of its citizens, Section 133 BNSS was imposed in several areas of the city, prohibiting any form of gathering or protest. Abhijeet Dipke and two of their associates were detained on October 10 in connection with a call for a protest at Janpath as permission for the demonstration had not been granted"
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.@mrajshekhar has been detained for merely trying to take a photo of students being detained in Connaught Place.
